Weekend revision: Jewels & Fools by I'm Not Sally...

'Song-oriented' is the slightly baffling tag often attached to the kind of acts gathered hereabouts (not sure what the opposite of 'song-oriented' would be?). Presumably it refers to a tendency towards neatly constructed numbers (coming in at around, say, 3mins30) with minimal instrumental grandstanding or divergence from 'the tune'. Whatever, it's a handy search term when trawling around for better sounds and helped turn up someone who could maybe be called the female Pete Yorn. She's certainly got the looks, the major label deal, the contacts (Dave & Brent from The Tyde, and Jon Brion help out on the album), even a similarly-styled album title. Best of all, tho', she's got the songs and the voice - get The herethereafter by Miranda Lee Richards: "She has the voice of an angel, and her sublime folk-psychedelic songs linger like wistful memories" - AMG Music Guide...

Talking of PY, musicforthemorningafter is currently at no.3 on the Gavin US TripleA airplay chart (behind Ryan Adams and the brand new Chris Isaak) - not bad for a record that came out last March...