Deirdre, the musical alias of Joakim Johnsen, is a Copenhagen-based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Drawing influence from 90’s slacker-rock, emo, grunge and shoegaze combined with a contemporary – experimental, layered and electronically manipulated – take on folk-rock/singer-songwriter, Deirdre (named after a tragic heroine in Irish folklore) creates boundary-pushing, melodic and intimate modern indie rock for the present day.
Deirdre just released his new single ‘Only You‘ and it’s a truly excellent indie track. It is not surprising that his music influences include Built to Spill and Elvis Depressedly. It is the aesthetics that also reminds me of Alex G, especially of his early work. Only You has a pleasant, warm atmosphere, the vocals are brilliant, sometimes with a light autotune or other curious effects. I love both verses (quiet, gentle, melodic, warm) and choruses (noisy, energetic).
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