Astrid Williamson

“Cocaine and chocolate won’t keep you alive,” Astrid Williamson sings on the opening track of her debut album, Boy for You.  It’s an energetic piece of work, using the Scottish singer-songwriter’s uplifting voice as a powerful weapon to go along with the album’s layered sounds. Produced by Malcom Burn (Patti Smith, Peter Gabriel, Bob Dylan), Boy for You works well because it never really lets go of its bouncy pace.  Not an introspective songwriter, Williamson sings about what is around her -- an observant voice that declares: “you look like someone I should love” on the beautiful “Someone.”  Williamson, with her buoyant energy, sure sounds like someone a lot of people will love for years to come.

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