Rose Kemp

Rose Kemp at Manchester Dry Bar, Thu 25 Jan

Review by Helena Grady

Rose Kemp appears to be in no mood to keep the beast at bay, and the crashing guitars and pummelling drum work propel the night along like a juggernaut. Indeed, the final track is suffixed by a splurge of feedback residue that simply gushes forth from the speakers...»

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Rose Kemp

Just turned 21 and blessed with an impossibly rich and reaching voice, sometimes accompanied by shimmering electric guitars, sometimes looping itself into complex, sumptuous, harmonised hooks, or sometimes simply rising unadorned and a cappella to silence a room. One of the most mutable modern artists, Rose Kemp's songs and sets have earned her appearances at umpteen festivals, National Radio airplay, and support slots with such diverse acts as The Subways, Gravenhurst, James Yorkston, Selfish Cunt, King Creosote, Decoration, Malcolm Middleton and Holly Golightly.

Once you’ve heard her you’ll never forget it, her songs stick in your soul and pulse in your brain like nothing else on earth. Rose Kemp will rock your World. 2006 will see Rose release two singles and an album on One Little Indian Records: her debut album Glance came out in 2003 on Park Records.

rosekemp.co.uk/rose kemp myspace.

Photo by Chris Lucas