KarmaDeva
Somewhere between the Yeah Yeah Yeah's Karen O and Patti Smith there is the dazzling, charismatic JJ Stanness, singer of KarmaDeva. With vibrant guitar sounds, driving bass and powerfully expressive vocals this band are comparable to the likes of White Lies, Florence and the Machine, Blondie, Siouxsie and the Banshees and the Editors. KD are fronted by the enigmatic and unpredictable JJ Stanness, whose prom dress-and- bunches sweetness are streaked with a darkness betraying her former life as a mordantly satirical writer and actress with comedy partner Julia Davis (Nighty Night).