Louise Distras: Blue On Black

Reviews

Who needs Brody Dalle when you have Louise Distras? When we think of some of the most successful and influential singer-songwriters of recent years, we will often remind ourselves of softly-voiced angels sharing blissful, heart-hugging songs. Be warned now; Louise Distras has arrived to ruthlessly shatter such stereotypes. Her songs are competently constructed and delivered with astounding power, proving that she possesses the qualities to rise above the average aspiring artist. It is quite conceivable that Distras could become the next Frank Turner."
- Room Thirteen

"Young, wild, and armed with an acoustic guitar, Louise Distras sings of desperate situations, dodging bullets, final stands and hostile towns with the coarse emotional vigour of a reckless outlaw. Her anthemic melodies grab hold with a fierce bite while her lyrics are fraught with futile sentiments, fearful vulnerability and aggressive defiance. Her voice cuts through the tracks with the same visceral intimacy of Jamie T's 'Panic Prevention', or Billy Bragg's 'Levi Stubbs Tears'. Folk punk may strike some as somewhat of a contradiction in stylistic terms but Ms. Distras ties the fast paced aggression of Joe Strummers Wild - West rebellious attitude to the rustic charm of the current 'folk revival' with jaunty skill and the result sound is distinctive, appealing and instantly memorable. With lyrics more in common with Jackson Cage than Eliza Doolittle, there's real fury and commitment.This animal will claw the skin off your face if you get it riled. Don't underestimate it."
- We are unseen

"A Yorkshire cousin to Mumford && Sons, Ben Marwood, Frank Turner and Laura Marling, we could be hearing a female 21st century Joe Strummer with the ability to declare even the most casual of lines as if it's the most essential statement a musician can make. Uplifting music, stripped of commercial or gimmicky, tired hooks which surround the music scene this music is unapologetic in it's traditional beauty. This woman knows her way around 6 strings."
- Shattered glass media

"A rogue-folk hybrid somewhere between Bikini Kill and Martha Wainwright, much hyped and knee deep in so much critical acclaim it probably makes her bleed from the inside out."
- Subba-Cultcha.com

"Who needs Brody Dalle when you have Louise Distras? When we think of some of the most successful and influential singer-songwriters of recent years, we will often remind ourselves of softly-voiced angels sharing blissful, heart-hugging songs. Be warned now; Louise Distras has arrived to ruthlessly shatter such stereotypes. Her songs are competently constructed and delivered with astounding power, proving that she possesses the qualities to rise above the average aspiring artist. It is quite conceivable that Distras could become the next Frank Turner."
- Room Thirteen

"Louise has been likened to Brody Dalle and Courtney Love, but it wont be long before other solo performers are being compared to her. This is a top class EP and Wakefield has something to be proud of in Louise Distras."
- Punk News

"Louise has done it again, she's delivered a masterpiece of sticking two fingers up at the overly saturated shiny female starlets. You can be cool, be angry, and be so fucking talented, without selling your soul."
- Sally's gig reviews

"Louise's music holds a torch to the acerbic folk - punk of Frank Turner and her lairy lyricism grabs you by the throat, spits in your face and pours beer in your shoes. It's instrumentally sparse - just a voice and six strings - and vocally husky, raspy and rugged."
- A negative narrative

"Right here, and right now, the UK should be proud of it's music scene as yet again we've produced something rather spectacular. Just when you think you've heard it all, you get someone like Louise come along who redefines whole genres, breaks boundaries, ignores all the 'normal' rules, yet still crafts something beautiful."
- Media essentials