I saw the Dublin-born Imelda May at a festival recently and am still recovering from the experience. What a voice and what a performance! Imelda May and her band are definitely an act to see live - she put in an energetic performance and seemed to be enjoying the set as much as the crowd did.

I bought Love Tattoo after the festival and of course, while it's not quite the experience of seeing her live set, it is immense. Her voice is just incredibly powerful and raw and is complemented by this album which shows off her vocal talents in everything from rockabilly and jazz to blues (she started her career in the Blues Clubs of Dublin). I think my favourite here is Johnny Got a Boom Boom which has some great riffs and shows the band at their best.

Imelda May and her band (which includes her husband guitarist Darrel Higham) put on a highly-professional performance with a mixture of soulful songs and upbeat tracks. I recommend seeing them live to experience the sheer energy and crowd feedback. They will be huge!

1. Johnny got a boom boom
2. 2. Feel me
3. known 123
4. Wild about my lovin
5. Big Bad Handsome Man
6. Love Tattoo
7. Meet you at the moon
8. Smoker's song
9. Smotherin' me
10. Falling in love with you again
11. It's your voodoo working
12. Watcha gonna do