New band of the day – No 773: Kirsty Almeida

From mystical folkie to jazzy chanteuse and soul belter, this newbie sounds like several singers in one cute packageHometown: Manchester.The lineup: Kirsty Almeida (vocals) plus band.The background: We're no experts when it comes to spotting gaps in the market, but Decca Records – who famously passed on the Beatles, although we're pretty sure nobody from that period is still in their employ – have in their finite wisdom judged there to be a tiny one (a crack, a slit) into which Kir...

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