
One probably wouldn’t expect for Amy Winehouse’s old band to reunite with a new singer. And yet, somehow, they’ve been touring for years with other singers, and I only just found out about it. This current iteration with Bronte Shande has been going for well over a year, and it sounds pretty good, if you ask me.
Even if the physical resemblance isn’t there, the voice sounds remarkably close to the original. And it certainly helps that the band is a slimmed-down version of the band from I Told You I Was Trouble. The only difference is that the guitarist joined the band shortly after Island immortalised those performances. Well, that and a few members of the band are evidently gone.
And it looks like things are going well enough that they’re putting on a special concert in Camden. The concert will commemorate what would have been her 40th birthday. However, they will not actually fall on that date. Tickets went on presale on September 14, which would actually have been her birthday. Why they chose to do it this way, despite the inherent logic of having a 40th birthday show on said birthday, I don’t know.
The concert will happen on December 22 at Camden’s KOKO. In addition to the band and the new singer, the concerts will also include rare footage of Amy Winehouse. And after looking at the footage I’ve seen is any indication, I can only assume this is going to be good.