Eleanor McEvoy - I'd Rather Go Blonde (2010)

I'd Rather Go Blonde is Irish singer-songwriter Eleanor McEvoy’s eighth studio album. The album features eleven tracks, nine of which were written by McEvoy, one of which being co-written with former Beautiful South member Dave Rotheray, and a cover of the song Good Times by Sam Cooke.

In the album, McEvoy discusses alienation, hypocrisy, recent Irish history, and romance.

As McEvoy said, “I always try to express myself clearly and honestly. I was the odd one, the tubby girl with glasses who had to go to violin lessons after school. The ray of sunlight was the radio with its music. The escape was learning to sing and play instruments and play with others and write and just get out there."

Throughout her career, McEvoy has earned accolades and picked up various awards – not just for her work, but also for the high-end audio approach she has taken on her various albums. Alongside standard CD format, I’d Rather Go Blonde has been released as a 12 track stereo hybrid SACD/CD, and on vinyl.