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Baker's Dozen

Artists discuss the 13 records that shaped their lives

11. Brigid Mae PowerI Told You The Truth

She’s one of my favourite people in the world; she’s also my wife now! This is such a special record to me because that was how I was introduced to her and her creative work. We met just playing a concert together in Cork – we got put on the same bill one night and I was just utterly enamoured by her show. I’ve had this thing happen – it’s only happened to me a few times – when I’m watching concerts and my vision starts to almost blur a bit and things start to pixelate: it becomes really surreal. I don’t know, it’s only happened to me at a few concerts, but it’s happened enough times that it’s kind of a familiar sensation, and it only happens when I’m utterly captivated. That happened the first time I saw her play, and I just picked up that record and it’s such a raw record. It was recorded with a little handheld recording device in a church in Galway in Ireland. I just absolutely love it, I love the way she uses her voice, and I love the raw, honestness of her lyrics.

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