Joan As Police Woman @ The Liquid Room, 13 Dec

Joan Wasser, the everyday plebeian name of Joan As Police Woman, has some incredible musical credentials. With former links to Jeff Buckley, temporary membership of Antony And The Johnsons during the making of their Mercury award-winning I Am A Bird Now and a long term friendship and collaborative camaraderie with Rufus Wainwright, Wasser has worked up an impressive CV. However, following the positive critical and public reception which met To Survive - her second solo effort, released in June - Joan As Police Woman should truly be respected as an artist in her own right. With a stage presence as soothing and interesting as her voice, this is intelligent, theatrical indie-rock to be revered. [Lauren Mayberry]