Who is Adia Victoria?
We're about to fill you in on this new artist who is bringing the Blues back in a major way.
Well, it's the Blues, but not like you’ve heard it before.
You need to check out this artist if you like Portishead, Jack White, Nina Simone, Patti Smith, Benjamin Booker, Rhiannon Giddens, and new school Neneh Cherry.
Currently based in Nashville, of course!
What you need to know... Debut 2016 album Beyond The Bloodhounds was produced by Roger Moutenot (Lou Reed, Yo La Tengo, Rosanne Cash) and introduced the world to this powerful new voice in America’s oldest music genre, the Blues.
Who’s digging it? NPR’s All Things Considered, Afropunk, Rolling Stone, Clash Music and American Songwriter are all really, really into it.
What Happened Next? Adia released two EPs in 2017, the mostly French-language How It Feels and the covers EP Baby Blues, which includes the ESSENTIAL Robert Johnson cover "Me & The Devil."
OK, I’m Interested, what do I need to do next? Check out her new single "Dope Queen Blues."
Want more?
You’ll have to wait until Feb 2019 when her second LP Silences is released. It’s produced by Aaron Desner from The National and if the first single is anything to go by, we’re in for something really special. Pre-order it here.
Check out this incredible poem Liner Notes Blues that just dropped for National Black Poetry Day on October 17th.
OK, now you’re just getting greedy: Check out this great playlist curated by Adia featuring her influences Billie Holiday, Aretha Franklin, Lead Belly, Memphis Minnie and more...
Adia Victoria will be curating a very special event in Nashville, Tennessee on December 6th – “A Delta Blue Christmas”. It’s a day centered on the blues, hosted at Jack White’s Third Man Records. The event will involve a panel with NPR’s Ann Powers discussing the extended history of Black Art and the Blues as protest music, it’s place in activism, and its current form. Adia will close out the evening with two performances beginning with a set of solo acoustic blues numbers, followed by a full-band set of new material.
