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"Imagine you're a woman and your locked up in an all female prison, life sucks, apart from the fact that each day in the jailyard there's this beautiful ice-blonde maiden in the corner tapping her foot and quietly singin'-a-toon...she sounds sad, but somehow life seems perfect again...put Natalie Ross's CD on and this is how you'll feel.It's music that is blues laden, woeful, tender but somehow full of power. Excellent." - Alex Baker - KERRANG UNSIGNED FM
“Proof that great songwriting and a convincing vocal are all you need for sledgehammer emotional impact. Humour, pathos and sparse understated production make this a killer track." - Tom Robinson BBC6 music presenter talking about 'At least i know where my shoes are'.
"a husky sultriness reminiscent of Disconnection-era Carina Round and the barely tempered madcap persona of Joanna Newsome. Ross’s enunciated tale of complication is eased along by deep cautionary string and box stomping percussion. Enjoy." - Reef Younis, Backlash Magazine
Or if you were to ask me i'd say i sound like a bagel with cream cheese, smoked salmon with sliced gerkins.
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One-Woman band Natalie Ross is a sassy and eccentric jailhouse-rockin', Blues merchant who will have you salivating in your seat, well that's if your not up 'n' dancing already. Her finely crafted songs and recordings, all written, produced, arranged and performed by her ladyship, take household objects, an acoustic guitar and kooky vocal style to a surprisingly accessible sound.Natalie’s live performance brings new depths with her innovative use of technology. She converses an electrifying twist to homemade and DIY.
‘Shock to the system’ Natalie’s new download single has been aired on bbc 6 music by Tom Robinson and aired on Kerrang fm by Alex Baker.
‘Me and Delilah’ Natalie’s debut solo download single has been aired for the 4th time on BBC 6music by Tom Robinson and Marc Riley. The singles another two 'Shipwrecked' and 'Secret lemonade drinker' are available on itunes, napster, rhapsody and emusic or you can buy them at
www.natalieross.co.uk
where you can also get her EP 'Trains Go Cha Cha. Natalie is currently gigging and working on an album's worth of material.
Natalie's new download single 'Shock to the System' available at itunes
Natalie's Debut solo download single 'Me and Delilah' available at itunes
Natalie's 2nd download single 'Shipwrecked' available at itunes
Natalie's 3rd download single 'Secret lemonade drinker'
Reviews
Quote by Alex Baker - KERRANG UNSIGNED FM
Imagine you're a woman and your locked up in an all female prison, life sucks, apart from the fact that each day in the jailyard there's this beautiful ice-blonde maiden in the corner tapping her foot and quietly singin'-a-toon...she sounds sad, but somehow life seems perfect again...put Natalie Ross's CD on and this is how you'll feel.
It's music that is blues laden, woeful, tender but somehow full of power. Excellent.
Tastyfanzine.org.uk
'You only need to glance at the be-sequinned, posing Ross on the cover of ‘Shock to the System’ to tell she is not afraid of creating a spectacle. And this quality comes through wonderfully in this single where she puts herself right on the line, crisply enunciating every word and expertly weaving the instrumentation together for maximum theatrical effect. Whereas vocally some of her earlier work sounded similar to Polly Harvey or Michelle Shocked, with ‘Shock to the System’ she seems to have comfortably found her own sound.'
http://www.tastyfanzine.org.uk/singles86may09.htmNatalieRoss
Youlikewelike.com
'From her appearance it would be easy not to take Natalie Ross seriously; looking like a cross between Christina Aguilera (during her Candyman phase), all finger-waved hair, spangled frocks and false eyelashes. But don’t be fooled, for Ross has talents to back-up the superficial glamour.
Her first single, Me and Delilah (left), was a favourite of bbc6 music and now the one-woman band that is Ross has released her latest single, Shock to the System, which is a highly listenable and perilously addictive critique to all self-centred shallow folk in need of a good kick up the arse.
Here Ross’s unusual quirky, yet pleasant, vocals float across an unaffected blues beat, as she purrs out sweetly dark and comfortingly funny lyrics (she even gets away with the clichéd line “you change your friends like you change your clothes” ).
With a penchant for handing out her badges at each concert, and with catchy songs like Shock to the System, many should soon be wearing her pins with pride.
Watch out for the album.'
The Beat Surrender Review of Natalie Ross - Trains Go Cha Cha EP
Natalie Ross is a young, talented singer-songwriter from Guildford who has very kindly sent me her Trains Go Cha Cha EP to review.
On the EP are previous single Me And Delilah along with the current single Secret Lemonade Drinker. While both of these are clearly stand out tracks on here, there are other delights to be found in the form of Clean Cut with it’s emotional feel and the stripped back sound of At Least I Know Where My Shoes Are.
