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Monday, November 24, 2003

Starstruck GCN Magazine November
The following is a review of Starstruck taken from this months edition of GCN.

Here is a young Offaly singer/songwriter/musician with a definite musical future. Louise Killeen has just won a recording contract in New York and so this self-produced EP could well become something of a must-have.
Starstruck is a collection of songs you will find yourself humming long after listening to them. and it is that memorable quality that makes Louise Killeen stand out above the rest.
This EP platforms five songs, two of which are co-written and performed with Shana Wilkie who provides gentle, seamless harmonies on Furthest Thing and Endless Possibilities.
Starstruck, the title track, and Furthest Thing are reminiscent of early Mary Black, but Killeen's delivery on both songs provides a much more sensual echo than Black ever demonstrated.
Endless Possibilities is a gentle feelgood singalong to the wonders of falling love and may not be to every cynic's taste, but this short collection does get under even the toughest skin and revitalizes jaded emotional responses with simple arrangements and poignant lyricism like those on Never About You.
The final track, Stars in the Morning gives an indication of Killeen's potential as a songwriter, a song about unnamable longing shows she can give voice to complex emotions as well as the more obvious ones. This one gets you in the solar plexus with its minor key and beautifully rendered performance. Killeen's music lingers like a good kiss.
Marie Mulholland GCN
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