DIY
alt-pop from New York City.
Hello
readers wherever you are! I'm constantly amazed how people stumble
across this blog. When I check my daily hits ands statistics I don't
always have an amazing amount of traffic but the global aspect is a
very heart-warming thing. In the past month there have been views
from Peru, South Korea, Israel as well as the more expected
countries. Thank you. As a resident of an often overlooked region of
the UK it a humbling feeling to make these connections with citizens
of the wider world. Especially those, like me, who have a fondness
for music made in the margins.
One
musician who reached out recently and sent me their latest work is a
young Queens, New York-based musician who self-releases music under the name
of El Valerie. She's just released her second album IDA this
summer via Bandcamp. It's a body of work that favours ideas over
expert execution - its homespun, home-baked DIY quality is never
going to rival the sonic sheen that a large commercial studio can
offer, but that's not the point. It's part of the album's charm that
the performances are in-the-moment, not always perfect but big on
spirit and self-belief. These are GOOD THINGS! With short,
experimental pop songs infused with an outsider's perspective, over a
backdrop of basic drum machine patterns, hooky synth lines. This is
pop with a pureness of intent. Throw in a smattering of punky guitar,
double tracked, self-harmonised vocals and you have a collection of
songs that sit in the Venn diagram where the DIY meets pop meets
craft and art. Quirky,
fun and worth checking out if any of those things are your bag.
Click here for El Valerie on Twitter.
Click here for El Valerie on Instagram.
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