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Clair Reilly-Roe covers U2 on Island in the City by Dave Urbano for Review Stalker

I love the joke in the Blue Brothers movie: So what kind of music do you guys have here normally? “Both Kinds. Country & Western.” Well the answer around here is about the same but I thought it would be a good idea to focus on some pop music for a change. So here’s a cover by Clair Reilly-Roe doing “New Years Day”. Some pop can really gets under your skin mainly because you hear it too much or it all sounds the same, etc. Easy to be a hater for sure but every once in awhile there is some music that is pretty pleasant and you find yourself humming along because it’s just a good song or they actually do have taste. I literally pictured some Rastafarians jamin’ behind her in my mind when I hear her cover this song in her style and I’m then suddenly transported to a fancy beach front bar in the Hamptons or Cape Cod maybe. You get the picture. This music will help you escape your miserable winter doldrums. Also helps if the singer has some flammable assets and the music is recorded really well so there you go. Clair’s voice will burn right through with a blink of eyelash so check it out.  Back story short and full disclosure. I met Clair on a video shoot for the Create or Else documentary series that I’ve been working on for awhile. She is one of the many independent artists being produced by Tony Black’s music production umbrella and is a featured artist in the mini-doc. She spiritedly says about her tunes: “…girls say that it’s good make out music!”   As is appropriate around these parts stalk her on twitter @ClairReillyRoe She’s got a city soul but you can check her out for yourself…

SOCAN Words + Music Magazine

New york based composer/singer Clair Reilly-Roe, along with fellow KBC Kids members Brian Rund and Kobie Powell, has written songs for multiple episodes of Running Russell Simmons, a reality TV show that follows the U.S. entrepreneur and co-founder of Def Jam. KBC kids which focuses on creating positive hip hop for children and has had released several CDs, has a placement in the upcoming Disney TV movie musical, Lemonade Mouth, and has created a kids’ cartoon TV show that is currently in develpment with Canadian animation company 9Story (Max & Ruby/Harriet the Spy). Reilly-roe also has a solo career as a singer-songwriter. Her debut album, Island in the City, was produced by Grammy Award Winner Tony Black and features five original songs and six covers, ranging from U2 and Green Day to Daniel Lanois, all in a reggae/pop style

SESAC New + Now

Canadian singer songwriter Clair Reilly-Roe delivers songs more intimate and inspired than ever. The melodies are sweet and singable and the lyrics are pages falling out of a tattered, well-traveled diary. These story-songs are about changing and letting go, about beginnings, endings, but above all else, the triumph of love.