Ever since Kate Nash released Foundations in 2007 the UK’s music scene has been inundated with copy-cat female vocalists doing their best to imitate her rough ‘n’ ready Laandan Tahn accent, regardless of whether they’re from the big smoke or not. So you can imagine my dismay when I read that 16-year-old singer-songwriter Georgie Vale lists Nash as one of her influences. But, on closer inspection, it seems that Georgie’s influences go much deeper than that.

She also cites Bowie as her “biggest musical influence,” as well as The Cure, T-Rex and Roxy Music. A pretty impressive list, especially when you consider that in the year she was born the charts were overrun with groups such as D:Ream, East 17 and even Manchester United Football Club. Hardly the most credible music scene to be born into, but luckily she was raised in the right way.

“My dad has been playing his LPs to me since I was born,” said Georgie, “It’s had a massive impact on me.”

Her songs reflect her generation-spanning record collection (or iTunes playlist). You & Me combines the heartwarming lo-fi charm of the Moldy Peaches or The Velvet Underground with an air of accessibility, thanks to more contemporary influences like Laura Marling.

Without You is probably the most chart-friendly of Georgie’s songs, at times tip-toeing into the territory of country-pop balladeer Taylor Swift.

But it’s the nostalgic Love Forever More that’s the highlight of her MySpace page.

Uplifting but not hopelessly optimistic, it’s a rose-tinted glance back into the past.

“It’s about how I first discovered music, and how my parents met and fell in love with each other.

“Family is a very important part of my life and I tried to show it with this song," she said.

There is a feeling of sanguine simplicity about Georgie Vale’s music, but beneath this hopeful exterior there’s a more sensitive side, showing some intelligence and charm.

And, most importantly, there’s not a single Kate Nash impression to be heard.

www.myspace.com/georgievalemusic - SAM LEE