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November 23, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Laura Marling: Semper Femina

Laura Marling Semper Femina Sony Music Canada Inc. Laura Marling’s output is extraordinary – 27 years old, six albums to date, all of them great. Each one building on the one before it. No mistakes. No duds. And though the first three sit in a straight line (and that’s not a criticism) from there her […]

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April 16, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Songs of Her Life, Songs For My Life: The Great Songs of Suzanne Vega

I’ve been listening to Suzanne Vega since I was ten years old. The songs that everyone knows are Luka and Tom’s Diner. These songs have held up well – Luka might suffer from a very-1987 guitar sound but it’s an incredible piece of pop songwriting. A song about child abuse is one thing – a […]

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January 27, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Five Songs For Friday: # 6 – Five Female Artists With Songs That Made Me Go ‘Wow’

Tonight I’m playing a bunch of records down at the San Fran – all female artists, mostly a 1980s set I reckon, but I have a few things that spill out either side, so we’ll see where the night goes… So in honour of that – and the amazing PJ Harvey show earlier this week […]