is a London-based singer/songwriter who has a way with an eight-string guitar. At 21, she already has the ear of BBC 6 and a song destined for United Nations Peace Day next year. And Joan Armatrading is such a big fan that she called Lisbee’s manager to tell her so.
A friend at school had a hilarious dance to this, which mainly involved lots of wild gesticulating. Science lessons just flew by.
best concert you ever attended
Annie Lennox
I saw Annie Lennox live once. She is an absolute legend on stage.
best David Bowie song
David Bowie - Life On Mars
Love it.
a song guaranteed to make you feel depressed
Damien Rice
Anything by Damien Rice. I can’t help it.
record you were looking for the longest
Little Dragon - Twice
I heard it in someone’s living room and then spent about a month trying to find out what it was!
a record you fell in love to
Oasis - Champagne Supernova
Not so much ‘fell in love to’, but I definitely ended up having an enormous crush on a guy who played this on his guitar to me.
first record you remember
Eric Clapton - Layla
My dad used to play it in the car when I was little.
the song to be played at your funeral
AC/DC - Highway To Hell
This was actually my flatmate’s idea, but «Highway To Hell» would be brilliant. Imagine being brought down the church with that playing.
a song that evokes the greatest summer of your life
The Corrs - So Young
Bizarrely… When I was 17 I spent most of the summer driving about in my friend’s creaky little white Peugeot. It seemed like every time we got in the car, that song came on the radio. Gotta love a bit of cheesy pop.
your guilty pleasure song
ABBA - Lay All Your Love On Me
Guilty as charged.
your ultimate heartbreak song
Carole King - So Far Away
‘Nuff said.
your liberation anthem
Martha & The Vandellas - Dancing In The Street
Makes me want to put a pair of leg warmers on and leap over taxis.
perfect anthem for London
The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset
your party anthem
Reef - Place Your Hands
It’s old school but it never fails.
first record you bought
B*Witched
I was about nine, I gathered up all my pocket money and bought… the B*Witched album. Rock on.
a song that reminds your friends of you
Paolo Nutini - Pencil Full Of Lead
George Formby - When I'm Cleaning Windows
Right, I asked and the general verdict seems to be either «Pencil Full Of Lead», or «When I’m Cleaning Windows». I’m not sure what that says about me… or my friends, for that matter.
best soundtrack ever
Yann Tiersen - Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain
your sunday morning song
Elbow - One Day Like This
a song you wish you'd written yourself
Sufjan Stevens - John Wayne Gacy, Jr
The guy is a genius. It’s such a beautiful song, even through its dark subject matter.
Neon Heights
you drive a car late at night? The Black Crowes - Hard To Handle
are finally back. After their very promising debut they took some time to come back with an album that finally shows the full potential of what Johnny Jewel & co is capable of. Where «In The City» left off ...