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CMU Approved
Approved: Josephine
By Andy Malt | Published on Tuesday 11 May 2010
Listening to ‘I Think It Was Love’ by Josephine Oniyama, or just Josephine as she is known on stage, you’d be forgiven for thinking you’d stumbled upon some lost classic soul recording, rather than a young musician from Manchester yet to release her first album. Her voice is something incredible; warm, wise, confident and able to stop even the hardest of cynics in their tracks.
She recorded her first demos with Elbow’s Guy Garvey and released her first EP, entitled ‘In The Labyrinth’ and recorded by producer Ben Hillier (Blur, Doves, Depeche Mode), in December 2008 via Universal/Island. Now preparing for the release of her debut album, due out via Ark Recordings later this year, Josephine will be playing a handful of gigs this month, including one at Liverpool Sound City next week where she will be supporting Rox. Head over to her MySpace page now to hear three tracks, including a gorgeous cover of Robert Wyatt’s ‘Shipbuilding’.
www.myspace.com/thisisjosephine
