I absolutely love Beth. I know her voice isn't perfect but I love the way it sounds almost slightly drunk and she has such an amazing depth of feeling when she sings that reminds me of Joni. I love the Ryan Adams song on Daybreaker - "This Ones gonna Bruise" - though odd song to write for your girlfriend wouldn't you say?!
Her own stuff is great too - hardly cheery but that's what I like :)
I've seen her a couple of times now and will be seeing her at the Royal Albert Hall at the end of March - she always tells incredibly bad jokes while on stage. When I saw her in January she was rocking - much more so than the last time and sounded almost Janis-esque at times.
Woke up to "Stolen Car" just this morning actually - *it's little things like this that matter to me* and it's set me up for the day...
tamsin
However, I'd like to put a word in for_________________________________________________________________
Beth Orton. She's not yet a great singer; she doesn't yet have a great stage
presence, she's not yet very relaxed and comfortable on stage and is not the
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