There’s a girl out in Hollywood with fiery-red hair, who is made from sugar and spice and everything nice – oh, and some insane musical talent. Genevieve’s debut solo EP Show Your Colors dropped last month in a blaze of vibrant harmonies and a resounding message. So, are you “ready to see the awesomeness?”
As the chapter of singing and touring with Chicago rock band Company of Thieves came to a close, Genevieve emerged with an explosion of versatility and personality, launching into her solo career – her “next-self”, who is quite different from her former. She says, “I wanted a lot of imagery in the music, a blend of organic and synthetic elements, with colorful tones and textures”. And Show Your Colors is just that, with a little more in tow.
Those layers of mesmeric percussion and burning good vibes are evident in electro-pop ballad ‘Colors’, as Genevieve recreates the world in a new, bubbly idiosyncrasy that helps to tell her story. Very much about self-empowerment, her EP explores both swaggering pop-driven melodies and mysterious brooding vocals, like in ‘My Real Name’. Reaching to the bottomless echo in her voice, powerful choruses let the energy run wild with a quiet touch.
Much of her music is inspired by the small things that often go unappreciated – like quiet libraries, airports, the ends of phone calls and the beginnings of movies, which is evocatively befitting to her character. Just as she plays with the tonal facets of her voice to paint something equally and beautifully aesthetic in musical space. That stark clarity can be heard in ‘Human Again’. Surrounded by an airy cushion, “It feels like I’m almost human,” comes welling from a skin-crawling resonance.
The effortless rage from within that illustrates her desperation and revelations, emerges in tracks like ‘For You’. The simplistic beauty of quiet spaces and fleeting moments soars unbridled on the sweet melody. Getting to the more gritty part of Genevieve’s voice, she reveals another textured side of her aptitude before the EP comes to an irrefutable end with ‘Authority’.
And that is what it’s really about – “Who I want to be / it’s my authority”, she says. In a breathy, uplifting epilogue, Genevieve makes her bold statement. Debuting as a strong individual, there is a warmth to her natural talent and personality, producing a polished collection of power, melancholy, sacrifice and determination. Genevieve shows her colors in great candor, setting free something visceral for her audience.
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