Kate Nash

Overview

Kate Nash won fans with her piano-driven pop songs and cockney-accented lyrics on her first album, the platinum-selling Made of Bricks, and now she's back with a new album, a new look and a nostalgic 60s sound.

If her first album won acclaim (and a Brit Award) for its keen observation of confusing romances and what Pitchfork calls a 'just-a-girl power-pop blast', then her second album, My Best Friend Is You delivers plenty of Motown-inflected brass and handclaps, jangly surf-guitar and coordinated girl group dance moves alongside the usual key-thwacking intensity.

Making an appearance at the Metro Theatre just before playing at Playground Weekender, you can expect grungy pop, catchy hooks and humorous lyrical narrative delivered with typical aplomb. And, fingers crossed, maybe something a little like the video below.