Just When All Hope Was Lost


"All his exes throw a party
On his birthday every year
They reminisce and drink champagne
I make sure I bring my own beer."
~Sylvie Lewis, "All His Exes"



Her album, Tangos & Tantrums, has been out since early 2005 but I was thrilled to personally discover Sylvie Lewis. To my ear, she's like a British Sarah Harmer on a cabaret bender--and how can you go wrong there? Her lyrics are smart but it's her classy website complete with a blog called "Memoirs of a Madam" that completely hooked me... despite the fact that she hasn't updated it for a year. I read every single entry starting at the beginning, and highly recommend it!

From what I can piece together, she moved from England to LA, but has since smartly moved to NYC and possibly Barcelona, Spain. The happiest news is that she's finishing her second album, which should be coming out in the Spring. Let's hope she continues to play live with folks like the Weepies and the Greencards...

Posted: Sun - September 10, 2006 at 06:59 AM           |

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