‘Oh baby, I’ve been around, but not around enough. But what more can I do, then ask you for my love?’
ELLA
Ella van der Woude’s voice is rendered with warmth, sensuality and self-possession. Instead of keeping the listener at arm’s length, she stands extremely close, inviting you into her mind’s eye with frank and unflinching disposition. The music’s delicate instrumentation soothes and sedates, but the words pierce like twinges inside your stomach. Her flair for mixing the dark cavernous ambient moods and quixotic pop levity is often sparked by unconventional angles and ideas. For instance, Van der Woude’s fondness of indie rock stalwarts such as Sparklehorse and Pixies has a way of filtering through the hushed abstraction.
