Public Servant Lifestyle

Nineteen year-old Amy McDonald releases her debut single Poison Prince in May.

Released digitally 23 April, followed by the physical release 7 May, Poison Prince is the first single to be taken from Amy’s extraordinary debut album This Is The Life out on the Vertigo label 30 July.

Written by Amy, the dark, vitriolic strum of Poison Prince is about how she feels about those talented musicians who dabble in drugs and before they know it, go from superstar to nothing. Her debut album This Is The Life is brimming with great tunes. As well as Poison Prince there's Mr Rock & Roll, sung in Amy's rich, bell-clear, gutsy vocal and possessing a compelling rhythmic punch and a chorus surely set to wow those T In The Park masses. There’s also the trumpet-laden, atmospheric Let’s Start A Band: a simple song, sung brilliantly, roaring powerfully in her ears and in the head.

Is This The Life?

At just 19, Glaswegian singer-songwriter Amy Macdonald possesses a talent way beyond her years. Having taught herself to play the guitar at 12 and with a huge, raging desire to write and play songs, Amy spent her teens perfecting her craft. After playing a few shows around Glasgow and Edinburgh and receiving a good reaction, Amy sent off some demos, recorded on eight-track in her bedroom. She was quickly picked up by Melodramatic Records, a London based production and management company. Within a few months, she’d secured a publishing deal with Warner Chappell and a record deal with Vertigo, the home of massive acts like Razorlight and The Killers.

Amy embarks on a full Scottish tour throughout March with more dates around the UK to follow. She is already confirmed to play at Glastonbury with more festival appearances around the UK to be announced soon. Poison Prince is quickly picking up early radio support. Over 8 weeks before release, Poison Prince is already being played on Radio Scotland and XFM Scotland with more stations adding daily.

For more informatuion on this emerging singer-songwriter - and to view her video for Poison Prince - the following links may be useful:

More information available in Music