NOW SPINNING
A SOUTHERN GOTHIC
Adia Victoria
INDIE | BLUES • 2022 • ATLANTIC / CANVASBACK
Adia Victoria calls her sound 'Gothic Blues,' and that's as good as any way of describing her organic blend of blues, folk, indie rock, gothic country, swamp music, garage and soul that while maybe perplexing to a certain kind of radio programmer or studio executive, hits right in our sweet spot.
'A Southern Gothic,' her 3rd full length, hit streaming services in 2021, and grabbed a mess of our digital time that year. When the vinyl happened in 2022, we grabbed it on release day.
Victoria is a poet and a writer first—she didn't start seriously playing the guitar or the blues until she was gifted an instrument for her 21st birthday, and studied up on the licks—and lyrics—of Robert Johnson and Junior Kimbrough. She looks unflinchingly at issues of race, gender, religion, southern mythology and history and it all comes together in music that makes beauty out of rage and pulls hope from sadness.
One of our favorite songwriters of the last decade; she puts out music on her own time. We'll keep spinning this while waiting on her next effort.
LISTEN & BUY
This seems to be unavailable from Bandcamp, so, if at all possible, buy it at your local record store.