New band of the day – No 925: Jodie Connor

Manchester's answer to Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes creates upbeat rave'n'b fantasies that belie her own traumatic historyHometown: Manchester.The lineup: Jodie Connor (vocals).The background: Like Jessie J – a brand! new! act! who hasn't actually appeared out of nowhere (she wrote Miley Cyrus's US chart-topper Party in the USA) – Jodie Connor, conceivably the most important new pop artist with the initials JC since Jarvis Cocker, has a past. Not that she's got a shady background – well, not much...

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