A LITTLE PRESS…
“I’ve hosted Chloe Charles this summer on my radio show on Radio Popolare (www.radiopopolare.it) in Milan, Italy (http://www.facebook.com/SidecarRadioPopolare). I am a radio journalist since 1994. and I talk to a lot of international and italian bands daily, playing their music and talkin with listeners about it. Chloe Charles music was really appreciated by our listeners and every time when I play her songs I recieve a lot of emails where people ask me who is she and where they can buy her cd’s. They love her voice and a type of music she plays.”
RADIO POPOLARE, SANJA LUCIC, MILAN ITALY
“Chloe Charles oozed a striking demure and strong vocal prowess, keeping the audience captive though her savouring stories…. Chloe Charles is a talent that not only signifies a contemporary mature sound, but the depth of her range keeps a mesmerizing lock on the ears. Slow enough to absorb, moving enough to indulge…. A voice worth hearing; a presence worth revisiting”
LIVEMUSICTO.COM, KATHRYN KYTE, CANADA
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“She will jolt you out of the ordinary and draw you into her intense world of emotions and sounds.”
NATIONAL POST, BRAD FRENETTE, CANADA
“The five songs here are all solidly built affairs that show great talent.”
ADEQUACY.NET, JENN O’DONNELL, USA
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“Chloe Charles has a great future and it will not be long before we find her in the polling for the next “Best New Female Artist”.”
DABELLY, SALLY A. SCHWARTZ,USA
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“Absolutely riveting…. All five tracks are consistently fantastic.. This is a fantastic introduction to a talent we’ll hopefully be hearing a lot more of in the future.”
SLUG MAGAZINE, DEAN O’HILLS, USA
“She’s something onto herself, this one. The uncommonly limber vocalist does a sort of chamber-soul music, with jazzy detours taken as well.”
THE GLOBE & MAIL
“Weeks Best Albums.” List
ALARMPRESS, USA
“The Best EPs & &’s of 2010
I can’t tell whether it’s the Canadian’s delicately soulful voice or the eerie, wintry arrangements, but there is something deliciously creepy, yet so very enticing, about the music of Chloe Charles.”
DRYVETYME ONLYNE, USA
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“Evocative soundscapes languidly swirl about like windswept snowflakes. Then Chloe’s magnificent voice materializes in the middle of your mind with a warming timbre telling warning tales rife with the learned experience of one who knows. Meanwhile, her acoustic guitar proceeds to gently pluck away at your meager defenses until you finally capitulate.”
JEFFREY MORGAN, CANADA
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“Hard to Categorize, Easy to be Enthralled by, Chloe Charles is Where Chamber Folk Experimentalism and Sultry Somber Soul Meet.”
WRITER CW ROSS MUSIC BLOG
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“Little Green Bud is just a 5-song EP but what a great teaser! Masterfully engineered, it entablatures highly artistic intent executed with grace and ease…”
FOLK & ACOUSTIC MUSIC EXCHANGE, MARK S. TUCKER, USA
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“Poised, charismatic and quirky, Chloe Charles breaks black female vocalist stereotypes as she arrives on stage with her classical guitar, accompanied by viola, double bass, or other unexpected twists and turns of her musical imagination.”
NATIONAL POST, CANADA
“Put all of your preconceptions on hold. Chloe Charles bends them and breaks them…..Little Green Bud shows a lot of promise from Chloe Charles. Her voice is striking; beautiful and atypical, rich and lush while possessive of the sort of vocal anomalies that create interest rather than discord. The compositions on Little Green Bud are highly original, blending pop sensibility with strings and an almost antique musical setting. Chloe Charles has the pipes to go far, and the performances on Little Green Bud indicate an artist who is very comfortable in her own shoes. Be certain that we’ll be hearing more from Chloe Charles.”
WILDY’S WORLD, USA
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“A genuine musical spirit backed by stellar violin and drum accompaniment (highlighted by a warm birthday greeting to her mother) as long as Chloe Charles continues to turn heads, it won’t be long before she becomes a household name.”
LONELY VAGABOND, CANADA
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“Listening to Little Green Bud is like devouring a three course, gourmet meal through your ears. And yet, you want to dance, as hearty and full as it is. Prepare to unbutton the metaphorical pants and let the auditory belly hang out. Paint me impressed.
Rating: 9.8/10?
SURVIVING THE GOLDEN AGE, ADAM GRABOWSKI
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“The album puts Charles in the spotlight, and her distinct voice will keep her shining. Though Charles doesn’t give us much to judge fairly—there are only five tracks on Little Green Bud—we can guess that her deep and peculiar sounding voice will give her an advantage and, soon enough, a record contract. This is definitely an album to be proud of, and hopefully she can give us a little more next time around.”
VENUS ZINE, USA
“Chloe Charles may well be a musical sorceress. Her EP Little Green Bud is completely captivating. Charles’ voice is hypnotic and spellbinding, coaxing the listener deeper and deeper into her music until one is captive to complete the journey she has laid out…. Every song on this five song EP is strong and a prize for the ears.”
INNOCENT WORDS, LORI HEHR, USA
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“Those eyes. That voice. Chloe Charles makes it difficult not to fall in love with her.”
THINK CONTRA, LAUREN FESTA, USA
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“Charles’ talent is in clear evidence on this EP and it wets the appetite for a longer piece of work.”
LUNA KAFE, ANNA MARIA STJARNELL, NORWAY
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Chloe Charles has a great future and it will not be long before we find her in the polling for the next “Best New Female Artist”.
DA BELLY MAGAZINE
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For those who like: Alicia Keys, Ani Difranco
Take an R&B spirit and lay it atop a folk foundation and you’ll get the unique combination provided by this buzz-worthy Toronto musician.
SNOB MUSIC
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Chloe Charles makes music with hand and foot. Always modest, but also expressive. She and her acoustic guitar supported by violin, bass and other instruments that fit their view to their songs. Music that evokes feelings, my heart goes to dream.
FREEGUIDE BERLIN
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It is hard to attach a label to this lady and her music, but it is easy to like what you hear. There is surprise after surprise while listening to the product of this woman’s impressive imagination. Some songs are sad, even melancholic then others are inspiring. The end result is that you believe the authenticity behind every note she hits. Everything about this lady and her music is intense. It doesn’t allow you to be a casual listener; it pulls you in and doesn’t let go for one moment it is playing.
ORCHASOUND FEATURES
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With songs progressing from pretty to pretty intense, Chloe Charles is coming atcha and won’t settle for being just background music. Rich, layered and colorful, Little Green Bud seems like a unique bloom on the burgeoning tree of female singer/songwriters in the forest of Indie Pop-dom. Somewhere, probably, Joni is smiling, and Billie Holiday rests secure her work was not in vain.
THE BLUE INDIAN – GEORGIA’S MUSIC HUB
Holly Etchison
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Molti dicono che la sua voce assomiglia a quella di Bjork, ad altri ricorda Etta James.
JALLA JALLA: RADIO POPOLARE MAGAZINE, ITALY
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Il suo stile è eclettico e infonde l’anima popolare in modo efficace. Her style is eclectic and infuses the soul of the people.
FASHION BLA BLA: LA SERATA CON CHLOE CHARLES, ITALY
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Her music comes from the soul and touches the soul. Chloe Charles’ music takes listeners on a journey through vital aspects of being.
MILAN NICE, FASHION AND MAGAZINE, TANJA DORDEVIC, ITALY
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FRIZZ DAS MAGAZINE, Page 7, GERMANY
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