From such trees mighty oaks grow. Or something.
Artiste: Nina Nesbitt
Nationality: British (Scottish)
Album: The apple tree
Year: 2012
Label: Universal Music Group
Genre: Folk
Tracks:
The apple tree
Seesaw
Hold you
Only love
Make me fall
Chronological position: Debut album -- well, second EP but the first one was all live so I'm treating this as her "studio" debut.
Familiarity: One track, the title
Interesting factoid: Despite great interest in her, Nina has only released EPs to date, no full album.
Initial impression: Very upbeat, classy folk feel and a lovely voice.
Best track(s): The apple tree, Hold you, Make me fall
Worst track(s): Nothing
Comments: I stumbled across Nina Nesbitt on the web and liked the song I heard, which is the title of this EP, so I thought I'd have a listen to the whole thing. It's only short, five tracks in all but from the start there's a sense that this girl is going places. Discovered by Ed Sheeran after her self-made videos on YouTube were seen by the world, she plays guitar and piano, as well as flute in addition to being a fine singer in the mould the likes of Kate Bush or Stevie Nicks. A great folk flavour peppered with some pop sounds and acoustic rock too, the opener and title track is a great little song with a lot of optimism and energy, as is
Seesaw with an edge of early Pretenders in it, while
Only love puts me very much in mind of Suzanne Vega, and to a lesser extent, our own Lisa Hannigan, with a nice steady beat and some sparkling keyboards.
Hold you showcases her considerable skill on the piano, a lovely, soft ballad and surely should have been released as a single, while the other ballad,
Make me fall battles it for standout of the (very short) album. This has a bit more punch about it, with strong, almost hissing drums and a passionate vocal line.
Overall impression: Surely she's destined for great things soon?
Intention: Wait for the release of her next EP, due this month.