Vera Sola self consciously ticks all the classy bird, boxes you possibly might have. Latest album Peacemaker, (and that's a funny name for a record like this) flounces out of the traps with its stiletto heels clicking and frilly dress flashing. A knife between its teeth.
This is a record of a certain sort and not one you haven't heard before. Anna Calvi, PJ, Nadine Shah, Mattiel and all those other dames have been throwing these kinds of shapes for many years.
It's all wonderfully entertaining anyhow. Melodic, dramatic and up for a fight. Cast in her Spotify bio as 'the lost love child of Leonard Cohen and Nancy Sinatra' , Vera is a record company ad man's dream realised in silk and chiffon.
Peacemaker, is a devilishly accomplished record. I'm far too old to pretend it hasn't all been done before, but still young enough to be perfectly happy to experience it all once more for the road.
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