2 posts tagged “what you deserve”

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.

Hello peeps!

Well here it is, finally, in all it's mellowness! The second single
 'What You Deserve' is out today as a digital download from itunes and all
 major online stores. Hope you like it, bit of a tangent to 'Crawl' but
 we like keeping you on your toes! If for some peculiar reason you're
 having doubts or hesitations of getting yourself fairly pronto over to
 the nearest digital download site then please read on and let Mr. Petch
 from those Music Guru chiefs (http://www.themusicguru.co.uk/)persuade you to do
 otherwise as he kindly reviews it today on the front page of their
 website. Check it out.....

"Female singer/songwriters seem in vogue just at present.  What with
 Kate Nash, Laura Marling, Ami McDonald and, of course, Leeds’ own Corinne
 Bailey-Rae all in contention. So it’s just wonderful to see another
 talent just waiting to shine amongst them in the form of the Leeds and
 County Wexford based ODi. 

'What You Deserve', ODi’s second single, comes as close to perfection as
 you can get.  In fact, the whole thing seems effortless, which is a
 good sign and usually means that what we have here is a group of major
 talented professionals on our hands in terms of vocal excellence and
 musicianship of the highest calibre.  The single is beautifully produced by
 Karl Odlum (Fionn Regan, The Frames and Gemma Hayes) and the song just
 sweeps over you with a serenity all its own.  I just love the way it
 weaves in and out, almost dreamlike in its execution. 

2007 saw ODi supporting Seth Lakeman at the Beverley Folk Festival.
  She’s also been compared to the likes of Suzanne Vega, Natalie Merchant
 and even a female Damien Rice, which, when you weigh it all up, is
 certainly not a bad thing at all. 

If ODi keeps on this path – and there are no reasons why she shouldn’t
 - then 2008 might just be her year. "

Kevin Petch 

http://www.myspace.com/odimusic  
http://www.myspace.com/littlestmojo 

'Whohooo', lets hope the rest of the reviews are just as positive! Thanks
 to all for your words of encouragement and lovely messages. Also, if any
 of ye are in the Leeds (UK) vicinity on the 16th Feb we're having a soiree
 at Verve Bar (next to Mojos) with lots of special guests joining in so
 bring a tamborine or whatever else you fancy giving a shake and come
 down to join in the fun and merriment (from 8pm)! Until then, be good to yourselves 
 and all that jazz!

Muchos love and happiness!

Odi xx
 
P.S. Gig List: 
3 Feb 2008 Stamps Bar - Liverpool
5 Feb 2008 BBC Radio Leeds - The Russell Walker Late Show 
16 Feb 2008 Verve - Single Launch Party! Leeds
23 Feb 2008 Norwich Arts Centre 
26 Feb 2008 Balconytv.com - Dublin
27 Feb 2008 Thomas Reads - Dublin
28 Feb 2008 On The Verge Live Radio Show (Dublin South FM )
4 Mar 2008 The Mustard Lounge - Norwich
7 Mar 2008 M19 Bar (Acousticfest for Manchester Irish Music Festival) 
8 Mar 2008 Sanctuary - Sheffield
10 Mar 2008 Feed The Monkey @ jrink soho - London
21 Mar 2008 Rio’s Basement (Alto Rumore CLub) - Leeds
5 Apr 2008 Isle Of Arran (Breast Cancer Care Fundraiser) 
12 Apr 2008 The Primrose (Cancer Fundraiser) - Leeds
17 Apr 2008 Royal Park Cellars - Leeds
30 Apr 2008 PAINT THE WALLS @ THE LIBRARY - Leeds
10 May 2008 Acosutic Revolution @ Whitelocks, Ma Gamps Bar – Leeds