05 May 2023 - 0 Comments

Phoebe Vic is an accomplished singer and musician based in Ōtautahi, steadily gaining recognition for her pop sensibilities, powerful vocal and dynamic performance.

Strange Rituals features the singles Starting Again, Closure and Strange Ritual.

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"My anxiety tended to manifest in the songs Emily and I were working on at the time," Phoebe says, reflecting on what inspired her during the writing process. "The common thread I found was that each track held at its core a ritual of some kind - the narratives I tell myself, the way I self-soothe in the same familiar, destructive cycles or the very literal interpretation of a ritualistic chant. You can hear this metaphorically (sometimes bluntly) in the lyrics but also heavily in the production."

Strange Rituals was created alongside producer, musician and APRA Silver Scroll nominee Emily C. Browning, with thanks to the NZ On Air New Music Development grant.

"The production on Phoebe’s EP Strange Rituals is something I am incredibly proud of," says Emily. "Phoebe has such a strong vision of soundscape and underlying emotion, making it easy for me to weave in production elements that represent her theme of daily ‘rituals’ and cycles."

"We worked somewhere within the realm of alternative and hyper-femme pop, with our biggest references being Caroline Polachek, Charli XCX, Jessie Ware and Allie X. The EP contains a wealth of sonic themes from ethereal and romantic, through to dance and tribal, while all remaining cohesively ‘pop’."

Strange Rituals EP is available on all streaming platforms.

Photo Credit: Naomi Haussmann

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