WALKING out on the Sugababes just as they tasted success didn't look the smartest move in Siobhan Donaghy's fledgling career.
Promptly replaced by ex-Atomic Kitten Heidi, Siobhan's spot in the sun looked to have come and gone. But here she is.
Alone, still only a teenager, backed by the Bristolian sounds of cohort Cameron McVey (Massive Attack), and with a very different album from the Sugababes. Gone, too, is the awkward, uncertain performer of those days.
She still doesn't stride through the songs with confidence, but she brings to each track something marvellous - be it the mantra qualities of Suasex, the light, edgy buzz of Nothing But Song, the soaring, anthemic choruses or the breathy sound of what could be a young Sam Brown. If there's a flaw, it's this - the songs don't cry out mainstream hits.
Hopefully the record company will let this talent flower, because Donaghy could be the future.
Updated: 11:36 Thursday, November 06, 2003
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