![]() Pop music… needs a serious prod from songwriters like Suzie Stapleton to remind it just what good music can sound like.” “The EP is an antidote to the insidious disease that is flaccid pop… There’s a depth of expression and passion on Obladi Diablo you don’t find in the ordinary record. Her songs seem to inhabit the dark, intense corners of the soul in a manner not dissimilar to Nick Drake or even Elliott Smith, yet Stapleton’s guitar-playing is at once raw and tender, at times evoking the elemental spirit of Link Wray or ‘Sister’ era Sonic Youth. "It’s rare that a new artist comes along who genuinely defies easy description, but this is certainly the case with Stapleton. The emerging new wave of assertive and gifted female artists is both urgently needed and one of the few bright spots in an otherwise ever more worrying world." In fact, what she actually sounds like – more than anything – is Suzie Stapleton. “You’d need to bandy around names such as Thurston Moore, PJ Harvey, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Mark Lanegan and Marianne Faithfull… People would get the general idea – yet would still come nowhere close. Pervading all her singing is a huskiness that approaches Tom Waits territory, but beneath and supporting that is a supremely delicate and precise feel for the moment.like hearing Cat Power at her very best.” “Like many of the best singers Stapleton has an unusual voice. “This is a lady that is simply too good to be ignored. GERMANY - Radio Eins, Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Byte FM ++ UK - BBC 6 Music, Amazing Radio, Resonance FM, Hoxton Radio, Shoreditch Radio, Radio Wigwam, Hardrock Hell Radio ++ĪUSTRALIA - Double J, PBS FM, RRR FM, 2SER, Edge Radio, 4ZZZ, RTR FM ++ "The jury’s in, absolutely no doubt this is my LP of the year so far." "Her unusual voice with a hint of hoarseness, combined with a harrowing guitar sound and darkened melodies, brings her a comparison with Tom Waits, Patti Smith and Chelsea Wolfe." " While fighting for a better future, "We Are The Plague" never ceases to make your head spin."ġ0/10 Full Moon Magazine (Czech Republic) guitar playing that would make Jeffrey Lee Pierce proud.” The Age/Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) "Stapleton's sonorous voice, black velvet guitar tone and atmospheric, dense arrangements in combination with great songs make up the irresistible chiaroscuro charm of We Are The Plague.” “Fiery rock poetry, nerve-shredding blues. “Rich in texture and exquisitely executed" Blending the spirit of Patti Smith and PJ Harvey with the soul of Nick Cave and Mark Lanegan" "A dazzling debut album of guitar rock, fused with the primal spirit of blues and gospel. Voted Top 20 Albums of 2020 by Louder Than War
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