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Artist
Sydney Wayser
12+ albums
singer-songwriterfolkacousticfemale vocalistskgrl
about
Sydney Wayser (born 7 October 1986) is a French-American singer-songwriter based in New York. Wayser was born to a French father and American mother. She lived her early life between Paris and Los Angeles. Wayser's music is rife with tales and adventure; her music quite simply draws you into her world, delicately and candidly. Her first album, entitled “Silent Parade”, showcases Wayser’s elegant blend of strings, piano, guitar and percussion, capturing enough of each without treading into overkill. It is the ode to simplicity and a nod to grace that truly defines the impact of Wayser’s writing and voice. You are at once enraptured and brought into her world where carousels’ turn with youthful exuberance, and love is questioned in lucid prose. As influences go there is a defining quality of Wayser’s melodies that embraces depth, subtlety, dance, and playfulness, capturing elements of Nick Drake, and of Fiona Apple, Leonard Cohen and Elliot Smith. There’s a tranquil and frozen moment feel, reminiscent of Cat Power’s “You are Free” album. Each of these , and many others, have been woven into her soul and discarded; the sound is absorbed, pondered, and honored, and it is ultimately the goal of the artist to forge their own unique style. Sydney is well on her way. Serge Gainsbourgh, Edith Piaf, and many classic French singer-songwriters have also had a profound impact on Sydney’s style as a pianist and writer, as evidenced in some of the off kilter and theatrical ele
