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Gemma Ray

By The World ⋅ November 6, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment
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As long as there have been cool themes and rhythms, musicians have been recycling them. The trick is how to pull that off without sounding derivative. Take the songs of British singer-songwriter Gemma Ray. They sound familiar, but when you stop and listen, you know you’ve never heard this before.


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2 comments for “Gemma Ray”

  • Brett

    Gemma Ray’s sound is refreshing yet familiar, specifically, at one point I thought I was listening to a cut from Big Brother and Holding Company and expecte Janis to start up on of her classic wails. Thanks for spotlighting this fine artist.

  • Angel

    Very cute. And sounds great too. Winehouse, who? No comparison.
    Though I’d like to hear her rendition of “Smelly cat”. Kiddin’!