Album Review: Alice Gold - Seven Rainbows

Alice Gold - Seven Rainbows

Seven Rainbows is the debut album from British singer songwriter Alice Gold. Supposedly influenced by Janis Joplin, Seven Rainbows is less folksy and more accomplished than that comparison would have you believe; and a very catchy and likeable record it is too.

I saw a very brief performance by Gold supporting the Pierces recently (Swisslet's written notes of 'leather shorts' is about all I recall) but when I'd finished listening to the album ended earlier I immediately felt the need to play it again.

Single Runaway Love has enjoyed plenty of radio airplay recently and is a highlight, as is the excellent single Cry Cry Cry and the final track, The End of the World. Parts of Seven Rainbows are floaty and a little ethereal, but it's not as psychedelic a record as you might expect from the cover and the Janis Joplin influence.

Seven Rainbows is a good record, and well worth a listen. A very promising debut.