Amy Macdonald

Moonface and I went to listen to Amy Macdonald play at the Anson Rooms on Thursday night, the third gig I'd been to in a fortnight. She's a rising star, only twenty but with a loud and confident style that sounds as if she's been on the road for most of her life. Her ebullient style reminds me most of Bruce Springsteen in his earlier years: rousing songs with choruses to get the audience on her side and to keep them there. Although it's a big hall and she only had four musicians in her band apart from her own electro-acoustic guitar, she filled it well with music. I reckon that she would make a wonderful stadium rocker, and could support a "big-name" band any time, and beat them hollow.

She's good with lyrics, too, bringing in real emotions and twists that belie the poppy nature of her songs. Although there is a consistently optimistic tone to her music, the words are often dark.

Listen: http://www.myspace.com/amymacdonald



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