Slow Dynamo

As the Irish Times points out, “it’s not every day that a relatively-unknown Irish singer is bigged-up by KanYe West” but this is the sort of thing that has happened to Valerie Francis since the release of her debut album, Slow Dynamo. The video for her single ‘Punches’ – which caught West’s eye – won IMTV’s Video of the Year, while Slow Dynamo was nominated for a clutch of awards including Choice Music Prize and won Album of the Year in the Irish Independent.