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Kirsty MacColl

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Kirsty MacColl (1959–2000) was an English singer-songwriter, daughter of folk singer Ewan MacColl. She released albums from the early 1980s through 2000, collaborated with artists including The Pogues and Johnny Marr, and worked with producer (and former husband) Steve Lillywhite. Her career ended when she died after being struck by a speedboat in 2000.

Born 1959; daughter of Ewan MacColl; first single 1979; five studio albums often cited in reviews (Desperate Character, Kite, Electric Landlady, Titanic Days, Tropical Brainstorm); collaborated with The Pogues on "Fairytale of New York"; collaborated with Johnny Marr; associated with a late-career Latin-influenced turn on Tropical Brainstorm; died in 2000 after a speedboat accident in Mexico.

DeBaser reviews praise Kirsty MacColl's voice, songwriting and diverse albums from early pop-rock to a late Latin-infused turn on Tropical Brainstorm. Reviewers highlight Electric Landlady, Kite and Tropical Brainstorm as career peaks and note memorable collaborations with Johnny Marr and the Pogues. Her career and its abrupt end in 2000 are recurring context for the admiration in these pieces.

For:Fans of literate British pop, singer-songwriters, and listeners interested in Latin-influenced pop and female vocalists.

 Tribute to Kirsty MacColl (1959-2000). "Tropical Brainstorm" is the simplest and lightest album by Kirsty MacColl and unfortunately also the last...

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 Tropical Brainstorm is my island of Ogygia, a place far from the world where I can unplug from everything and everyone, a ritual, a spell.

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 Kite is a Pop record in the truest and deepest sense of the term (which is so often overlooked, by the way).

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 my little queen, the one who holds the very personal scepter of the female voice of my soul

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