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Emmy the Great

OH HAI! I CAN HAZ EMMY? No? Maybe a bag instead? Anyway, if you haven’t heard of Emmy the Great I urge you to go check her myspace and listen to a few songs.


I’ve recently seen her play a christmassy themed instore performance as well as at a bandstand busking recording, both of which were amazing. She has a quirky sense of humour (lolcat bags) and has a sweet gentle voice when she sings. Below is a video of her playing “We almost had a baby” at Pure Groove, she appended “jesus” at the end to add that extra christmassy feel.

During the bandstand busking session she did 4 songs (3 of which were recorded, the fourth was recorded by me) from her upcoming album First Love which can be preordered through Rough Trade (for a bonus live recording cd). She didn’t have a plectrum on her for the performance but I was able to provide her with one (always handy to have a plectrum) and for City Song she asked if anyone had a capo hehe. It was nice seeing performances that are totally acoustic, go sign up to bandstand busking if you wanna check other bands out.

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Oh and she’s touring in the UK around february so make sure you pay her a visit :)

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