Imelda May, Liquid Room, Edinburgh | reviews, news & interviews
Imelda May, Liquid Room, Edinburgh
Imelda May, Liquid Room, Edinburgh
The Irish rockabilly starlet delivers a fiendishly fun show
Sunday, 13 February 2011
Imelda May 'wiggled and wooed like a cross between Marilyn Monroe and Carmen Miranda'
When it comes to the Seven Ages of popular music we are now well into the post-retro era. In 2011 every artist is a magpie and every song sails out beneath a pirate flag, greedily plundering where it pleases. When everything that has gone before is up for grabs, it’s now simply a question of how you want your yesterdays delivered: rare, medium or well done?
When it comes to the Seven Ages of popular music we are now well into the post-retro era. In 2011 every artist is a magpie and every song sails out beneath a pirate flag, greedily plundering where it pleases. When everything that has gone before is up for grabs, it’s now simply a question of how you want your yesterdays delivered: rare, medium or well done?
What matters most about May, way before the Ann-Margret stylings and cute kiss-curl, is that she is a phenomenal singer
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