Neev is a Scottish born London based singer-songwriter. She has just released her second single ‘Across the Glass’. Separating the good singer-songwriters from the unfathomably popular ginger one can be tricky.
Neev however, on her latest single displays such an array of promise that, anyone not left warm and fuzzy inside afterwards is a sociopath.
The orchestration, the tempo change ups and the vividly warming imagery of Glasgow, her home city, has the hallmarks of a veteran artist.
What elevates Neev above this generation of folk artists is, the short, but emotionally charged acoustic solo. Laced with as much power as Billy Bragg’s ‘Must I Paint You Picture’ and ‘St. Swithin’s Day’, it’s a facet few solo artists have.
Unlike Bragg, Neev lacks that vocal distinctiveness, for now. Nevertheless, her ability to arrange heartfelt folk melodies is going to see her ride off into the sunset a victor!
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