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Alice and the Majesty is the nom de guerre of artist and songwriter Alice McLaughlin, created to encompass herself and that transition from sometime solo artist towards the band and sound that has previously only existed in her head. Alice writes and sings magnificent, soulful pop, tinged with blues and folk, evoking the fierce and the fragile and crossing mainstream appeal with leftfield spirit. Passion and spontaneity are at the heart of her lyrics and music. Alice lived a simple, no frills life in north London’s canal boat community for some years. She has her feet firmly on dry land now, but has kept the narrowboat on as a studio for recording her demos.
Like many an adventurer with wanderlust, Alice spent some of her early twenties traveling South East Asia with her trusty battered guitar, continually gathering inspiration and song ideas, before finding herself in Edinburgh. There she underwent a period of experimentation, collaborating with various lights on the music scene. She moved to London to pursue her ambitions, but the death of her mother precipitated an intense period of loss and grief, culminating in a need to escape the grind of city life. Alice took a trip to America, ambling around the Deep South, en route to San Francisco, with little more than her wits and that battered old guitar again, in a 1979 Dodge Winnebago. On the way she found courage, independence and freedom, all key in developing her own unique style and sound.
And what of that sound? Alice has been described variously as ‘a female Hunky Dory-era Bowie’ and ‘a modern Janis Joplin’. Alice’s “stunning voiceâ€, writes Nigel Williamson, combines “the English purity of early Marianne Faithfull with something of the otherworldliness of Bjork.†“I guess I awkwardly fit in with Ricky Lee Jones, with hints of Dusty Springfield, PJ Harvey and Laura Nyro,†she reveals herself. “But I much prefer being Aliceâ€.
Alice's co-produced and self-financed a mini-album, The Eastcote Sessions, with help from double-bass maestro Ali Friend (Clayhill, Red Snapper), guitarist Ted Barnes (Beth Orton, Clayhill), and producer Will Worsley. It's a beautiful testament to her folk and soul influenced roots. After meeting Rob da Bank, Alice found a spiritual home in his Sunday Best label for releasing her first single Dolly Figured, followed by I Could Love You in Feb 2008. Alice is now looking for a new label home for her album.
MINI ALBUM, THE EASTCOTE SESSIONS IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD THROUGH TUNE TRIBE
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