The Band Called Out For More [CD]

With a list of accolades as long as a pair of stripy tights, Gabby Young And Other Animals, (otherwise known as the "World's Finest Purveyors of Circus Swing" -- Clive Anderson, Loose Ends on Radio 4) release their new highly anticipated album. Written by Gabby and Stephen Ellis, who also produces, this 13 track work represents a giant sonic step forward. Its colourful avant-garde sound, with lush orchestration, horns and quiet melodies, exudes the best bits of music hall, burlesque, 1920s flapper music, Nouvelle Vague cinema and torch songs. Gabby Young's twisting roots have carried her and that stunning voice from her native Wiltshire to land with a bang at the centre of London's music scene. The youngest ever recruit to the National Youth Choir at the age of 12, Gabby was on track to become an opera singer until Jeff Buckley and the jazz greats inspired her to switch teams. In 2008 Gabby formed the 8-piece band who complete the magical musical fairground we know today, using a wide range of instruments, most notably trumpet, trombone, piano and clarinet -- affectionately dubbed Circus Swing by those who realised there was no existing genre to encompass Young's sound. It was crowd-funding her first album that really put her on the map.

• Format Detail: CD
• Format: CD
• Genre: Rock