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About This Is The Life
Amazon.com Amy MacDonald is that proverbial old head on young shoulders, a Scottish singer-songwriter who, despite her tender 19 years, writes songs with the grace, wisdom, and proficiency of one with a score more on the clock. As influenced by the Libertines as by any venerable old folk hand, the eleven songs on This Is the Life combine a traditional, acoustic folk-rock sound with a youthful spirit and self-assured lyrics that veer between the observational and the confessional. "Poison Prince" is a jagged guitar strut dedicated to some Doherty-like bad boy, a song every bit as pathos-laden as the Libertines at their doomed, romantic best with a closing treatise to find "An upbeat song/So we can dance the night away," while "Mr. Rock & Roll" begins as a wryly withering jibe at some perennial party animals, but by the chorus has softened into a subtle, touching tale of human coupling. MacDonald's age doesn't seem to have been an impediment--"Youth of Today," reportedly written when she was 15, is one of the better tracks here, while "Footballer's Wife" is a clear-headed attack on vapid Barbie-doll celebrity that suggests this girl is very much on the right track. "Rolling Stone, here I come, watch out everyone/I'm singing my song," she sings on "Let's Start a Band." Let that be a warning to you. --Louis Pattison Amy MacDonald Photos Review AMY MACDONALD From Scotland comes Amy MacDonald, a fetching 20-year-old lass with a guitar, a strong will, thick eyeliner, and a voice that snaps you to attention. MacDonald is on the rootsier side of pop - more KT Tunstall than Lily Allen - and the '60s aren't exactly her guiding light. Her songwriting themes are universal, but her perspective is decidedly youthful. "Poison Prince" is a salute to forever-in-trouble rocker Pete Doherty, and MacDonald makes her rock-star ambitions clear on "Let's Start a Band": "Give me a stage and I'll be a rock 'n' roll queen/ Your 20th-century cover of a magazine/ Rolling Stone, here I come/ Watch out, everyone/ I'm singing, I'm singing my song." MacDonald's album, "This Is the Life," will be released stateside in August, but she'll preview her songs April 28 with her debut US performance at cozy Great Scott in Allston. We give her a year before she's headlining the Orpheum. -- The Boston Globe - James Reed From the Artist "I'm not interested in fame or celebrity," Amy Macdonald declares. "I just want to make music. I think a lot of people are sick and tired of people who are famous for no appar¬ent reason, and they like somebody who has worked hard and built it up gradually without flaunting themselves or selling their soul to the devil." "This is what I love about what I do: the opportunity to perform to lots of people and have them sing your songs back at you. It's the highlight at the end of the day." About the Artist She's humble, thoughtful, and not one for mindless chatter. She'd sooner talk about her favorite bands and songwriters, about football and films, than about herself. But put Amy Macdonald on stage with a guitar in her hands, let loose her rich, bell-clear voice on a brace of superb original songs--and the self-effacing 20-year-old with the pale skin and wide blue eyes is revealed as a compelling performer possessed of formidable musical gifts. Her Decca Universal debut album, This Is The Life, is equally impressive. On each of its eleven tracks, Amy's own acoustic guitar patterns form the foundation for the beautifully detailed arrangements created by producer Pete Wilkinson and mixed to perfection by Bob Clearmountain. The result is a seamless set of contemporary folk-flavored pop-rock with a warmly natural sound and free of hip-hop affectations. Amy's melodies are incredibly catchy--the quality that has made "Run," "This Is The Life," and "Mr. Rock & Roll" into international radio favorites--but her lyrics sometimes hint at a darker, edgier undercurrent. "Footballer's Wife" ponders the devaluation of celebrity, from James Dean an
