"Folk- and indie-rock melt into one expression in the music of Bay Area-based Giulia. Like a pendulum, the swing of their voice is transfixing, the lyrics seem to kiss into the air. Whether it's about loss, longing, love or desire-featured on their newest album, Fish out of Water, every song is a caress. Joining Giulia is non-binary artist Asha Wells, whose music carries an atmospheric, haunting sound and delivers edgy vestiges sourced from jazz, classical music and musical theater."
"Illogic writes like he's arguing with himself on the page. Coming out of Columbus, Ohio, his early records pair tightly wound internal rhymes with lines that second-guess success, faith and motive-hip-hop as a space for thinking out loud. Long respected as a writer's rapper, Illogic's work feels quietly radical in its refusal to chase trends. His delivery stays measured, almost conversational, so the tension lives in the writing, not theatrics."
"Steeped in jazz, guitarist Adam Moezinia has gradually expanded his stylistic palette, creating a cosmopolitan repertoire that embraces folk influences from South Africa and Appalachia to West Africa and the Caribbean. The L.A. native has earned widespread respect on the New York jazz scene working with heavyweights such as Cécile McLorin Salvant, Freddy Cole, George Coleman and Bobby Watson, but he's carved out a distinctive musical identity with his Folk Element Trio."
Giulia blends folk and indie-rock with a transfixing vocal swing and intimate lyrics; their album Fish out of Water centers on loss, longing, love and desire. Asha Wells offers atmospheric, haunting sounds drawing on jazz, classical music and musical theater. Adrian Matias Bell performs as Nightjars with trippy, upbeat queer and trans singer-songwriter material. Illogic, from Columbus, delivers introspective hip-hop featuring tightly wound internal rhymes, conversational delivery and a writerly focus that resists trends. Guitarist Adam Moezinia leads the Folk Element Trio with a cosmopolitan repertoire influenced by South Africa, Appalachia, West Africa and the Caribbean.
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