It's only been a few weeks since i randomly wandered into George Pringle's RCRD LBL page and downloaded the free mp3s that are offered there - but I can already declare her as the greatest thing I have heard in 2008.

Ok... let me go back a bit, shake my head, come down and start again. Oxford based George Pringle is a 22 years old girly-girl that has been expose to the perfect amount of whatever that the counter culture has to offer. She doesn't have a full album yet, but two days ago she has released her limited 300 copy debut EP, "Poor EP, Poor EP Without A Name", which you can still order from her MySpace page (you know I have already). Of course, you can also scout the net for her demos and singles - most chances are that you will absolutely love them.

Like any lo-fi electronic artist you should respect, all she's got is a laptop, a witty tongue and too much style. She started writing music at the age of 16, loves to name bands and genre drop (Joy Division, Techno, Shoegaze and even a wink to My Bloody Valentine is in her songs) and most importantly, she's a huge LCD Soundsystem fan - The first time that her brother played her the song "Losing My Edge" is written in her bio, and her MySpace features a song called "LCD I love you but you're bringing me down".

Don't get me wrong. Pringle isn't James Murphy yet - her production is usually a very simple and cute electronic beat (although in "We Could Have Been Heroes" she shows that she can be a bit more complex too), but she's great just the way she is: The production is exvactly what her white girl spoken word style calls for.

Sometimes when you hear her, you can think of The Streets - mostly because of the british accent and the day to day topics. Other times, you may jump to Uffie, only without all the filth and the club atmosphere. But you know what? I'm going back to my original statement and to the top paragraph of this post: George Pringle is incredibly special and we shouldn't compare her to anybody. All we have to do is enjoy her music, and that's not a hard thing to do.

Au Revoir Simone are exactly the kind of girls you want to be friends with: They are a triplet, they look amazing, they play drum machines, they sing, they are from Brooklyn, and they like casio tunes. What more can you ask for?

Au Revoir Simone