
House of Cards is the debut album from the 2009 Arts Foundation winner, Emily Baker. This eleven song offering is delivered after what has been an impressively busy year for the singer/songwriter, performing with the likes of Frank Turner, Beth Rowley, Pete Doherty and Gabriella Cilmi. Expectations for this debut are, perhaps unsurprisingly, high.
Hit and Run introduces us to Emily’s distinctive and instantly recognisable vocals. It’s the not the most memorable of openers though, a mellow track that could easily be put to use as background music in a department store. Bordering,...