I was listening to Alt Nation on my way to the pizza Joint for some grub before the Grey Cup. They punched up this bluesy young lovely named ZZ Ward. The 24-year-old LA based singer has a timeless vocal style, but she also messes around with hip-hop. The combination gives her a unique spin and I’ve enjoyed the songs I’ve heard so far.
Lets get started with the single. From her record Til The Casket Drops which came out in October.
Visiting Billboard, she laid down a cover of a lesser known Etta James single, “Charlie Ain’t Home.”
“‘Waiting For Charlie’ was not her most popular song,” (ZZ) Ward points out, “but it’s so haunting, and the emotion when she sings that song is so strong.”
Lastly… ZZ Ward “borrowed” the beat from a Freddie Gibbs hip hop tune. The song worked out so well they collaborated. Then Com Truise got ahold of it… and now we got a sexy slow burn.
Go with yourself.
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