Zoë Fromer – Velvet
Zoë Fromer delivers a knockout punch in a velvet glove with her latest EP.
For those unfamiliar with Zoë Fromer she’s best described as a Lower East Side microphone wielding spirit of ecstasy. Fromer can sooth your furrowed brow with sweet, delicate, nostalgia one minute (opening track ‘Velvet’), then pummel you to pieces the next (fourth track ‘IIIionaire’). It’s all wonderfully rich, textural and delivered by an artist with a true sense of self and the message she wants to deliver.
Zoë Fromer hails from Florida, but made the smart move to relocate to New York city. You can see the influence of the city in her sound. There’s elements of Debbie Harry from Blondie in the track ‘You Say’ (interestingly, Harry was also born in Florida but made her name in New York). There’s also elements of Jazz, new wave and indie rock throughout the sprawling soundscape of this EP.
The Jazz influence is the most intriguing. Fromer’s first live appearances were in a Jazz band, and if any emerging artist deserves to play Carnegie Hall then it’s Zoë Fromer.
Third track ‘No Questions’ has a moody feel to it and seethes along at a slower pace. The reverb on the vocals adds to the sense of darkness. If they ever remake the movie ‘Taxi Driver’ this should be on the soundtrack.
So give Zoë Fromer a listen and check out the fire she breathes.
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