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On 'Life Love Flesh Blood,' Imelda May Writes About 'Everything'

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On 'Life Love Flesh Blood,' Imelda May Writes About 'Everything'

The Irish singer says she wanted to get "back to basics" for her latest album, an autobiographical collection of smoky torch songs, soul and blues that departs from her signature rockabilly sound.

On 'Life Love Flesh Blood,' Imelda May Writes About 'Everything'

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Imelda May: Madly In Love With Rockabilly

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Imelda May: Madly In Love With Rockabilly

Irish singer Imelda May is a walking, talking, singing embodiment of the 1950s. She wears leopard-print sweaters, tight bad-girl jeans and her hair in a ponytail. Although May has won numerous awards in 2009, her music harkens back to a style that was popular in the '50s: rockabilly.

Imelda May: Madly In Love With Rockabilly

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