REVIEW BY DESH KAPUR
“QUEENSWAY TUNNEL” OUT NOW
Zuzu is a 23-year-old, sci-fi loving singer songwriter from Liverpool and she had just released her debut album “Queensway Tunnel”.
Over the last couple of years Zuzu has been very busy building her reputation as someone who is one to watch, steadily working towards this debut release. She has already released two highly acclaimed Eps, Made on Earth by Humans and How It Feels, plus a handful of singles.
On “Queensway Tunnel” Zuzu delivers a blend of Liverpool guitar pop, mixed with the pop sensibilities of Taylor Swift and delivered with a soft scouse twang. There is an honesty and girl-next-door feel to Zuzu as she regales us with songs of love lost, love gained and lessons learnt, all with a sci fi twist. The lyrics are witty, clever, and cutting in a way that shows her roots as a true Liverpudlian girl.
This record glimmers with personality, big catchy choruses and subtlety that make it seem that you hear more on each listen.
This record feels very personal, whilst be totally relatable for the listener. It feels like a record that has been written over years, with all those experiences, good and bad, laid bare. It’s sonic in parts, gentle and sad in others, whilst still being uplifting. In essence, this is a very good record and will only reinforce what everyone who has heard her music is thinking -and that is that Zuzu is destined for very big things.
8/10
QUEENSWAY TUNNEL TRACKLISTING
1. Timing
2. Lie To Myself
3. My Old Life
4. The Van Is Evil
5. Toaster
6. Bevy Head
7. Where’d You Go
8. Never Again
9. Endlessly Yours
10. Queensway Tunnel
Zuzu – 2021 headline UK tour dates – Tickets on sale here.
Wed 01 Dec – Patterns – Brighton, UK
Thu 02 Dec – The Dome – London, UK
Fri 03 Dec – Thekla – Bristol, UK
Sun 05 Dec – O2 Academy – Liverpool, UK
Mon 06 Dec – The Cluny – Newcastle, UK
Tue 07 Dec – The Mash House – Edinburgh, UK
Wed 08 Dec – King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut – Glasgow, UK
Thu 09 Dec – Bodega Social Club – Nottingham, UK
Sat 11 Dec – Hyde Park Book Club – Leeds, UK
Sun 12 Dec – Hare & Hounds – Birmingham, UK
Mon 13 Dec – The Deaf Institute – Manchester, UK
Tue 14 Dec – The Leadmill – Sheffield, UK
Thu 16 Dec – The Academy- Dublin, IE
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My life is a soundtrack, i track my life through music, photography is my passion, my escape, my expression. Without both i have pieces missing, thankfully i’m blessed and get to combine both.
Born in Manchester, lived in Australia for 22 years where i was heavily involved in the Australian Music Industry, firstly in bands (Singer) and then managing bands (all original), I moved back to the UK, Wales specifically 10 years ago and married my childhood sweetheart and life is good.
