First sight: Kyla La Grange

Who is she?Kyla La Grange is a former Cambridge philosophy student whose songs are inspired by the "epic sadness" of Cat Power and Elliot Smith. The Watford-born daughter of hippy parents, she began writing songs aged just five. She began performing solo at open mic nights while still studying at university.I'm guessing it's not super-lightweight, Rebecca Black-style Auto-Tuned mall-pop then?No, it isn't. La Grange's songs – as shown by her brilliantly dramatic debut single, the Phil-Spector-p...

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