Sylvie

Description

"Fragile yet audacious, direct yet poetic, such a beautiful, timeless album... Somewhere between Rosalie Sorrels and The Only Ones!" This is how singer Devendra Banhart describes SYLVIE SIMMONS' debut album. SYLVIE SIMMONS' reputation as a rock journalist is already well established: born in London, with a love for the United States and music, she moved to LA in the 70s and notably wrote biographies of Leonard Cohen and Serge Gainsbourg – she was even the subject of a BBC documentary, The Rock Chick. "The only guiding principle of my life is music," explains Sylvie. "Writing about it and secretly playing it... until today." Sylvie lays herself completely bare on this sensual, raw, and delicate album, where she plays a ukulele that sounds like a broken harp or a heartbroken guitar. "These songs are real, that's how they came to me, alone in the night, sad, sweet, and mysterious."