Shipwrecked and Will I Be The Same ?show the depth of her song writing without having the same impact, she’s at her best on the previously mentioned tracks that as a reference point come over as a chirpier PJ Harvey mixed with a downbeat-lo-fi KT Tunstall.
Review of Trains go Cha Cha by Andrew Reilly from Roomthirteen.com
The music and vocals on ‘Me and Delilah’ don’t seem to fit at first but there is something that keeps you coming back for more. The music is more akin to gravely throated singers telling of times they were wrongly imprisoned or how they are going to avenge being wronged by a woman. It is therefore somewhat of a shock to be taken to a different and slightly kooky world by Natalie Ross.
‘At Least I Know Where My Shoes Are’ veers off in a different direction from the opening songs and showcases more depth from what appears to be the very talented Miss Ross. It’s a far more plaintive track with finger picking styles and shows a more vulnerable side to the singer. Then again, like most girls she remains a focus of what is important and emphasises the importance of footwear.
This appears to be a mini-collection of her work so far and it should serve as a useful introduction to the artist. The deeper you go into the collection the more you learn and more you learn to like about Natalie Ross. That said, ‘Secret Lemonade Drinker’ never impressed this writer, who is far more of a prominent alcohol drinker but that’s one just track and the rest were great. And lets face it, this track is going to appease many folk along the way.
It is a solid body of work and hints at more talent to come. The double tracked vocals works well throughout the collection and if some moments leave you puzzled, there will be something better along very shortly.
Unlike the trains which rarely go cha cha these days.
Track Listing
Trains Go Cha Cha EP
01 - Me And Delilah
02 - Shipwrecked
03 - At Least I Know Where My Shoes Are
04 - Clear Cut
05 - Secret Lemonade Drinker
06 - Will I Be The Same?
Natalie Ross - 3rd Download Single release review - Secret Lemonade Drinker
'Secret Lemonade Drinker' is one of them there newfangled download type things that seem to be all the rage nowadays. And, via that there electronic gadgetry and all them mousey clicky things, Natalie Ross is making this quirky track available for your consumption and edification. So, if you're that way inclined I suggest you go downloading and get it put in your computer or wherever it goes!
Did I just write 'quirky'? I think I did!! Quite right too! Natalie Ross actually sells herself as 'quirky alternative acoustic pop' and I have to say I can't disagree with her coz 'Secret Lemonade Drinker' is just sufficiently left of normal to be designated 'strangely strange but oddly normal'. Now that's just fine - in fact, I actually love it - it's nicely different, it's slightly challenging and it's charmingly adventurous! Ross actually reminds me of 4 Non Blondes with a hint of Alanis Morissette; there's a vibrant, dusky and slightly barmy element of the former sitting juxtaposed to the serious, poignant element of the latter - with an underlying hint of the blues the mix is gritty, elegant and seriously interesting!
Natalie Ross sounds like a real fun person; she sounds like someone who doesn't take herself too seriously but hopes that people take to her imaginative and creative style. Certainly Ross seems to be going down a somewhat tangential road with her music - she aint yer normal acoustic songstress - Ross is a bit of an urban poet and isn't afraid to say as she finds. Hence the humour or should I say quirky side to her poetic ramblings!
Natalie Ross has impressed me with her slightly off-kilter acoustic way. She writes extremely well, she plays with knowing sensitivity and she sings with a certain cute but ballsy attitude. 'Secret Lemonade Drinker' by Natalie Ross makes a pleasant change from all the self-important and often too deeply meaningful acoustic stuff out there. I bet Natalie Ross really communicates and 'clicks' with her audience and is a real hoot in the live scenario. I really hope she can take her light-hearted acoustic wares to the next level. Quirky works just fine for me - but seriously, Natalie Ross is bloody good and Natalie Ross deservers to be heard - and enjoyed!
Peter J Brown aka toxic pete (www.toxicpete.co.uk)
Natalie's debut download single 'Me and Delilah' was aired by Tom Robinson at BBC 6 music on the 28th October 2007.
'Me and Delilah was a real find for us really early on when we first launched the show. It's an extraordinary piece of music...' Tom Robinson (BBC 6 music.)
Trains Go Cha Cha EP.
'Inspiring, entrancing and well worth a fiver!' Ivan Chandler (Director of Musicalities Publishing.)
Trains Go Cha Cha EP
The more for your money Edition.
Available to buy at gigs and through paypal at www.natalieross.co.uk
Track listing
Shock to the System
At least i know where my shoes are
Will i be the same?
The things you said
Shipwrecked
Secret lemonade drinker
Me and Delilah
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Hello babe, just passing by to show some love, you look stunning in your pictures! Love 'shock to the system', genious as always, hope all is well, love love love xx
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