Josephine - A Freak A
A Freak A is the title track of the second EP by Josephine, due out on November 29. Josephine is one of Manchester's rising female performers. With a much anticipated album expected early next year, here is undoubtedly one to watch in 2011. Singing 'if you have a mask get it out and put it on,' in this release is very appropriate because behind her youthful guise hides a delivery with the weight of extensive soulful and early folk influences.
Johnny Cash, The Supremes, The Isley Brothers, and civil rights activist Odetta were all important during her even younger years growing up in Cheetham Hill. A Freak A can be read as Africa, another side of her sound instilled from her west African upbringing. As if this melting pot of genres were not enough she also picked up on the heritage of her home city too, with a love of The Smiths especially.
Previous EP I Think It Was Love conjured images of smoke filled jazz outlets. With it's echoed vocals floating over a double bass, her vocal maturity came to the fore and captured the attention of some notable admirers including Lauren Laverne and Guy Garvey.
A Freak A is a much more immediate release with a well crafted chorus, but nonetheless it is the lyrical intelligence within that will keep people listening. Being from a different background to her peers while growing up, the mask referred to was once a metaphor for her struggle to feel accepted. As the public grow to love her sound it is clear she will achieve much more than this modest ambition.
Words: Simon Butcher
JOSEPHINE: A Freak A by Theo PR
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6:19 AM | 04/11/2010
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