Here’s an little album review written for May’s issue of Spaghetti Junction Magazine.
Click to enlarge the press cutting.
Her debut single ‘Secret Circus’, released back in 2006 propelled Emmy to the forefront of London based singer-songwriters, yet we were made to sit patiently until now for her full length, long player debut… But hey – I think it was worth the wait!
‘First Love’ provides just over 45 minutes of witty, moving and at points heartbreakingly honest songwriting, which Emmy delivers with an incredibly gentle and innocent, yet strikingly confident vocal. Quirky references to pop culture notable in ’24’ and ‘MIA’ make this record accessible to young and old by shying away from the usual preconceptions of folk music.
Emma-Lee Moss (a.k.a Emmy The Great) spawns from the same collective of London based ‘Nu-Folk’ musicians that have brought us the spine chilling delights of artists such as Laura Marling, to the jingle jangle of rising indie stars, Noah & The Whale. The front man of which, Charlie Fink, can also be credited with the superb production on this record.
4/5
