Want to spend some time in a trashy, lush, la-la idyllic fantasy island with ever-flowing coconut cocktails and tassled rattan beach huts?
The 21-year-old Brooklyn via Chicago doo-wop artist Kirby Kaiser teases her debut LP with new single “Hawaii”.
Kirby Kaiser’s bubblegum-sweet doo-wop confections spin together wistful melodies and and lush harmonies tinged with the melancholy of teenage heartbreak. Inspired by the carefree pop and soulful R&B roots of classic doo-wop groups like The Shirelles and the Chiffons, Kirby writes and composes all her music with the tongue-in-cheek lyrics of a modern teenager who would rather “get high and make out” than go steady at sock hops and drive-ins.
We had a listen:
A rhythm that sways gently as palm trees – a ripple of moonlight vocal – that shines out across the blue seas of liquid sound.
The main voice is passionate and ascending – as cool spikes of guitar light up the corners of the song … like tiny silver-sprite candles.
Cool, moving and very, very beautiful.
@neilmach © 2014
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