Wield That Axe, Lissie Borden

Lissie
Album: Why You Runnin'
Song: Pursuit Of Happiness

More than any other obscure musician I've covered, I'm absolutely sure that Lissie will find huge mainstream success.  Right now she's an up-and-coming local quasi-celebrity.  Tomorrow she'll be our queen.

Imagine Sheryl Crow's DNA fused with Jesca Hoop's.*  Or Marnie Sterne with pop/alt-country pretensions.  [Perfect looks, big voice, charismatic stage presence] + [a hint of subversive spookiness, good musicianship] = Rock goddess awesomeness.  I think I'm in love.  So much so, in fact, that her out-of-tune guitar doesn't bother me.  Too much.

Incidentally, "Pursuit of Happiness" is not her song; it's a Kid Cudi cover. (Goddam I love alliteration.)  Lissie blows Kid out of the water, but we've gotta give the Kid props for writing a damn good song, a bit of a rarity in the commercial hip-hop/R&B scene.



* Look for a blog on the loverly Ms. Hoop in the near future.