The English Jade Bird graduated from the famous BRIT School at the age of 18 ( , and preceded her). This debut follows her EP Something American (2017), on which she performed songs with an Americana slant. The Americana is pushed a bit more into the background here, but the roots influences are still present. Bird impresses with sharp guitar songs. She doesn't really need more than a guitar. In
… the faster songs the energy is splashing and Bird sometimes sings her lungs out. Her raw voice is perfect for this. The singer-songwriter sometimes slows down a bit for a ballad, but Bird is an artist who can shout himself. With this debut she did not want to consider other people who thought how her music should sound. You can clearly hear this liberation in the music, which is straightforward. (JvQ)more