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Singer, song-writer Lily Frost will put a spell on you - that is, if she hasn't already!
Miss Frost's enchanting allure began with her 2001 single "Who Am I" featured on the soundtracks of the film Crazy Beautiful, starring Kirsten Dunst, and TV's popular series Charmed.
The songstress seduced many ears with her 2004 release Situation. Situation, where she showcased her own variety of Lounge Pop. It invoked the charms of crooner Julie London, hints of 30's jazz and sultry sounds of cultures she's absorbed from her travels around the world.
"Musical flavours from different ethnicities dress up lyrics to speak more clearly" the artist explained, describing her exotic sound. "I find French speaks for that romantic side of me, where Spanish is more passionate and fiery and English is more philosophical. My songs are like islands, each one has its own unique qualities."
Frost conjures her charms once again, with Ciné-Magique, produced closely with her husband Jose Contreras, front man of Canadian band By Divine Right. "It's great working together! He really knows me and what my true essence is. You can expect a deeper, stronger source," the chanteuse said about her new release.
Calling her husband her "favourite person in the whole world," she revealed she's more in love now than ever before. They've just had a beautiful baby boy, a much cherished addition to their life. "It's all new and feels like a new chapter of adventure to explore! I feel like I'm on the right path," she said.
Infused with Frost's diverse inspirations and musings, this album possesses a refined and focussed sound, resonating French romance, Spanish flair and as the title implies, a cinematic ambiance. "Ciné-Magique takes a minimal direction, with flourishes of musical magic realism and cinematic dimensions," she told her fans on her official website
Within the album, Enchantment is a dreamy folk rhyming-rhythmic bundle of playful bliss; "Pacha Mama" is a drum layered pulsating chant about Mother Earth; and the heart wrenching, noir-vintage and string escorted "So in Love" is fit for a David Lynch soundtrack. The music inside Ciné-Magique weaves itself through the artist's diary-spawned lyrics creating a personal, passionate realm. "My lyrics are spurred by emotions that are too huge to process normally. The only thing that has kept me sane and alive is letting it out through music. Lyrically, I have always kept a diary and written poetry. [This] comes from the depths of my soul", she affirmed.
Lily Frost constantly opens the deep end of her heart and in one fine and recent occasion, her home. In the wake of a Toronto venue's sudden withdrawal from a festival, the performer and her husband offered their home as a stand-in location. "When I heard that the club owner was bailing, we put up maps and held the show at our place. It was packed with strangers, press and T.V. and my dog was going nuts! It was such a success; real teamwork!"
Lily Frost performs in the Pop Montreal Festival on Oct. 4 at O Patro Vys, 356 Mont Royal East.
She also drops in at Chapters, 1171 Ste. Catherine St. West Friday, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. and Saturday Oct. 7th at 2 p.m.
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