by Philip Moss

Angie McMahon is already big news in her native Australia, and – with a deeply emotive set of songs, and a voice beyond her years – it’s easy to see why she’s been taken so to firmly to heart down under.

Melancholic in tone, Soon, opens with apprehension and uncertainty – ‘I can’t let you sweep me off my feet just yet.’ Before opening up to show her explosive vocal range – ‘I’d like to have real love one day’ – a theme that runs throughout this debut album and makes McMahon’s songwriting so profoundly relatable.

Keeping Time is rollicking; brimming with brash guitars and yet more captivating, soul filled vocals. Slow Mover, the debut single that’s racked up just shy of ten million Spotify plays, again touches upon patience – questioning whether true love will present itself in the most perfect of ways, or whether there will always be niggling doubts. However, latest single, And I Am A Woman, suggests that the Melbourne based artist has found a ways to curb some of her inner fragilities, and that a hardness has grown within – bringing with it a sense of control and a truer understanding of one’s self.

Salt is a raw, sincere, emotion-filled debut that’s overflowing with melody and soul. And, given time, it’s a set of songs that should – and deserves to – win her friends outside of her homeland.

Secret Meeting score: 77

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