Puttin' on the Brits

Once again British gals are rockin' the music scene.  No I'm not referring to the Spice Girls.  (Though I must admit I once made a Spice Rack out of Spice Girl figurines that was oh so VERY cool!) 

No,  I'm talking about 3 new gals just hitting (or about to hit) US airwaves.

First up is Leona Lewis.  She won "The X Factor" (The british version of American Idol produced by Simon Cowell.)  She has a great pop sound.  I would recommend her to fans of Mariah Carey... or fans of early Mariah Carey (when she had more range to her voice and more material to her dresses.)

Here's a clip of Leona's first single "Bleeding Love" from her debut album "Spirit."

The next two are being hailed as the "New Amy's"  (as in Amy Winehouse.)  I personally love them both.  And they seem a little more stable than Ms. Rehab.

Adele (now 20) recorded her debut album "19" when she was.... wait for it..... 19!  Here is a cool video of "Chasing Pavements"

Finally we have "Duffy."  If you are over Winehouse's stuff-y try Duffy!  Sorry... enough-y!

Seriously, there are some major similarites.  Duffy's first single "Mercy" definitely has a "Rehab" vibe.  In the musical intro she even sings "Yeah, yeah, yeah" instead of "No, no, no."  I REALLY dig the song though.  I actually really like the whole album (I've been listening to the U.K. import version.) Her whole album "Rockferry" comes out May 13 in the US for a pretty low price.  "Mercy" is available now as a single on i-tunes.

Here's the video for Mercy.

There you are.... 3 musical British Babes.

I would also like to give a musical shout out to 2 other great UK gals...  Lily Allen and Kate Nash.  Their albums are full of fun melodies and "cheeky" lyrics.