Brooke Combe - Dancing at the Edge of the World

by Zena Grieg

published: 17 / 4 / 2025

Brooke Combe - Dancing at the Edge of the World

Label: Earth Records
Format: CD

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Sparkling, soulful debut album from Scottish singer-songwriter Brooke Combe

Going viral in the depths of COVID in 2020 with her distinctive cover of Baccara’s ‘Yes Sir, I Can Boogie’, rising Scottish soul singer-songwriter Brooke Combe has now brought out her debut album. ‘Dancing At The Edge Of The World’, written in the aftermath of a break-up, is a colourful mix of lushly orchestrated, tuneful 1songs, carried by Combe’s sultry, melodic vocals, the soul influence pervasive: “ I do feel I’ve got a soul voice so going forward that’s really th Songs to listen out for in this eleven-track collection include: the first song, the breezy, catchy ‘This Town'’ (with its atmospheric video) about breaking away from the town Combe was raised in: “I break the rules I’m making/Can’t stop myself from faking/Must be the shit I’m taking/…Gotta get out of this town”; the bluesy, soulful ‘Guilt’ with its plaintive lyrics about the harmful effect of a toxic relationship: “You’re no good for me/And it’s giving me a pain/Only you can heal/... But I love it”; the self-empowering ‘Shaken By The Wind’: ”I begin to grow/Into my own rose/…I’m going to take my chances now/And I will go running”; the ebullient ‘Lanewood Pines’, celebrating the start of a new relationship; and the closer, the effervescent title track (after a phrase describing Marilyn Monroe) with its message of hope held by Combe’s soaring vocals. Mellow, engaging, ‘Dancing At The Edge Of The World’ is a sparkling, upbeat debut album by an inventive, charismatic musician.

Track Listing:-

1 Prelude
2 This Town
3 Guilt
4 Shaken by the wind
5 L.M.T.R.A
6 The Last Time
7 Pieces
8 If I could only be yours
9 Lanewood Pines
10 Butterfly
11 Dancing At The Edge Of The World
12 Dancing At The Edge Of The World (Acousitc)
13 This Town (Acoustic)
14 The Last Time (Acoustic)
15 Pieces (Acoustic)
16 Seventeen Going Under (Acoustic)
17 Ex Factor (Acoustic)

Band Links:-

https://brookecombe.tmstor.es/
https://www.facebook.com/brookecombe99
https://twitter.com/brookecombe
https://www.instagram.com/brookecombe

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live reviews

New Century Hall, Manchester, 1/2.2024

Jacqueline Crockford finds 24 year old indie / soul singer Brooke Combe, who has been described as a “future megastar” by the press, on dazzling form live in Manchester.