Kimbra

Maybe you know her from her hit singles Cameo Lover, Good Intent and Two Way Street, or Triple J’s Hottest 100 - the world’s biggest music poll, or the fact that she won the ARIA for 2011 Best Female Artist . Maybe you’re one of the 12,000,000+ total views of her stylish videos on YouTube. Perhaps you recognise her from her duet with Gotyé on the world-conquering Somebody That I Used To Know, a chart-topping hit in 11 countries world-wide. Or her winning the Rolling Stone Award 2012 for 'One To Watch'.

The point is: if you don’t know Kimbra by now, then you’re in an ever-diminishing minority. Catch her now in the UK at Glee Club Birmingham, while you have the chance.

Kimbra’s debut record Vows, is evidence she already possesses the musical sophistication of the mavericks she is so often compared to - from vocal legends Nina Simone and Jeff Buckley, to radicals the likes of Prince, and contemporary artists such as Björk and Janelle Monaé. A smoky romance one scene, a film noir the next - Vows is genre-defying, an eclectic journey of joyful triumph and a darker introspection. A dazzling, colourful soundtrack to travel its conceptual groove through a mix of styles.