Friday 3 May 2013

New Album & Caught Live: MISS 600 - Buying Time


MISS 600 are something of a rarity these days, Hannah Garner and David Amar are a duo who's brand of retro-flavoured jazz-pop has managed to crossover. 

Their debut album 'Buying Time' was recently re-issued and features a nine-piece band, as well as collaborations with reggae superstar MAXI PRIEST, singer/songwriter SAM BEETON and soul diva Sonna Rele (who herself was recently personally signed to Motown Records by superstar NE-YO).

Their music has been compared to that of Dutch superstar CARO EMERALD, with some even saying that they have copied her style, however most of the album was written and recorded before she was even known on the music scene and any similarity is just through some kind of jazzy vibes that must have floated over from Holland (at least we think that's what the smell was)

Their first appeared on the scene in late 2011 with the debut single 'Twist', a mix of 20's jazz with a funky beat and even some reggae added for good measure, spent seven weeks on the BBC Radio 2 A list. 



This was soon followed by 'Typically Me' which also enjoyed six weeks on the BBC Radio 2 playlist.

Earlier this year, their latest single 'Hello' was released, with a suitable retro style video, and again was another success at radio



They have been playing live all over the country for the last couple of years and recently embarked on their own headline tour.

We recently caught them live in London. Although performing at a box standard music venue, as soon as they hit the stage they brought a certain air of old school glamour to the place and the air of a smokey jazz club (fortunately without the smoke).

Even before she began to sing, Hannah looked the part in her vintage dress and heels. The band stuck up and got the evening underway.



They performed the majority of the album, with the full band crammed onto a fairly small stage but still managing to recreate the sound of 'Buying Time' faithfully.


While most of the set included the band, there were also moment where the spotlight truly fell on Hannah's beautiful vocals, none more so than on the sublime 'Be Careful Where You Leave Your Heart'




There were also covers, like the classic's in the form of PEGGY LEE's 'Fever', to the more recent, ALICIA KEYS 'A Woman's Worth', the song that David explained he first saw Hannah singing accapella in a bar and subsequently asked her if she'd like to work with him.


The show was wrapped up with a lively rendition of the recent single which had the audience hungry for more but sadly it was time goodbye, not 'Hello'


Next MISS 600 will play possibly their biggest gig to date, as support to Italian soul man MARIO BIONDI at London's legendary Royal Albert Hall, with further gigs and appearances planned throughout the summer.

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