Marina Allen Candlepower 10/1/2021 Chickee Wah-Wah (Ace 523) 4

Chickee Wah-Wah (Ace 523) 4

The performances are brilliant and sharp

" which turns 2016's prickly kiss-off into something open-facing and generous

and Zack Robbins (drums)

3 discs of rare and unreleased recordings

Marina Allen Candlepower 10/1/2021 Chickee Wah-Wah (Ace 523) 4Marina Allen glides on angelic highs, surfing the husky deep; she is one of the great new voices of her generation. Writing songs that carry notes from other realms; these are kitchen table tales about love and fear, the capturing of the wild heart, sketching the breaking of dawn, bringing real life back to life. Every song on debut album Candlepower is a tick box of influences, asides, inspirations, quickfire theories, storylines and melodic