Tag Archives: Amanda Shires

Review: Amanda Shires – ‘Nobody’s Girl’

“I didn’t set out to make a divorce record. When I made ‘Take It Like a Man’, I was still fighting for something, writing from inside the hurricane, holding my ground, trying to keep love from slipping away. ‘Nobody’s Girl’ is what came after the wreckage, the silence, the rebuilding. …

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Review: Amanda Shires – King Tuts, Glasgow

In the history of why-on-earth-book-a-popular-artist-into-such-a-small-venue, booking Amanda Shires into King Tuts would score pretty damn high on the why-o-meter. Sure, the venue has a history (*insert mandatory “Oasis were discovered here” quote right about now), and the number of established acts (Biffy, REM, Coldplay, Beck, The Strokes, MCR, Muse, etc) …

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