![]() The EP was produced by Benny Cassette and Andrew Dawson. Released July 29th 2013 on Night Beach Records the EP will mark the first formal release from Californian singer and self-styled ‘Youthquaker’. The song has been covered by many artists since the 70s, and I was extremely impressed with the way Phlo paid tribute to this classic so adeptly – weaving the words Jim Morrison sang onto a hip-hop canvas.Taken from the forthcoming Poster Girl EP from Phlo Finister. ![]() ![]() This is a cover of The Doors’ popular song of the same name. It’s almost as if these sounds knew when they were born that they would later be married to each other, the way they fit so snugly it’s as though they lived a past life together as lovers. She blends so many influences together, but does it in such a careful and ladylike manner that it doesn’t sound noisy or cluttered or mismatched, it sounds like it was meant to be. It’s more the way she approaches her music. Granted all I’ve heard is an EP, but there is a certain darkness to her brand of R&B/Soul or whatever box you want to put her sound in – and it’s not just the darkness that I’m attracted to, although it does allude to there being more to her than meets the eye. The most interesting thing for me about Phlo, besides her striking beauty, is her music. As told to Rolling Stone magazine Phlo found similarities between her life and that of Youthquaker model Edie Sedgwick, she found herself immersed in this world of Andy Warhol, Twiggy, Bob Dylan, 1960s London, cigarette smoke, rock n roll, sexual liberation, mod fashion and of course developed a certain style and texture that lends itself quite strongly to that era. Well for one, she is completely influenced by the 1960s Youthquake movement, and is even quoted as saying that she wishes Diana Vreeland ( Vogue editor in the 60s) if she were still alive would say to her “Phlo, you can be a youthquaker!”. Now you might be wondering what Youthquakes have to do with Phlo Finister? It wasn’t even that I assumed her music would sound terrible, I just figured that it was going to sound like something I didn’t want to listen to.īoy was I wrong. I just assumed she was going to be of the odd future tumblr aesthetic. I read a few pieces on her late last year, ‘new artist to look out for’ ‘hot new artist’ etc etc etc. I have been avoiding Phlo Finister for a few months. Ok, I’ve digressed from my point a bit so let me just get right into it. Not young like Willow Smith young, I mean as far as I’m concerned listening to her is tantamount to musical paedophile. I am constantly looking out for new music, and I am completely open to new sounds and new artists, but I always raise an eyebrow when faced with a new young artist. Call me an old fuddy duddy, a music snob, a purist or whatever it is you want, but it’s the truth. Now I realize that I have simplified in one sentence a very complex social construct, but for pop culture purposes there really is no need to over intellectualise the entire thing. And every single generation, whether they care to admit it or not, borrows from previous generations, adds their own flavour (sometimes) and voila a new culture is born. The first and most widely documented ‘Youthquake’ occurred in the 1960s, though I would argue that every single generation of young people experiences a shift in culture of sorts, perhaps some too small to warrant any kind of social murmur but each equally as important.Įach generation of young people wants to define who they are based on their current social, political, economic and importantly their cultural reality. ![]() The Mirriam Webster dictionary defines a youthquake as a shift in cultural norms influenced by the values, tastes, and mores of young people.
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