Vera Sola

Vera Sola's gripping, strangely timeless music makes the most of her arresting, vibrato-laden vocals, vivid lyrics, and expressively used folk, punk, and classical influences. After cutting her teeth in Elvis Perkins' band, the singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and poet introduced her moody style with her 2018 self-recorded debut album Shades, which drew comparisons to Leonard Cohen, Nancy Sinatra, PJ Harvey, and other artists skilled at imbuing intimate songwriting with dramatic flair. Her knack for exploring how the echoes of the past seep into the present only grew ...