Opnieuw Canada, maar deze keer geen americana! Lia Pappas-Kemps maakt leuke (indie)pop/rock songs met niet al teveel kantjes. Haar zachte stem doet - het lijkt een contradictie - wat aan Alanis Morisette denken, maar dan de lieflijke versie. De meeste nummers zijn upbeat en catchy, maar nieuwe single Ill Considered heeft net dat ietsje meer naar mijn gevoel. Voer voor tieners!
Gleam verschijnt op 22 november 2024 via AWAL.
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“I wrote ‘III-Intentions’ in my dorm room in one sitting one night,” Pappas-Kemps says. “These lyrics really just flew out of me, and it felt really meditative to write it. It’s about yearning.”
Lia Pappas-Kemps is a vocalist and songwriter based in Toronto whose love of music grew alongside a wider set of creative interests, including acting and writing. Most widely known for her role as Jane in the popular Canadian drama series “Anne with an E” from 2017, Pappas-Kemps always knew her true calling was music. The beginnings of her musical education involved honing her resonant vocal style and developing a knowledge of theory through playing piano until she eventually gravitated toward the guitar, an instrument she had far less understanding of, to further explore her capacity as a musician.
Inspired by the raw lyricism and reflective storytelling of alternative mainstays like Alanis Morissette, The Strokes and Big Thief, Pappas-Kemps started sharing her songs and covers of other artists she admired—from Alvvays to Wings to Daft Punk—on social media in her late teens. In 2021 and 2022 the 20-year-old musician made her debut with a series of singles, including the grunge-inflected “Jinx,” which has accumulated millions of streams, and ballads “Sad in Toronto” and “Object at Best.” These songs broadened her fanbase worldwide, connected her with other musicians and helped bring her to the attention of Coalition Music and AWAL.
