Move over Duffy, move over Adele… Martina Topley-Bird is ruling the roost in 2008

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martina Move over Duffy, move over Adele... Martina Topley Bird is ruling the roost in 2008 It seems that 2008 is all set to be soundtracked by girls, which is no bad thing. Out goes the faux-Britpopisms of boys in skinny jeans and in comes the sixties big beat and sweeping strings. Of course, Amy Winehouse and the beautiful Candie Payne have already kicked the ball in motion, and the likes of Adele and Duffy are getting good write-ups… but if there is any justice in the world, Martina Topley-Bird is going to become a household name.
Martina first came to our attention when she sang on Tricky’s debut cut Maxinquaye, continuing on his Pre-Millennium Tension and Angels with Dirty Faces LPs. After a dust-up, the chanteuse went solo, and release her brilliant debut Quixotic which received rave reviews and was a finalist for the 2003 Mercury Music Prize. Not bad eh? Now, her The Blue God LP is set for release with a couple of stormers called Carnies and Shangri-La featuring. Click here to visit Martina Topley-Bird’s MySpace page and be prepared to be blown away. This is pop… but not as we know it Jim. Let’s make a star of this precious and wonderful talent.