Latest Release
- 27 OCT 2023
- 9 Songs
- Original Album Series: The Pogues · 1987
- The Stiff Singles Collection · 1984
- Titanic Days · 1993
- The Stiff Singles Collection · 1984
- Electric Landlady · 1991
- Tropical Brainstorm · 1999
- Kite (Deluxe Edition) · 1989
- Tropical Brainstorm · 1999
- Titanic Days · 1993
- Titanic Days · 1993
Albums
- 2023
- 1999
- 1993
- 1993
- 1981
Music Videos
Singles & EPs
Live Albums
Compilations
Appears On
About Kirsty MacColl
British singer/songwriter Kirsty MacColl's genius was apparent, though woefully unrecognized during her lifetime. Her most widely heard performance came alongside Shane MacGowan on the Pogues' perennial holiday classic "Fairytale of New York," though she left behind a dazzling body of her own original music. From her early Stiff Records singles through her eclectic 1990s albums, MacColl found ways to combine country, jazz, synth pop, alt rock, and even Latin, making her a difficult artist to pin down. She was also a prolific session singer and writer for acts ranging from Tracey Ullman to the Smiths. Her own albums, particularly 1989's Kite and 2000's Tropical Brainstorm, were stylistic fusions combining unpredictable melodies, sharp wit, and detailed storytelling. Following her death in 2000 at age 41, subsequent generations have begun to discover her work (via compilations like 2023's career-spanning See That Girl 1979-2000), though her legacy outside of England remains remarkably overlooked.
- HOMETOWN
- Croydon, Surrey, England
- BORN
- 10 October 1959
- GENRE
- Pop