Artist In The Spotlight: Week 6

London singer-songwriter Alex Clare released his debut album 'The Lateness Of The Hour'  in July 2011. He started playing guitar and piano, whilst training to be a chef, and started attending open mic nights because he hated his job so badly! Whilst on a boat down the Thames he wrote several songs, which eventually found their way to Island Records.

Alex Clare's voice is captivating and full of soul, though it may be difficult to pin his music down to a specific genre. It seems to be a mixture of blues, reggae, soul and dubstep, that just seems to work. The first I heard of him was his cover of Etta James' 'Damn Your Eyes', which left me wanting to hear more of him.

The album itself is certainly interesting to listen to, due to his voice and rapid change and variety of musical genre throughout each track. It seems the best option for him now might be to follow in the footsteps of fellow ginger Ed Sheeran, who has propelled himself into the charts with constant gigging and collaborations.

 His latest single release 'Too Close' seems to be gaining him more attention, having over 100,000 youtube views and counting. This could be the start of something good for Alex Clare.