Guitar sensation Mo is in Steel City

A guitar tour de force, Mo Kenney, hails from Canada and has been described as having “dizzying, powerful classic rock guitar sound” and “An exciting blend of alternative/pop rock that feels both poetic and punky”.

This is the year that Mo Kenney plugs in, quite literally. Known for her smooth vocals and fearless lyrics, the Canadian singer releases the fast-paced single On The Roof, as well as announcing February UK live dates! One of those is on Tuesday February 6,at Sheffield Cafe No.9 in Nether Edge – tickets are available at www.wegottickets.com/

Mo has released two records with long-time producer and Canadian rock mentor, Joel Plaskett, since 2012. With her third album – the concept album, The Details, Mo comes fully and completely into her own as an artist.

She swaps her trademark acoustic guitar for a Fender Mustang, tracing her own strange, devastating and ultimately hopeful trip through the trials and tribulations of booze-fuelled breakdowns, clouds of depression, and disintegrating relationships.

She said: “I began writing “On The Roof” during a solo tour in the US. I had a day off in Syracuse, NY, and wrote the chorus for the song that day. When I sit and think of all the negative things in the world it can get me down, because there’s a lot of it. I go down that wormhole often, as I’m sure a lot of people do. The song is about being in that mindset and not being able to shake it.

On each of The Details’ 14 tracks Mo unflinchingly confronts her annihilation and eventual redemption, leaving nothing out. Combining elements of bruising rock ’n’ roll, vivid psychedelia, and haunting, left-of-the-dial pop, Kenney navigates the darkest waters in her life with self deprecation, genuine soul baring and typical black humour.