Mary J. Blige sounding too contemporary for you? Try Orly, a young diva who could rightfully be described as the soul throwback Queen. The Manhattanite’s fixation with vinyl groove soul shows her capably belting out funk jams (‘Now’s the Time’), love weary power ballads (‘Get Together With The One You Love’) and ladies’ night anthems (‘It’s Alright’) the way you remember them best from dad’s record collection.
Utilizing a timeless blend of virtuosic singing picked up when studying voice in Australia, coupled with revealing lyrics in her debut LP ‘Distraction,’ this old soul is breathing new life into a genre too often distracted with gimmicky props, when really all that’s needed is the right singer to bring it’s grooves to life. Orly will smooth even the most frazzled of Sunday morning nerves, and get you moving at the same time.
See her when she plays The Blue Note on July 13th, and check out ‘Distraction’ here. – Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets)