It really warms our hearts that a talented and stubborn artist like Shilpa Ray found a fan in none other than Nick Cave, who in our modest opinion is one of the greatest rock authors aof all times. The Australian legend is in fact releasing Shilpa’s new EP "It’s All Self-Fellatio" under his label Bad Seeds LTD. The two seem to have many things in common, and not only musically (do they even look a little like each other? We are referring to Nick’s pictures from 30 years ago of course). They both obviously belong to the rare breed of truly noir, unapologetically maudit artists; which is a corageous premise, since it automatically prevents them from catering to at least 90% of the music fans out there: not many people can apprecieate darkness, in particular in the US – these are poppy times, folks! And they both have a knack for trying to pierce the veil of Maya, in search of deeper, more troubled truths (the title of Shilpa’s EP is revealing in this regard). We guess this is why Shilpa appears to be more popular in Europe, the continent renowned for its sweet tooth for decadence, where she has a dense tour booked until the end of November. After the tour, a new album is expected in 2014, entitled "Last Year’s Savage." May the best of luck be with her.
We added this song to The Deli’s playlist of Best NYC songs by emerging NYC artists – check it out!