Nerina Pallot made a name for herslef with her debut album and managed to garner some rave reviews in the crowded field of singer/songwriters.

For her new album, which she is self-releasing she has gone down a more pop route and used outside writers on a couple of songs.

A brave move that could well alienate some of her original fans although with songs like the ultra poppy 'I Don't Want To Go Out' (one of the co-written songs) and 'When Did I Become Such A Bitch' she will open up a whole new audience to her music.

Those who enjoyed her more stripped back sound still have songs like the wonderful 'It Was Me' to savour and enjoy.

Nerina Pallot has a wonderful voice (not a million miles away from Kate Bush at times) that suits either the more pop/dance flavoured new songs and the more traditional singer/songwriter songs that she made her name with on her debut album.

It will be interesting to see how her choice of a more pop direction is received and if a success, whether her next album will see her take the leap to producing an album purely of pop/dance tunes. In the meantime enjoy this one...

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Review by Jason Ritchie