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Here's a review of 'these four walls' for you to have a look at. It'd be good to put more reviews up, so if you fancy having a go just holler at me, and I'll send you an EP. Cheers - jo xx

Let's face it, singer/songwriters are everywhere. The seemingly never-ending influx of girls and boys with an acoustic guitar and a broken heart can be worrying at times. So it's nice to stick Jo Lewis' new EP on, and quietly let yourself unwind to her seductive music. Yes, she has an acoustic, and she talks of love but she does so in a way that doesn't have you reaching for the skip button. Lewis seems to be able to do that rarest of all things; hold your attention.

The essence of this CD and Lewis' music is her voice; often quiet but confident with an almost soulful tinge to it at times, it definitely lights up her songs in quite a unique way. The best example of this would be 'Sent Out A Party', sticking out with attitude and a defiant mood, which her voice seems to appreciatively wrap around. Her vocal melodies intertwine very well with her guitar playing, especially on 'We Come Undone', which somehow manages to talk about a relationship break up with a seductive presentation.

Whilst the lyrical content does often dwell on love issues, Lewis seems confident enough in her phrasing not to let it delve too much into self-pity or let it grate on the listener, and in a world where 90% of the songs we hear are about love, such a command of language is pretty damn welcome.

- Iwan Lehnert