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Kitty Daisy and Lewis | 
| Artist: Kitty Daisy & Lewis
Label: Sunday Best
Category: Music
List Price: £11.99
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 4094
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.3
EAN: 5050954179722
ASIN: B001AI93Z4
Release Date: July 28, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | Going Up The Country | | • | Buggin' Blues | | • | Polly Put The Kettle On | | • | Honolulu Rock A Roll A | | • | I Got My Mojo Working | | • | Mean Son Of A Gun | | • | Hillbilly Music | | • | Mohair Sam | | • | Ooo Wee | | • | Swinging Hawaii |
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| Customer Reviews:
Fantastic August 11, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Wonderful, infectious, unaffected, honest, direct, delicious, good old-fashioned, wholly entertaining, aural experience. Just driven up to Edinburgh with this blasting on CD. Four of us - we all loved it. A teeny teeny bit evocative of the great George Melley in live performance -in nicest possible way (powerful immediacy and gusto, we mean). Heard it on R4's 'Loose Ends' on Saturday 2nd August and ordered at once. BTW recommended on the cover to turn volume up to max for maximum enjoyment. We did.
An inspiring fresh take on a classic sound July 31, 2008
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
The music of Kitty, Daisy & Lewis is very much a family affair; the eponymous teenage siblings (15, 19 and 17 respectively) are aided by their mum and dad on guitar and double bass, and their debut was recorded in a DIY home studio with the aim of recreating the atmosphere of their energetic live performances. The result is a fittingly youthful and joyous record combining a diverse range of influences from blues to country, made up of a mixture of covers of rock & roll classics, original tracks and instrumentals.
The exuberant single 'Going Up the Country' sets the tone for a short (less than half an hour in total) but brilliantly enjoyable collection of songs that revels in an almost unfeasibly authentic 1950s sound. If you didn't know it was made in 2008, the album could easily pass as a lost classic from the heyday of rock & roll. 'Ooo Wee' (my personal favourite) would be perfect for the jukebox in an old-fashioned diner, while 'Buggin' Blues', penned by Lewis, fits in perfectly alongside the cover versions. 'Honolulu Rock-a Roll-a' will lodge itself in your head for days and 'Polly Put the Kettle On' is one of those songs you just have to get up and dance to. Punctuated by infectious handclaps and harmonies, the 10 tracks whizz by in no time at all and leave you eager to hear more.
Kitty, Daisy & Lewis may hark back to times past rather than creating a new sound, but there's something thrilling about the home-made aesthetic of this debut. The band members' youth in itself is notable, but it's not the most impressive thing about them; there are plenty of teenagers in bands, but few who choose such a unique direction, or manage to pull it off with such aplomb. Aside from being a highly listenable album, 'Kitty, Daisy & Lewis' also acts like a beginner's guide to rock & roll and is virtually guaranteed to get you hooked on this delightful sound.
It may be somewhat ironic that the best new album I've heard this year sounds as though it could have been made half a century ago, but that really shouldn't put anyone off giving it a listen. The year may not be over yet, but I feel confident enough about the record's timeless appeal to say it's definitely amongst the very best you'll hear in 2008. This young trio's first set of songs proves that Kitty, Daisy & Lewis have bags of talent and promise - I can't wait to see what they'll achieve in years to come.
Now That's What You Call Music! July 29, 2008
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
How long have I been waiting for this album?! Ages! But its been well worth the wait, as every track is excellent. The album is full of roots/blues/rock n roll music and to hear anyone, especially a young group in modern day Britain singing and writing these style of songs is fantastic. Their music is from a different time and place, but the style of music is timeless... A must buy!
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