Vanessa Forero - Heaven Knows
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| Vanessa Forero - Heaven Knows |
Release Date: 16th November 2015
Call me sheltered if you will but
Vanessa Forero isn't a name you'd expect to hear when you think of an
indie-folk singer from Bradford. Nevertheless, that is exactly what we have
here, albeit via a Colombian birth, so I'd best get over my preconceptions and
misconceptions and get on with my job of giving my humble opinion. This latest
release from Forero, 'Heaven Knows', is....well....it's stunning. Sumptuously
rippling guitars roll like water over age smoothed pebbles before Forero's
smooth but assured voice breaks over the horizon like the most gloriously
golden sunrise you've ever seen. A subtle stomping beat joins in and suddenly
that South American passion and vista is there for everyone to see, hear and generally
be in awe of. There are so many influences at play here from the country guitars,
and English folk to Navajo yelps and I swear there's a Didgeridoo in there somewhere
as well. It's not often the PR hype is matched by the music but in this case
I'm completely sold. The only mystery is why Vanessa Forero isn't getting
booked for bigger stages, bigger audiences and moving on to bigger things.
More information: https://www.facebook.com/vanessaforeromusic/?fref=ts
Live Dates:
13th November - Parr Street Studios, Liverpool
17th November - Ear Music
Open Mic, London