Chloe Swaby‘s label, London’s Downtown Artists, describes her as “a young woman of contrasts.” More than merely a reference to her childhood love for both soccer (forgive us, Chloe, we’re American – “football” means something else here) and ballet, this polarity is reflected also in her effective mixture of English and American folk musicians/songwriters with country- and even power-pop melody lines and hooky choruses.

This combination is apparent in her first single, Racing Car. The studio version (hear it below) sounds made-for-radio, but the real instrumentation and unadorned vocals in this acoustic version give it an added charm without losing a bit of the catchiness. Check it out.

Listen to the studio version of Racing Car:
Chloe Swaby – Racing Car by Downtown Artists