I seem to have missed out on Carina Round. I may know half the bands in New York who
have self-produced first albums but it does mean I spend the time reviewing them rather
than listening to John Peel and keeping up with British music. Into My Blood is
a song that is stunning in it’s use of dynamic guitar rhythms and the vocal performance
simply takes my breath away. The power and the passion of this single is a beautiful
thing to experience. Let’s get the obvious comparison out of the way. I remember the
excitement I felt when I first heard PJ Harvey on a Peel Session and loved the first
album (the 4-track demos version was even better). Now, Carina Round does sound like
early Polly Jean but that is a good thing because we all need more of that committed,
inspirational, confessional music. I am now desperate to get hold of the first album,
let alone the new album The Disconnection that is out soon.
