Noa May

Noa May is a talented Israeli solo artist penning prettily-accented ditties, this one in particular hits the spot. The War Is Over sounds straight out of Le Fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain – not just because there’s accordion hiding away there, but equally for the amount of other random acts appearing in The War Is Over. She’s not giving much away on online profiles, but as Noa May says herself, she’s “alternatively awesome”. - Fresh On The Net

Noa May's music has a way of crawling into the back of your mind and staying there for months at a time. While her first single "Play Me" was a gloriously tense and moody affair it's follow up "The War Is Over" represents the flipside of her talents; deceptively upbeat while discussing an issue that is clearly important to her. Both tracks were taken from her excellent debut album "New Born Beast" which was one of my biggest surprises in the past year.

While she is working on her follow up release we caught up with Noa to discuss PJ Harvey, her passion for Arak and bringing back Nina Simone: - Cougar Microbes