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AVEC

Pop / Austria (Vienna)
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Downbeat folkcore

" Europe’s reigning queen of melancholic folk pop "

Since first appearing in 2015, as a raw but blazing talent, singer songwriter AVEC‘s rise has been meteoric. Debut EP ‘Heartbeats’ achieved a massive two million streams of the track ‘Granny’, a nomination for Artist of the Year at the Amadeus Austrian Music Awards, and the winning of a Music Moves Europe Talent Award. Second album ‘Heaven / Hell’ – an intoxicating blend of modern, heartfelt pop that at times sounds like Lorde, at others Bon Iver – further cemented her status as one of Europe’s most intriguing, enigmatic artists…and she’s not done yet.

The key to AVEC’s appeal lies in her minimalistic, affecting pop, and the way she wraps intimate lyrics around hopeful melodies. Keeping her real name a secret, she’s focused attention on her music and semi-autobiographical stories; melancholic yet hopeful, she dissects emotions and dives into the rich subplots of life, frequently re-surfacing with nuggets of wisdom and lessons learned the hard way. Witness third album ‘Homesick’, an album she described as being “about friendship, about love and betrayal, about neglect, abandonment and loneliness.”

Her raw voice is the perfect vehicle for all this, a delicate instrument that conveys fragility and vulnerability, and lends her songs a haunting feel. “In music I found a safe place for myself” she said; but it’s also a place of joy and hope. Not many use their art so wisely to make sense of the world, and their place in it; even fewer do so while crafting such wonderfully lush, comforting songs. AVEC had a fast start, and there’s no sign she’s about to slow down anytime soon.