MUSIC REVIEWS
WORDS: BEN KELLY & CHRISTIAN GUILTENANE
JESS GLYNNE
Rated 8 out of 10
I CRY WHEN I LAUGH/ATLANTIC
Just like Sam Smith before her, you’ll have heard the voice of Jess Glynne long before you ever saw her face. She’s the vocalist on Clean Bandit’s inescapable hit Rather Be, and the Route 94 track My Love; topped up with her Tinie Tempah collaboration Not Letting Go and her triumphant debut solo single Hold My Hand, and she’s sitting on a run of 4 number one singles, meaning that where British females are concerned, she’s tied with Rita Ora, and only topped by Geri Halliwell and Cheryl. Yes, this is very much Jess Glynne’s time, and the debut album from the North London 25-year-old shows the artist emerging from behind the voice.