3 posts tagged “a superman”

Greetings earthlings!

Yes the time is fast approaching when 'A Superman' will be coming soon to a town near you, so you better have those red pants at the ready to wear them loud and proud! The official release date for the E.P. will be July 25th in Ireland but tour followers will have the exclusive chance to get their hands on it prior to this. Preparations are underway as we speak to hit Ireland in July/August followed by the UK in September.

17 Apr 2008	Royal Park Cellars, Leeds
20 Apr 2008	Jealous of the Daylight @The Gardening Club, London
27 Apr 2008	East Leeds FM
4 May 2008	The Royal Park Cellars (The Music Guru Charity Gig), Leeds
10 May 2008	Acoustic Revolution @ Whitelocks, Ma Gamps Bar, Leeds
23 May 2008	Eden Lodge, Isle Of Arran
26 May 2008	Feed The Monkey @jrink soho, London
30 May 2008	Hide & Seek Festival, Manchester
21 Jun 2008	Greenfarm Festival, Munich
22 Jun 2008	Kilians Irish Pub, Munich
27 Jun 2008	The Acoustic Kitchen, Sandringham
2 Jul 2008	Brazil’s Cafe Bar, Clonmel
6 Jul 2008	The Purty Sessions, Dun Laoghaire
10 Jul 2008	Cleeres (One Take Sessions), Kilkenny
11 Jul 2008	McCarthys Bar (The Invisible Pub), Youghal
17 Jul 2008	The Stables (Yukon Bar), Mullingar
18 Jul 2008	The Func Room, CLifden
23 Jul 2008	Roundys Bar, Tralee

But before all the madness begins we will be playing a few gigs this month starting with a 'Cool Acoustics' gig at Royal Park Cellars on the 17th with Rachel Cook+Jen Armstrong+Sam&Anna. £3. Then we head down south again on the 20th for a gig at The Gardening Club (Covent Garden) who told us they would be giving out free muffins, so if you're feeling peckish Sunday afternoon at around 3.45pm, you know where to go! Other acts on the afternoon will be Andy Moore + Andrew Foster + Rosie Doonan + Lester Clayton + Gary Stewart + The Cellar Door Sound. Finally this month we will be live on the air, ie East Leeds FM to be exact on Sunday 27th (check out www.elfm.co.uk for more details).

Lastly, here's a recent review of the single from 'The Music Review'!

'What You Deserve'

REVIEW

Odi (short for Claire Odium fact finders) is an ex-pat Irish girl now based in the UK. She is a singer/songwriter who manages to blend elements of Joan Armatrading's pathos, Beth Orton's eye for the quirky and deep with a touch of Dido's bedsit romance. She has released a new single, 'What You Deserve' a slow, soulful slice of folk/indie cross-over. Odi has a distinctive raw and in equal measure, fragile voice that is magnetic and immensely listenable. The single reminds me of 'Love and Affection' by the aforementioned Joan Armatrading and oozes warmth and intimacy. All this talent and good looks too - so why isn't she signed? Well with the raft of gigs coming up in  the UK and Ireland and the quality of the single, you'd think it wasn't far off.

 

Review by Drumhead

Rank: ***** 5 out of 6

P.S. Thanks to all who have showed their support for the single so far, it's still available to download on most major download sites but for those of you not so tecky minded it will also be featured on the new 'A Superman' E.P. in July.

Ok folks! Here it is, a little snippet of whats to come this summer from the ODi camp! 'A Superman' will be the lead track from the forthcoming E.P. Its hot off the....erm... decks so let us know what you think. Also another review in last issue's HOTPRESS magazine from our recent gig supporting Michele-Ann Kelly at the Civic Theatre in Tallaght.

Civic Theatre Dec 07 supporting Michele Ann Kelly

The Civic is an excellent venue for an intimate rock gig, with a clear sound and a sense that no matter where you sit you can still nearly check the artist’s heartbeat. ODi kicked off with a rendition of ‘Don’t Let Me Fall’ and ‘A Superman’ that captivated the audience immediately. Claire Odlum’s voice seems to have been magically liberated and an upsurge in gigs in Ireland and England have brought an added confidence. She has a natural onstage persona, possibly the woman with least attitude on the current scene. Her next single ‘What You Deserve’ followed, a haunting song with a simple but infectious guitar riff supplied by her guitar and harmonica-wielding sidekick Dave Redfearn. ‘You Win But You Lose’, a perfect anthem for fans of Leeds United is lighter, and they finished with the fine ‘Mariposa’. A short, tight and effective set, put across with grace and easy passion, Odi are moving in the right direction.

 

First cuts words Jackie Hayden (HOTPRESS)

Heh, check us out in the gossip page at the back too, whoohoo, we've made it!!!

Thats all for this week, more news and videos from our recent BBC Leeds Interview coming soon!

Toodeloo!

Odi x

Norwich Arts Centre (23/06/07)

 

An Irish female singer/guitar player, joined by Dave Redfearn on guitar and harmonica. Her voice covers a large range and has a powerful but haunting quality, a wonderful mix of gentle Irish tinged vocals with energetic choruses that gets inside of you and draws you in. She dedicated a track called ‘A Superman’ to Craig AKA ‘The Tilting Sky’ for all the effort that he puts into helping artists and bands get heard, which caused cheers from the audience. She sung it smiling across the room, glad to be able to have a way to say thanks, and enjoying every moment of her set. Dave, never really ever stood still, always little bobbing, tapping to the beat, joining in with Odi, the harmonies between these two were wonderful, in perfect time and complemented each other well bringing an added depth to the song. As the song got towards the end it built up, becoming faster, more emotional, and intense, to die back down to a softer finish.

She has been described as being like Suzanne Vega and I would have to agree, she has the diversity in her music to be compared to her and the likes of Sheryl Crowe…………www.unitedmoshers.com