25 May 2007

Straight Lines

Dawn Landes

Boy Scout

WE SAY

This track by New York-based artist Dawn Landes is currently being used on two TV adverts, one for TFL in the UK and another for Axe in the US. Landes' quirky lyrics, folky guitars and eclectic choice of instruments has led to comparisons with everyone from Joanna Newsom to Cat Power. This track comes from her 2006 album Two Three Four but is getting a deserved re-airing now. An EP is released next month featuring the track Suspicion, the video for which you can see here. JF London gig: 31 May, The Luminaire NW6

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