Adia Victoria
Adia Victoria | |
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Background information | |
Born | Spartanburg, South Carolina, US | July 22, 1986
Origin | Nashville, Tennessee, US |
Genres | |
Years active | 2013 - present |
Labels | Warner Music Group |
Website | adiavictoria |
Adia Victoria (born July 22, 1986) is an American singer and songwriter. In addition to playing and writing music, she also writes poetry.[1] She is currently based in Nashville.[2]
Musical style
Victoria has described her music as "
Biography
Adia Victoria was born in
After high school, she went to New York for a time, in an attempt to "strike it big in a new city."[19] In 2007, she left New York for Atlanta.[19] On her 21st birthday, a friend gave her a guitar and she began to work with blues music.[3] Victoria moved to Nashville in 2010.[20] She chose Nashville as a place where she could live anonymously.[21] In Nashville, she earned her GED and then took French in college.[16] She began to perform around Nashville.[21] In 2016, she performed at South by Southwest.[22]
Her personal "look" was noticed by
Work
Victoria began her career with a backing band consisting of Ruby Rogers, Tiffany Minton, and Mason Hickman.[20] Later, she began working with a different group, and they debuted together in January 2016.[24]
Victoria's first single release was "Stuck In the South", which was described on
Victoria's full-length debut, Beyond the Bloodhounds, was produced by Roger Moutenot,
In August 2021, Victoria released Magnolia Blues as the lead single from her upcoming third studio album A Southern Gothic. Jon Freeman of Rolling Stone described the song as "an eerie, acoustic-guitar-driven tune that expands to thick bass and a ghostly orchestra of strings and banjo." A Southern Gothic was released on September 17, 2021.[32]
Discography
Studio albums
- Beyond the Bloodhounds (2016)[28]
- Silences (2019)
- A Southern Gothic (2021)[33]
EP's
- Sea of Sand EP (2014)[19]
- How It Feels EP (2017)
- Baby Blues EP (2017)
Singles
- "Lonely Avenue"
- "Dead Eyes" (Released as single)
- "Out Of Love"
- "Mortimer’s Blues"
- "Sea Of Sand" (Released as single)
- "And Then You Die"
- "Howlin’ Shame" (Released as single)
- "Horrible Weather"
- "Head Rot"
- "Invisible Hands"
- "Stuck in the South" (Released as single)[25]
- "Mexico Blues"
- "Different Kind of Love" (2019) – No. 15 Adult Alternative Songs[34]
- "South Gotta Change" (2020)
- "Magnolia Blues" (2021)
- "Ain't Killed Me Yet" (2022)
Compilation tracks
- "La pour ça" Standing At The Gates, The Songs of Nada Surf's Let Go
- "Backwards Blues" 30 Days, 30 Songs (Now called 1,000 Days 1,000 Songs) Day 10, Song 11[35]
- "7th Amendment (Caravan)" 27 The Most Perfect Album
- "Detroit Moan" An exclusive unreleased Victoria Spivey cover posted on Rookiemag.com in 2016. Link is still valid in 2019.[36]
References
- ^ a b Moss, Marissa R. (1 June 2015). "Where Pretty Doesn't Matter: Adia Victoria". American Songwriter. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "New Mix: Foxygen, Lily & Madeleine, Porter Robinson, More". Npr.org. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Raiss, Liz (December 2015). "Adia Victoria: With Ghostly Folk Songs, a Southern Poet Rewrites Her Life Story". The Fader. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ a b Taylor, Luke (May 9, 2016). "First Listen: Adia Victoria, 'Beyond the Bloodhounds'". The Current. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- ^ a b c d e Monger, Timothy. "AllMusic Review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- ^ a b Bernstein, Jonathan (September 17, 2021). "Adia Victoria Reclaims the South's Artistic Traditions on 'A Southern Gothic'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- ^ a b Hussey, Allison (February 25, 2019). "Adia Victoria: Silences Album Review". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- ^ a b Phillips, Betsy (February 14, 2017). "Opinion: Blues artist Adia Victoria gave Americana music an opportunity to reckon with its history. So far the genre has failed to take it". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- ^ a b Carroll, Elle (January 24, 2019). "Meet Adia Victoria, Blues' Heiress Apparent". San Francisco Weekly. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- ^ a b Hann, Michael (February 22, 2019). "Adia Victoria: Silences review – compelling southern gothic blues". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- ^ a b Dowling, Marcus K. (September 16, 2021). "Adia Victoria's 'A Southern Gothic' Boldly Redefines The Narrative Of America's Evolving South". CMT. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- ^ Pontecorvo, Adriane (February 18, 2019). "Adia Victoria Spins a Southern Gothic Epic on Her Tremendous Sophomore Album 'Silences'". Popmatters.com. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- ^ Peters, Mark (June 2, 2016). "Album reviews: James Blake, Adia Victoria, Thomas Cohen, Anohni". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- ^ Bollinger, Nick (June 14, 2016). "Beyond The Bloodhounds by Adia Victoria". RNZ. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- ^ "Americana Unveils ITS 2022 Honors & Awards Nominees". 16 May 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Adia Victoria's Angry, Thrilling Southern Blues". Wonderingsound.com. 30 July 2014. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ Spanos, Brittany (21 July 2014). "Adia Victoria: Stuck in the South". Rookie. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ Arnaudin, Edwin (3 March 2016). "Adia Victoria Plays Nashville Blues in Asheville". Asheville Citizen-Times. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ a b c d Valentino, Silas (20 August 2015). "Adia Victoria Stares Down the Corrupt B Side of 'Southern Hell'". The Village Voice. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Adia Victoria w/Erica Russo". Themothlight.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ a b McKenna, Brittney (8 August 2014). "Adia Victoria: The Escape Artist". American Songwriter. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Adia Victoria". Schedule.sxsw.com. 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ Wagoner, MacKenzie (21 August 2015). "5 Beauties Who Answer to Afropunk's Rebellious Call". Vogue. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ a b Trageser, Stephen (26 February 2016). "Watch Adia Victoria Shred 'Dead Eyes,' First Track from Her Debut Album". Nashville Scene. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ a b Thompson, Stephen (13 March 2016). "South By Southwest Music Preview". All Things Considered.
- ^ Spanos, Brittany (January 2015). "10 New Artists You Need to Know: January 2015". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ McKenna, Brittney (19 August 2014). "Those Darlins, Tristen, and Adia Victoria Rock Nashville". American Songwriter. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ a b c Aaron, Charles (22 March 2016). "Geeked Up: Girl Grouping". MTV News. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ Green, Caralyn (23 September 2015). "Rust Belt Revival". Pittsburgh City Paper. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ Hussey, Allison (2019-02-25). "Adia Victoria Silences". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
- ^ Sodomsky, Sam (28 August 2020). "Adia Victoria Shares New Song "South Gotta Change": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
- ^ "Adia Victoria Previews New Album with 'Magnolia Blues'". Rolling Stone. 4 August 2021.
- ^ "ADIA VICTORIA ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM 'A SOUTHERN GOTHIC' • Red Light Management". 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Adult Alternative Songs - Week of June 22, 2019". Billboard.com. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- ^ "Backwards Blues". 30days30songs.com. Archived from the original on 2020-02-18. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
- ^ "Rookie » Adia Victoria: Detroit Moan". Rookiemag.com. June 28, 2016.
External links
- Official website
- Adia Victoria at AllMusic
- Adia Victoria on SoundCloud