Candie Payne provides an ideal soundtrack for low-key lounging or late-night rousing.
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Imagine ’60s soul-laced melodies reminiscent of Dusty Springfield and Peggy Lee crossed with a more accessible Portishead, and you’ve got Liverpool lass Candie Payne. Raised in both the U.K. and New York, this former vintage-clothing shopgirl is set to take on the States with her party-ready brand of “kitchen pop” songs. With up-tempo beats, bluesy yet peppy vocals, and a backing landscape fit for swinging London, Payne’s debut album, I Wish I Could Have Loved You More, is a sultry soundtrack for both background and all-the-way-up volumes.
