Artist Of The Week: Catherine Tran

Catherine Tran's mesmerising tones demand being soaked up by whimsical listeners searching for aural pleasantries of the soothing kind. For an unsigned artist currently working on her debut album Ms Tran managed to capture my attention on hearing only one and a half of her songs at the Camden Barfly when she supported El Condor Pasa earlier this month.

On that evening (7th August 2008) the small, dimly lit upstairs room at Barfly was full of beer swigging gig-goers, all of whom quietened down to hushed tones in respect of Catherine Tran's delicate-voiced, guitar strumming presence. To put it simply – she sounded lovely. And balancing her large guitar (in comparison to her small body) appeared no mean feat either!

As yet there's not a wealth of Catherine Tran music or information available. However, trusty ole' MySpace can be relied on as usual and Catherine's space offers four songs from her demo which are well worth a listen, although her live performance betters her recorded sound in my opinion.

To make the comparison for yourself trundle along to one of Catherine's two upcoming London dates. Can't make it? The radio website Last fm is streaming some of Ms Tran's music - check out www.last.fm/music/Catherine Tran for a listen.

MySpace: www.myspace.com/catherinetran