CocknBullKid's new album 'Adulthood'

Blimey, great to see our friend Anita Blay aka CocknBullKid getting mentioned in the same breath as Julian Casablancas, Thurston Moore, Barbara Panther and Limp Bizkit ! We first played her on BBC Introducing: Fresh On The Net back in June 2008, just before she first played the Introducing stage at Glasto.

The great thing about Anita is her refusal to be categorised: she makes music pure and simple. She's friends with all kinds of indie kids and musical misfits from all kinds of scenes - you'll find her collaborating happily with Hoodlums one day and Chilly Gonzales the next.

Last October my wife and I ran one of our songwriters weekends at a remote Jacobean manorhouse in Kent where Anita joined up with various other musicians such as Tom from Toodar, Ben from Vinyl Jacket and Alex from Pandas & People. It was ludicrously talented company and Anita was the life and soul of the house party, cheerfully collaborating with all and sundry. I hope her new album Adulthood does brilliantly for her...