Alex Clare – review

The Cluny, NewcastleLondoner Alex Clare illustrates the uphill battle facing a new artist. With the ink drying on his Island Records contract and the media buzz ringing in his ears, the 25-year-old has arrived in one of the UK's largest cities to find an audience of just 22 people. "Come closer," he says, urging the intimate group towards the stage. It's cruelly ironic that the first line he sings is "Don't shed a tear for me".And we shouldn't. The former chef will play to much bigger crowds. ...

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