Profile: Aliyah Keshani

Yes, sometimes sifting through or telling one angel/ethereal voiced acoustic songstresses apart from another can be a chore for anyone save the doggedly motivated. Half-Malaysian Aliyah Keshani, however, is one that will make sifting a whole lot easier.

You can hear two of her songs on her MySpace, ‘Gently’ and ‘One Foot In The Past’, both of which are infused not by the happy hippy chirpiness that you are smothered with on a daily basis, but by dark, unbearable bitterness and aching fragility. Which may not be entirely new, but is a nice change, since the world doesn’t really need more faux-Feists. Keshani is currently doing the pub circuit in London, and may be playing a few shows in the motherland later this year. As always, remember: you heard it here first.