4 posts tagged “duffy”

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No apologies about another Duffy post as having found out about this lady and her incredible voice last year I am so pleased she has caught the imagination of a larger audience, though for "Mercy" to reach No1 and hold the position for a second week shows an unusual sense of good taste on the part of the UK music buying population.

Friday night saw her make her THIRD appearance in almost four months on Later With Jools this time as a last minute replacement for the ill Alicia Keys and as such saw her take the headline slot and perform three songs.

One of my favourite sons of hers is the Motownish "Warwick Avenue" which you can listen to below and thereafter read a very appropriate review.

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Monday, February 25, 2008

Duffy "Warwick Avenue"

The first thing that will attract you to Duffy's gently rousing blue-eyed soul ballad "Warwick Avenue" is a simple guitar lick. Opening up the tune and appearing here and there throughout, it's presence is teasing. Why? 'Cause it sounds like it's going to reprise the memorable bass groove behind The Temptations' "My Girl" before it suddenly backs away and ventures down a totally different path. Each time it pops up, you think that this will be the time it follows through on it's classic Motown reference, but, alas, it never does.

Don't think that that lone musical flirtation is the only thing to treasure about "Warwick", though, as the record totally succeeds in further building up the hype for the adored Welsh singer. Taking a step back from the infectious "giddy in love" spirit and old-soul jig of "Mercy", "Warwick" finds Duffy once again walking away from a romance gone awry.

Initiating a meeting on a street corner with her on-and-off lover, Duff reveals that this time when she leaves, she won't be coming back. "You think you're loving/ But you don't love me/ I want to be free/ Baby you've hurt me," she states, plainly, over a chorus of crisp, ascending strings added for their reliable dramatic effect. Fed up with waiting for their union to work ("Seems like we never started," she reflects), Duffy leaves him standing alone on the sidewalk to face a new future rescued from the imprisoning hold he had over her.

Acoustic-kissed when displaying her aching vulnerability and grandiose pop when illustrating the sigh of relief from confessing long held-back emotions, "Warwick Avenue" continues to showcase the singer's expert use of charming old-school songcraft techniques that turn her music into mini-events. Fleshing out the lyric's story with well-executed instrumentation and an engaging vocal performance, "Warwick" proves to be another solid entry from the 2008 favorite. Expect the obvious mash-up of it and "My Girl" to emerge sometime soon.

Source : http://mixtapemaestro.blogspot.com/2008/02/duffy-warwick-avenue.html

Finally as a bonus here is her at present Radio only cover of a Hot Chip song:-

 

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Welsh soul singer Duffy has stormed to the top of the UK Top 40 singles chart with her debut single 'Mercy'.

The newcomer, who previously had released a limited-to-500 copies track 'Rockferry' in November last year, has charted at number one with her first single proper, with sales based on downloads alone.

Duffy outsold this week's number two, 'Nickelback's 'Rockstar' by 6,000 copies, with the physical single not being released until February 25.

The singer's debut album Rockferry, produced by Bernard Butler is due for release on March 3 which she will be supporting with a UK tour from May 25.

This week's UK album charts saw Hawaiian Jack Johnson remain at number one for the second week with 'Sleep Through The Static', and Morrissey charted at number five with his 'Greatest Hits.'

Duffy's headline tour is as follows:

London, Bush Hall (March 6)
Cardiff, Great Hall (May 25)
Newcastle, Evolution Festival (26)
Sheffield, Leadmill (27)
Manchester, Ritz (29)
Llandundno, Venue Cymru (30)
Cheltenham, Wychwood Festival (31)
Glasgow, ABC (June 2)
Wolverhampton, Wulfrun (3)
London, Shepherds Bush Empire (4)

 

Source www.uncut.co.uk

Uncut March 08

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The debut album from Welsh songstress Duffy entitled "Rockferry" hits the shelves on 3rd March, I have already posted the title track so here is another.

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 The latest series of "Later With Jools Holland" has been disappointing, though they will redeem themselves next week via an appearance from The Who.

On Friday there was a rare treat a new act which actually attracted my ears, Duffy will be launched nexy year and will no doubt be pigeon holed as a possible new Dusty Springfield, somehow I suspect this young girl from Wales who writes her own songs will be harder to define.

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In August 2004, Duffy came to the attention of Rough Trade’s Jeannette Lee who became both her manager and her mentor. Just as Vicki Wickham guided Dusty Springfield to the best musical collaborations of the day; or Jerry Wexler and Ahmet Ertegun helped Aretha find her true voice in the Muscle Shoals Memphis studio; Rough Trade pointed Duffy in the direction of Bernard Butler in London’s Crouch End.

The fruit of their very first musical session is “Rockferry” which set the tone and musical direction of the album. Duffy spent the next couple years honing and developing her songwriting skills all the while discovering hidden musical gems that inspired her.

The results will be unveiled with her forthcoming album next year but for now we have the single “Rockferry” available to download from November l9th, 2007 and released as a 2-track 7″ vinyl December 3rd on A&M.

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The Observer Music Monthly said of “Rockferry” - “it makes the hairs on the back of your neck prickle with it’s bewitching grace”.

Duffy says “There’s a side of me that’s trying to hold it together but then there’s a side of me that just wants to scream, run out onstage and say “I’m here!”