mercredi 18 janvier 2017

New Americana Album Reviews By Stephen Colbert Among Others

By Brian Nelson


Good music has a magical way of transforming a dull moment into something brighter. Writing a captivating song takes a lot of effort and time. Artists like Halsey are naturally gifted with this skill. The lyrics come almost effortlessly to such folks. The composer is supposed to play with the words in an artistic manner to bring out a resounding narrative. The best-selling New Americana album reviews suggest that their latest works are headed for great success.

Halsey is just a stage name. Her full name is Ashley Nicolette Frangipane. She was born in nineteen ninety-four. The early twenties singer and songwriters fell in love with music at a very tender age. So far, she has worked with the recording company known as Astralwerks to release her first album dubbed Badlands. An instant success by all means.

Many of her fans are unaware that her name Halsey is a clever rearrangement of her original name Ashley. The performer was born and bred in a small town known as Clark in the New Jersey area. Her parents are of mixed origins. Her mother boasts of a mixture of Hungarian, Italian and Irish blood. The father, however, has an African-American background. Her diverse ethnicity has contributed immensely to her unique taste and style.

The artist known as Halsey got exposed to playing musical instruments at a very tender age. By the time she hit fourteen years, she was already conversant with playing instruments like the viola, cello, and the acoustic guitar. At sixteen, she got diagnosed with bipolar disorder. That diagnosis did very little to deter her from continuing her pursuit of greatness. She played music to raise the bills to pay her rent.

Youtube has played a very instrumental role in introducing the singer to the world. Ashely first took to this platform to record cover tracks. She did covers for numerous artists. Her recording of the song I Knew You Were Trouble by Taylor Swift swayed a lot of heads and drew a lot of attention and admiration her way. From this point on there was no stopping this train.

Some years back, Halsey, went on tour with the Band known as The Kooks. She was their main opening act. The crowds instantly fell in love with her, and she got named as the most promising artist at the South by Southwest festival. In her lifetime, Halsey has worked with award-winning bands like Imagine Dragons/ and the Young Rising Sons.

Late last year she debuted her album, Badlands. The album got a warm reception in the music scene. According to her, the album can best be described as an angry female record. In efforts to promote her album, the songwriter has gone on interviews on many shows. The best example of which has to be on the Stephen Colbert Late Show and the Last Call with Carson Daly.

On numerous occasions, she has reiterated the fact that her music is a blend of the influences she got from her parents. On one side, the tracks have a tinge of hip hop from the likes of Two Pac Shakur and Notorious B. I. G, and they also have an element of Alanis Morissette and Nirvana from the influence she gets from her mother. She is a huge fan of Kanye West.




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