Londonderry/Derry singer songwriter Susan Donaghy goes by the stage name Susie-Blue and it’s clear to see why. Her songs are filled with sadness, reflection, angst and a hell of a lot of soul for such a young artist. Each of the four songs on her four track EP, the aptly titled Stripped Bare reveals something different, strips away another layer to reveal Susie Blue as an extremely talented, thoughtful, and interesting new folk artist.
Lisbeth is the most immediately memorable track of them all; it’s punchy, ridiculously catchy and the backbeat of rhythmic acoustic guitar is haunting to say the least – there’s something unique in this song that made me keep hitting repeat, a great first song to kick of this EP.
Next up is Your Grip, a much slower song that, with the addition of piano and finger clicks creates a melodic sort of stream of consciousness as she reveals past relationship troubles that we can all relate to. I’m not quite sure what it is, but this isn’t straight blues, there’s something funky in there, a kind of synth groove that really stands out.
Find Susie-Blue online:
Twitter - @SusieBlueMusic
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/susieblueofficial
Buy the EP - http://susie-blue.bandcamp.com/