Citing the likes of,, and as her main influences, it's clear from the outset that isn't your average, run-of-the-mill singer/songwriter. Dog days sub indo. She may have been tipped for success by everyone from the broadsheet music press to, but her blend of sultry blues-rock and dark, mysterious flamenco is a million miles away from the chart-friendly output of her fellow Sound of 2011 nominees. Her self-titled debut, therefore, is unlikely to reap the same commercial rewards as the likes of and, its uncompromising, gothic, -esque nature certainly won't spawn any bite-size TV ad soundtracks or airplay favorites your mom can sing along to.
But in a music scene dominated by female solo artists, 's romantic but often sinister ten songs certainly helps her to stand out from the crowd. Opening track 'Rider to the Sea,' sets the scene immediately, a brooding instrumental whose atmospheric twanging guitars would provide the perfect score should 's much rumored Kill Bill 3 ever come to fruition. 's haunting and intense vocals first come to the forefront on 'No More Words,' a gloriously menacing number which evokes the shimmering distorted harmonies of.