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I liked her when I first heard her, still do. I'd give her album 7/10, but her live performance at Leeds Festival this summer would get a 9, and only misses out on being a 10 because it was a bit short. She probably would have deserved the Mercury more than Harvey, or at least more than either of Harvey's Mercury-winning albums (had 'Is this Desire?' won one, I'd have no qualms though). It's easy to shoot people down when they get alot of hype, but most of the Calvi hype has been fairly muted, and generally from fairly well-respected media outlets. All this "she must have friends in high places" nonsense is exactly the kind of indie-snobbery I'm trying to get away from, but maybe I'm just getting old...
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