THIS has been a dizzying year for smart London lip Kate Nash, whose foundations are now in place for lift-off.

She fell down the stairs, she broke her foot and found that, actually, she could write.

From bedroom/bedridden noodles to the poignant, sophisticated joshing of Foundations - her first single since signing to Fiction Records - Kate has fused poetry with performance and beats, prompting accolades from the likes of the NME.

"She's a unique talent; the sweet yet savvy new troubadour of teenage street-life, like Mike Skinner busking in a mini skirt, " says the weekly rock inky.

Out on June 25, Foundations reveals Kate's ability to articulate the heartbreak of splitting with yet another loser boyfriend, while her previous single, the independently released Caroline's A Victim, took the mick out of a best mate.

"Influenced by London punk, bored teenagers and John Cooper Clarke, this strummy, scrummy, beaty, bleepy songwriter mixes minimal techno beats and fluffball acoustic balladry with lashings of fun, " says Fibbers boss Tim Hornsby. "La Nash is the quintessential suburban dry-wit teen femme with a gutful of gripes about bad boyfriends and even worse girlfriends."

Should you be thinking is she Lily Allen mark two, Tim says: "Lily who?" Tickets: £7 advance, £8 door.