Models on the mic

Earlier this week the musical talents of Agyness Deyn were unleashed upon the world and, outside of the fashion press, no one batted an eyelid. That’s what someone should have told Agyness collaborators the Five O’Clock Heroes: you can bring a model to the recording studio, but you can’t make them listen to her sing.

In actual fact Agyness’ voice isn’t bad. She’s never going to be the next Queen of Soul, but you wouldn’t kick her off the karaoke. The fault with this single ‘Who’ probably lies with the Five O’Clock Heroes and their workman-like indie. It’s not so awful-awful, but it’s not so special either (I always feel bad about damning things with faint praise – I’d rather leave them alone, but if you will court attention with ‘Britain’s latest supermodel’ and a sort-of-rubbish song then the faint praise is yours.)

‘My favourite food is sushi and I’ve always wanted to be in a band!’ – more models making music.

Carla Bruni: Actually very good this one, as I’ve mentioned on Dots before. Carla is proof that sometimes the prejudice against model-music is unfair. Prior to releasing her first album ‘Quelqu’un M’a Dit’ Carla couldn’t get the music press to talk about anything except her previous roles as arm candy to Mick Jagger and Eric Clapton. Then people heard the lovely evening-to-night sound she’d created and fell over themselves to interview her.

Twiggy: Oh dear. Neasdon’s finest isn’t much cop as a disco chanteuse. As eMusic’s own review says: “To borrow a phrase Twiggy used way too much during her stint judging America’s Next Top Model: the camera loves her. The microphone, however, is another story.”

Kate Moss: Tricky to rate Moss’ performance, as although she’s collaborated with Primal Scream and her ex-boyfriend Pete Doherty several times, it’s always hard to pick out exactly what she’s doing. See here for an edge-of-sound-whispering Moss and Bobby Gilespie draining ‘Some Velvet Morning’ of all beauty and here for her supposedly singing with (i.e. appearing on stage with) Babyshambles for ‘La Belle Et La Bete.’ She’s clearly not one to make a lot of noise Ms Moss.