Missy Higgins

Country of origin:

Australia

Type of music generally:

Alternative pop/rock

Status:

Most recent release, On a Clear Night (2008)

See also:

Missy Higgins' site

Comparisons:

Margot O'Breslin

Covers/own material:

Own

General comments:

See album comments below

Recommended first album:

The Missy Higgins EP is her debut

Recordings:

• The Missy Higgins EP (2003)
• The Sound Of White (2005)
• On a Clear Night (2008)

The Missy Higgins EP

Release info:

2003—Virgin/Eleven (Australia)—EvelenCD18

Availability:

Australian sources

Ecto priority:

Recommended

Group members:

Missy Higgins—vocals, piano, guitar

Guest artists:

Julian Hamilton—piano, glockenspiel on 1 track
Kim Moyes—drums on 1 track, vibraphone on 1 track
Helen Mountfort—cello on 1 track
Michael Barker—percussion on 1 track

Produced by:

Julian Hamilton and Missy Higgins

Comments:

I just need a minute to rave about the new Missy Higgins' EP (called, intuitively enough, The Missy Higgins EP). This girl has really got a whole heap of talent and I predict that she's going to be known worldwide within a year or two. I've been listening to the EP on repeat for about a week now and my only complaint is—only four songs! Must. Have. More! (Sherlyn.Koo)

When her name was first mentioned here on ecto I downloaded the sample of "All for Believing" and have listened to it often since—I find it really catchy. So the instant I heard the ep was available I ordered it and it arrived a few days ago.
     Alas, "All for Believing" is the only track I like on it. At all. I still find "All for Believing" incredibly catchy, but the rest of the tracks do less than nothing for me. As a matter of fact, I can't bear to listen to them. I'm not sure what it is—because the music and lyrics are just too painfully predictable to me? And she sings so powerfully and earnestly?
     Anyway, I'm sure someone else here will love this, though. She's got quite the vocal style. And I still love "All for Believing"—it's a hit repeat song for me, which is why I'm so disappointed.
     She reminds me very much of Margot O'Breslin (whom I consistently like) here. (Neile)