Search - Clare Maguire :: Light After Dark

2011 debut album from the British vocalist. Clare has been heavily tipped for big things. She was recently named as both Q magazine and HMV's `Next Big Thing' and has just been shortlisted in MTV's Brand New For 2011 and the BBC Sound of 2011 Poll. Songs on Light After Dark are inspired by everything from the death of Michael Jackson (`The Last Dance') to the magic of childhood (`The Happiest Pretenders') or the loneliness of her first few months in the capital (the uplifting, Gospel-inflected `Break These Chains'), these are torch songs for the 21st century, both completely contemporary and utterly timeless. You'll hear mournful echoes of the Irish Folk music Clare grew up with on this album, hints of all the artists that influenced her: the Celtic vibes of Sinead O'Connor, the powerful vocals of Annie Lennox, the quirky innovations of Kate Bush, the soul of Johnny Cash. But mostly, you'll hear an iconic new singer with a sound that's all her own. Polydor.