Jade Bird

There's no doubt Bird is the complete package: Deft songwriting, outstanding vocals that glide effortlessly between honey and hessian, plus oodles of attitude to boot.

There are no two ways about it, it is a tremendous debut and the quality is beyond question.

There’s not a person out there capable of replicating this kind of passion, and Bird’s character comes bounding through as if she were ripped from a Mark Twain novel. Sleep on this at your peril, missing out on a talent this phenomenal would be a truly unforgivable sin.

The British singer-songwriter’s debut fortifies her early promise as a confident young voice of country-charred rock.

It’s a very digestible and fun debut LP.

Thankfully, Bird’s singular musical style—a chalky blend of roots-rock, country and pop—and her mighty, mighty roar cancel out any thematic fumbles entirely and make Jade Bird one of the more impressive solo debuts of the year so far.

This is a solid debut full of well-written songs and plenty of attitude that delivers on the promise of her early singles.

Across twelve polished tracks, Jade switches from piano ballad to stomping singalong and back again, full of bold choruses and raw, ricocheting vocals.

This is an impressive first effort. Bird ... arrives fully formed as a rootsy, taut songwriter and especially vivacious singer.

The album’s polished like a glass table, which sometimes works ... but the sparkle gets a bit wearing after a while; MOR-Americana-with-edges it may be, but the musical edges have been sanded down.