★荣列BBC「The Sound Of 2011」名单TOP5、MTV台Brand New频道节目「For 2011 Acts」、Q杂志「The Next Big Thing」首奖★ ★媒体喻为结合Annie Lennox和Stevie Nicks的魅力嗓音★ ★为纪念麦可杰克森殒落而创作的第二首主打歌“Last Dance”抢下英国金榜TOP23★ 入籍BBC热门15位「The Sound Of 2011」名单第5席次、挺进MTV台Brand New频道节目「For 2011 Acts」名单、获得Q杂志「The Next Big Thing」首奖，被媒体喻为结合Annie Lennox和Stevie Nicks嗓音，具有独特魅力和神秘气息的Clare Maguire，是在近几年新人辈出的流行歌坛中，一位值得你关注的首选女声！ 现年23岁，全名Clare Rita Mary Maguire的Clare，从小就积极朝音乐领域发展。17岁隻身前往伦敦，企图寻求发片机会，同时将录制好的Demo歌曲上传到MySpace，其中“Strangest Thing”一曲，获得超过50万次的点播，这也吸引到许多唱片公司的兴趣，同时让嘻哈皇帝Jay-Z约谈合作事宜、掀起Britpop风潮的先锋之一Pulp乐团灵魂支柱Jarvis Cocker给予好评，邀请于个人专辑中合作。2010年于Plan B和Hurts等英伦耀眼新秀/团体的巡演会上担任暖场嘉宾，在大量曝光下，短时间内累积众多粉丝的支持。 酝酿长达两年时间的【Light After Dark】，没有广邀许多制作人齐力抬轿，独锺炙手可热的名师Fraser T. Smith(Keane、Adele、Kylie Minogue)全力操盘。仅以吟唱方式勾引“Are You Ready?”现形，神似被Annie Lennox附身般的奇蹟；在“Shield And Sword”的舒缓推送下，交出一首令人满意且称头的开场曲目；第二波主攻歌“Last Dance”，翻转电气细微分子的穿绕，不失摇滚劲道的串连，展现力与美的结合，抢下英国金榜Top23；时髦连结Electro-Pop的“I Surrender”，悠扬琴韵佔领其中，同时突显Clare迷人声频；情绪张力极强的“Bullet”，震慑人心的频率瞬间四散；第一首暖身曝光曲“Ain`t Nobody”，像似一堆激暴扩散不安的颗粒，被Clare冷酷嗓音瞬间吸收冻结，却又趁著停顿空隙崩裂流窜，赢得严苛乐评的一致推崇；酷调多变的同名曲“Light After Dark”，都在精心安排下表现出神迷眩目色彩，令人低迴不已。 2011 debut album from the British vocalist. Clare has been heavily tipped for big things. She was recently named as both Q magazine and HMV's `Next Big Thing' and has just been shortlisted in MTV's Brand New For 2011 and the BBC Sound of 2011 Poll. Songs on Light After Dark are inspired by everything from the death of Michael Jackson (`The Last Dance') to the magic of childhood (`The Happiest Pretenders') or the loneliness of her first few months in the capital (the uplifting, Gospel-inflected `Break These Chains'), these are torch songs for the 21st century, both completely contemporary and utterly timeless. You'll hear mournful echoes of the Irish Folk music Clare grew up with on this album, hints of all the artists that influenced her: the Celtic vibes of Sinead O'Connor, the powerful vocals of Annie Lennox, the quirky innovations of Kate Bush, the soul of Johnny Cash. But mostly, you'll hear an iconic new singer with a sound that's all her own. Polydor.