Met haar beide eerste singles wist de 21-jarige Canadese singer-songwriter al snel de aandacht te trekken. Haar traditionele en oprechte liedjes vallen niet enkel bij mij in de smaak, gelukkig maar. August kabbelt net als Purple Gas lekker rustig weg en weet toch mijn aandacht erbij te houden. Dat heeft zowel met die prachtige stem te maken als met de diverse instrumenten die hier en daar, zonder het er al te dik op te leggen, lichte accenten leggen. De fiddle is er opnieuw bij, ook wat pedal steel en - vanzelfsprekend - een banjo.
Purple Gas (ep) verschijnt op 4 oktober 2024 via La Honda Records.
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From bittersweet ballad to gritty barn burner, Noeline Hofmann brings the glowing expanse of the Plains to the stage- a voice with the golden charm of a meadowlark and lyricism with the strike of a rattlesnake. As observed by Whiskey Riff, “this girl walks the walk and talks the talk.” Between a history of working in honky-tonks and punching cattle across the Canadian Prairies, Hofmann's sage songwriting and live show bleed a head-turning authenticity through her sterling brand of 'wild rose' country music.
Named one of Holler Country's 24 New Country & Americana Artists for 2024, the notoriety of 21-year-old Hofmann's musical prowess has extended far beyond her home in the Badlands of Southern Alberta, Canada since emerging onto the scene in early 2023.
Hot off of the release of a live video recording of her song 'Purple Gas,' episode number seven of Zach Bryan’s iconic video series, ‘The Belting Bronco,’ Hofmann hit the ground with the pedal down into 2024, and with tour dates supporting Charley Crockett and Wyatt Flores approaching in the coming months as well as plans to make her debut to streaming services within the year, has no intentions of letting up.
As stated by Saving Country Music, “ultimately we’re not looking for the next performer that can draw comparisons to Zach Bryan, Tyler Childers, Colter Wall, or Sierra Ferrell. We’re looking for the next performer who like the aforementioned names is fiercely themselves, blazing a path forward through the thick underbrush of originality as opposed to the well-worn grooves of the familiar and formulaic…That is how singer and songwriter Noeline Hofmann is separating herself from the herd, even in these moments that are in her formative stages.” The trajectory of Hofmann’s snowballing acclaim straight out of the gate points towards a road ahead that is chock-full of stage lights and marquee signs; the making of a prominent new voice in the alternative country music soundscape.
