Kississipi - Sunset Blush (Alcopop!) 2018
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Philadelphia-based Zoe Reynolds has been making music under the moniker Kississippi since 2014 permeating the DIY scene with her sweet soprano voice and painstakingly all too relatable lyrics. Her visceral 2016 standout We Have No Future, We’re All Doomed was just a taste of the magic Kississippi is capable of.
Taking what she has experienced from life on the road, major line-up shifts within her band, and the pangs of a relationship, Zoe has been able to beautifully harness all of it into her heartfelt and raw debut album, Sunset Blush. Aptly named after the Franzia Wine and very much like the drink, the album is sweet and delicate over steady rosy synth-pop keys. Also like the wine, after too many spins, or sips, of Sunset Blush you may find yourself with tears in your eyes due to Zoe’s innate ability entwine you into her world and experiences that feel much like your own.
Whether you’re listening to Reynold’s croon about her vulnerabilities on “Easier to Love” or sings to you a reminder find your voice on “Rinse, Repeat,” each song culminates into a grand and hopeful reminder that you are all you need in the end.