Jodie Marie: Mountain Echo – review

(Verve)There's a Duffyish hue to Jodie Marie's first album, insofar as she's also a young Welsh singer whose sound has been refined by Bernard Butler. But while his hand may be on the production tiller – his big strings and wall-of-sound drama make their inevitable (and generally agreeable) appearance – it feels as if Jodie Marie is, at the very least, co-steering the ship. Whereas Duffy's plumped-up sound was indebted to Lulu, Jodie Marie's velvety, bittersweet touch suggests the emerge...

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