Pennsylvania steel

When Miriam Clancy recently stepped up at Auckland’s Wine Cellar, at the start of a short national tour, an impressive transformation took place.

Minutes before, she’d been exchanging hugs with well-wishers and fans, many of whom had enjoyed her two singer-songwriter albums Lucky One (2006) and Magnetic (2009).

But this was a very different Clancy, one tested and toughened, errs strongly on the side of rock and electronica.