Tag: Zora Kirin with The Bones Are Beautiful

An Unfiltered Plea to Stay: Fiona Amaka’s “Anyway you come”

Fiona Amaka wrestles with the sheer, terrifying weight of human dependency on her sweeping single, "Anyway you come". The London-based singer-songwriter usually spins driving rock guitars and chill Americana into a tough, bluesy concoction. Here, she sheds the armor entirely for soft rock vulnerability. She is actively begging a loved one to stay, throwing logic out the window in favor of raw, undeniable need. https://open.spotify.com/track/6iYDS9dmAa0EPtIwVDj9g3?si=yJbYlmr5Tr-JEwMG2hIaJQ There...

Tori Lord Makes Fake Status Feel Expensive And Exhausting On “Conman”

The Canadian-born NYC alt-pop artist Tori Lord  turns a bad act into a sleek, dark pop single with bite, poise, and replay value. "Conman" has the energy of watching someone’s perfect online persona glitch live. One second, the smile is glossy. The next, the lighting is too bright, the story does not add up, and Tori Lord is already two steps ahead. This new single from...

Zora Kirin Marks 40 Birthday With “The Bones Are Beautiful”

Four songs, seventeen minutes, and a fortieth birthday. Zora Kirin’s "The Bones Are Beautiful" has a clean premise, but it refuses an easy emotional...