New band of the day: Laura Mvula (No 1,378)

In a corner of the market saturated by soul-girl songwriters, Mvula's delightfully unexpected arrangements could stand outReading this on mobile? Click here to listenHometown: Birmingham.The lineup: Laura Mvula (vocals).The background: There are at least a dozen new female singer-songwriters with powerful voices lined up and primed for crossover success in 2013: the excellent Josephine; Arlissa, who we wrote about last week; Mahalia, the 14-year-old soul sensation from Leicester; and Rae Morris,...

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