New band of the day – No 1,305: Gin Wigmore

Can New Zealand's good-girl-turned-bad (ish) squeeze herself into the already over-represented retro-soul bracket?Hometown: Auckland, New Zealand.The lineup: Virginia Claire Wigmore (vocals, guitar, ukulele).The background: Gin Wigmore, a 26-year-old singer-songwriter from New Zealand, is a one-off. Utterly unique. A maverick who dares go against the grain, making music totally out of step with her peers. Or at least she should be if there had never been an Amy Winehouse, a Duffy, or a Paloma Fa...

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