amaara Archives - She Makes Music https://shemakesmusic.co.uk/tag/amaara/ Focusing on the best new music made by female-identifying and non-binary artists. Tue, 13 Jun 2023 21:48:08 +0000 en hourly 1 https://shemakesmusic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/cropped-SMM-Logo-Black-1-32x32.png amaara Archives - She Makes Music https://shemakesmusic.co.uk/tag/amaara/ 32 32 AMAARA shares hazy new dream-pop single/video ‘Bright Lights’ https://shemakesmusic.co.uk/new-music/amaara-shares-hazy-new-dream-pop-single-video-bright-lights/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amaara-shares-hazy-new-dream-pop-single-video-bright-lights Wed, 14 Jun 2023 10:00:00 +0000 https://shemakesmusic.co.uk/?p=5855 Child of Venus is the striking debut full length album from Canadian-born singer, songwriter, producer, filmmaker and actor Kaelen Ohm (she/they) who performs under the musical moniker AMAARA. Due out July 7, the collection is classic-era dream pop at its core, drawing influence from jazz, R&B and folk music with reverb drenched guitars, soaring synths,

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]]> Child of Venus is the striking debut full length album from Canadian-born singer, songwriter, producer, filmmaker and actor Kaelen Ohm (she/they) who performs under the musical moniker AMAARA. Due out July 7, the collection is classic-era dream pop at its core, drawing influence from jazz, R&B and folk music with reverb drenched guitars, soaring synths, layered vocal harmonies and expansive percussion.

Arriving alongside a brand new official video, new single ‘Bright Lights’’ lush instrumentation and psychedelic haze hits the road while ruminating about a long drive up to Big Sur taken in 2020. “I’d just been through a really tough situation in my life where the rug felt like it was pulled out from under me,” she recalls. “I found myself grappling with my role in letting it happen, and trying to let go of what I was still hanging onto.”

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]]> AMAARA announces debut LP Child of Venus & unveils synth-rock single/video ‘New Love’s Mortal Coil’ https://shemakesmusic.co.uk/news/amaara-announces-debut-lp-child-of-venus-unveils-synth-rock-single-video-new-loves-mortal-coil/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amaara-announces-debut-lp-child-of-venus-unveils-synth-rock-single-video-new-loves-mortal-coil Wed, 24 May 2023 10:00:00 +0000 https://shemakesmusic.co.uk/?p=5533 AMAARA’s striking debut LP Child of Venus is a bold and unforgettable collection from Canadian-born singer, songwriter, producer, filmmaker and actor Kaelen Ohm (she/they). Classic-era dream pop at its core, the album draws influence from jazz, R&B and folk music with reverb drenched guitars, soaring synths, layered vocal harmonies and expansive percussion. Approached with cheeky

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]]> AMAARA’s striking debut LP Child of Venus is a bold and unforgettable collection from Canadian-born singer, songwriter, producer, filmmaker and actor Kaelen Ohm (she/they). Classic-era dream pop at its core, the album draws influence from jazz, R&B and folk music with reverb drenched guitars, soaring synths, layered vocal harmonies and expansive percussion. Approached with cheeky lyrics and an 80s pop vibe, AMAARA’s lead single ‘New Love’s Mortal Coil’ is out now alongside a stunning self-directed official video.

Underneath the splashy drums and cool-handed guitars of ‘New Love’s Mortal Coil,’ Ohm muses on what she refers to as “the impermanence of new stages of love, and how we can get left in the dark with our emotions after the fire burns out.” The mesmerizing video, choreographed by Tatiana Parker (Justin Bieber, Niki Minaj), features an incredible lineup of dancers, Gerran Reese (Beyonce, John Legend), Will Johnston (Sigur Ros, Rita Ora), Randi Freitas (SZA, Justin Timberlake), Sarah Francis Jones (Demi Lovato, Gwen Stefani) and, of course, Kaelen Ohm who directed, edited, produced and stars in it.

Child of Venus is the culmination of a lifetime of artistic pursuits – a document of rediscovery and transition, with Kaelen Ohm coming up for air as an artist and human being truly reborn. As AMAARA, she is reflecting on love and loss throughout the album, as well as the healing power of pure psychedelia and the act of connecting with her inner child—which has led her to reflect on her own adolescence at large. “I’ve been on a journey of looking into my own childhood conditioning, and the notion of unbounded creative genius as well as where that goes wrong in adolescence,” she explains. A reflective work that zooms in on the things we hold close and what manages to escape our grasp, Child of Venus is a record that leaves a mark on anyone who hears it, in the best way possible.

Child Of Venus:

  1. Child of Venus
  2. The Discover of Innocence Is Its Loss (Wide Open)
  3. Still
  4. New Love’s Mortal Coil
  5. Bright Lights
  6. Shimmering Light / Visions
  7. Photographs
  8. Lost Orchestra (Reprise)
  9. Ghosts
Photo credit: Clifford Usher

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