Sarah and I went to see The Divine Comedy play at Café du Nord in San Francisco last night. An unexpected pleasure turned out to be the support act, a woman by the name of Polly Paulsma. This 28 year old from south London impressed me with her folky songs, which for me evoked memories of Suzanne Vega and Kirsty McColl.
As she moved from guitar to keyboard and then back again, I enjoyed her breathless voice, self-confidence and lyrical prowess. I therefore highly recommend buying her first album, Scissors In My Pocket, which I purchased at the gig and hastily ripped and copied to my iRiver, so that I can listen to it on my upcoming trip to Amsterdam.
We’ll be heading back to San Francisco this evening for a second helping of Polly and The Divine Comedy.