Out of Step with Her Peers

“Gin Wigmore, a 26-year-old singer-songwriter from New Zealand, is a one-off,” Paul Lester of the Guardian declares, introducing Wigmore as ‘New Band’ No 1305. “Utterly unique. A maverick who dares go against the grain, making music totally out of step with her peers. Or at least she should be if there had never been an Amy Winehouse, a Duffy, or a Paloma Faith. Still, Polydor has just signed her. The buzz: [Latest album] ‘Gravel & Wine is just that — like Wigmore swallowed grit and it turned to gold’ — The Music Network. The truth: She has as much chance of making it as all the bazillions of other bluesy soul girls. Least likely to: Advertise Bic [Runga].”


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Pirate Comedy Deserves Another Season

Pirate Comedy Deserves Another Season

Cancelled after two season, Taika Waititi’s “silly comedy” Our Flag Means Death “deserves one more voyage”, according to Radio Times critic George White. “ was meant to be sacred…