Takin' a small break from the Christmas music today. Instead, I was thinking about the latest commercial from a certain beer company. I enjoyed the past two, featuring Danish group Asteroids Galaxy Tour and the 1965 Bollywood singer Mohammed Rafi. But the latest spot featured a singer reminiscent of Amy Winehouse and that was sort of odd. Turns out the singer is legit. And Australian.
Clairy Browne and the Bangin' Rackettes are an emerging group that's been riding that same neo-Soul wave that brought us Duffy and Joss Stone. This is the music Clairy does and has always done. And, while that beer company may be exploiting the memory of Amy Winehouse, it would be unfair to tar Clairy Browne with such a charge. Good soul singers are hard to find, afterall. While Clairy might not be an Amy Winehouse, she's at least as worthy of our attention as Duffy (and I happen to love Duffy, so...). Check out Clairy Browne and the Bangin' Rackettes' full-length debut, "Baby Caught The Bus" on Amazon, or just grab the free download of "Whatta Man" on Bandcamp. Check out the group's web site as well, while you're at it. And, for now, enjoy the official video for "Love Letter".
Clairy Browne and the Bangin' Rackettes are an emerging group that's been riding that same neo-Soul wave that brought us Duffy and Joss Stone. This is the music Clairy does and has always done. And, while that beer company may be exploiting the memory of Amy Winehouse, it would be unfair to tar Clairy Browne with such a charge. Good soul singers are hard to find, afterall. While Clairy might not be an Amy Winehouse, she's at least as worthy of our attention as Duffy (and I happen to love Duffy, so...). Check out Clairy Browne and the Bangin' Rackettes' full-length debut, "Baby Caught The Bus" on Amazon, or just grab the free download of "Whatta Man" on Bandcamp. Check out the group's web site as well, while you're at it. And, for now, enjoy the official video for "Love Letter".
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