aaamusic | On 25, Jun 2010

Charlene Soraia is playing at the famous Ronnie Scott’s on Tuesday 6^th July ahead of the release of her new single When We Were Five which is to be released on the 9^th August on Seesaw Records. At six and a half minutes long it’s not your average single, in fact 21 year old Charlene Soraia doesn’t seem to know the meaning of the word. From its hushed opening bars to its intricate chord progressions and trumpet flourishes, her debut single flees from the orthodox and hides in the darkened corners of a world of a vivid imagination.

 Charlene’s skillful (self taught) mastery of the guitar and delicately delivered, emotive vocals paint an almost surreal musical landscape that sounds something like an audio described sun-set, screaming in sadness for the loss of the day.  Her avant-garde approach to songwriting, creative use of tempo and exquisite ear for melody create a thoroughly original take on the traditional ‘single’. This impressive debut looks set to both melt hearts and warm them at the same time when it is released at the end of the summer. And will surely whet a few appetites for her album ‘Moonchild’ due to follow in October, which promises to be a perfect soundtrack for the falling leaves of Autumn.

With her thoroughly charming idiosyncratic style and staggering musical adroitness, it’s only a matter of time before Charlene Soraia is a household name…

 www.myspace.com/charlenesoraiajones