Singer-songwriter, Belle Blue, slaps your face and tugs at your ears with her new single 'Needed You More'. The Brooklyn-raised teenager, shows her fiery side whilst extending two welcoming arms to her contemporary take on alt-rock.
With the song, produced and co-written by Nate Campany and Tommy English, she brings a spirited snapshot of life; combining pin-point vocals with snarling guitar licks, in a manner which reminded me of ground-breaking acts like The Breeders. There are also shades of the angry tenderness of Alanis Morrissette, both in words and delivery - not bad footsteps to follow, in my view.
Belle herself cites Blondie and David Bowie as influences and that certainly shines through in her approach to the craft of song-writing - the drive is there, the intensity is there - and most importantly, the necessary pop sensibility is there.
'Needed You More' brings some much required energy to the commercial table, providing a green-shoots glimmer of hope that the future of music might be safe in the hands of such a rising star.
Please check out the newly released video.
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