Blog: State Magazine

It's easy to see where Margaret Healy's going with Girls, Boys & Clockwork Toys . Downbeat, melancholy acoustic tracks; Irish accent; middle of a recession… it's an obvious market. It's taken 8 years to get this second album on the shelf, and unfortunately, despite a couple of gems, it does little to justify the wait. The stand out is 'I'm Sorry I Spoke', a resigned surrender to an endless stream of domestic arguments; closing track '3am Mayhem' is also worth a spin, though it's anything but mayhem. Healy does have a wonderful voice. It's a gentle, high-pitched [...]