Zuzu

Liverpool musician Zuzu released her debut EP ‘How It Feels’ this month and words cannot describe how good this EP is.

Since bursting out onto the scene in 2018 with debut single ‘Beauty Queen’, the gifted musician has crafted her spectacular grungy and melodic indie rock to perfection.

Hotly tipped as an ICM Ones To Watch 2020 artist, Zuzu confident, charming and charismatic in character as well as an accomplished songwriter, producer, director, actor and comic book illustrator; starring and orchestrating all her videos, recording a considerable amount of her music at her home studio in Liverpool to collecting vintage guitars.

Kicking off with ‘Cool With Me’, it’s one of Zuzu’s peppiest tracks with a penchant for Cardi B. It’s a cleverly written song about trying to break into the music industry when you don’t fit into a certain ‘box’.

Singles ‘Skin And Bone’ and ‘Get Off’ are personal, dark and super-snappy. Both tracks are meaningful and have been hiding in her music catalogue before they were released.

On ‘Get Off’, Zuzu said: “The sentiment of the song is about getting frustrated with other people’s judgements and criticism on how you choose to live your life… It’s me trying to speak my mind at a time when I felt super judged. It’s been an important song in my life for a long time and is just as relevant to me now as the day I wrote it.”

‘What You Want’ is a whirlwind ooh-ed harmonies, vivid riffs and heart-busting lyrics, Zuzu possesses a certain endearing oddity which manifests itself in all aspects of her art. Final track ‘How It Feels’ is an emphatic anthem that ventures into a slacker rock ethos.

Overall, How It Feels EP is boundary pushing for female musicians and guitar-based music. Zuzu’s concoction of styles and influences have put her above the rest. Filled with quick-witted lyricisms and hook-laden choruses Zuzu is certainly smashing 2020.