SpudShow 123 - Ana Mae
SpudShow 123
\nArtist - Ana Mae
\nTrack 1 - A Little Bit
Track 2 - Marry Me
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\nNew EP called Marry Me released in September 2006
\nGigs
\nFriday March 2nd 2007
Masons, Derry.
11pm. Support tbc.
Wednesday 4th April 2007
Pravda, Dublin.
Details tbc.
Thursday April 26th 2007
The Yukon, Mullingar.
Details tbc.
Friday May 4th 2007
Lavery's Bunker, Belfast.
Details tbc.
Bio Singer-songwriter. Ana Mae hates this phrase. \u201cI write songs, I sing them, but I\u2019m definitely not a singer-songwriter!? she explains. Are the first signs of insanity beginning to show? Definitely not. \u201cI grew up listening to my dad\u2019s Blondie and Pretenders albums? adds Ana, \u201cChrissie Hynde and Debbie Harry are great songwriters, they sing great songs, but I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever heard of them being referred to as singer-songwriters.? We know what she means.
\nNot afraid to pin her pop sensibilities to the wall, Ana Mae writes powerful pop songs with an emotional edge. Obvious comparisons can be drawn from her above-mentioned childhood influences but modern comparsions are often made with The Cardigans. \u201cI\u2019ve always loved catchy songs. Songs performed with real instruments and real bands mean so much more. I\u2019ve never wanted to perform on my own, playing live with other musicians is what it\u2019s all about.?
\nThis brings us on to the The 442s. Her brother John Gillespie (electric guitar), Chris Darragh (bass) and Darrell Nelson (drums) are the chosen 3. \u201cWe\u2019re all from the same small border town (Castlederg, N.Ireland), we all went to the same primary school, there wasn\u2019t really anything we didn\u2019t know about each other.? Says Ana. "They're all really good musicians, and they add energy to the songs. The world has enough twee females making depressing music."
\n"Songs such as Marry Me and Stay are ready-made radio hits" - AU Magazine .
\n"They are a great looking band with Ana Mae looking for all the world like a young Chrissie Hynde" - BBC Northern Ireland.
\n"Lazy beats, countrified hooks, and memorable melodies beautifully sung by the equally beautiful Ana Mae" - AU Magazine .
\n"this band could produce something worthwhile." - BBC Northern Ireland.
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