There’s a trend in music, it’s ‘the next…’ where we find someone new and the only way to describe them is by comparing them to something we’ve heard before. For years the NME were searching for the next Strokes, The Strokes brought the new Strokes on the last two records and it was all a bit ‘meh’.
For females, particularly those in pop, with a soulful voice and a major label behind them they usually have to endure the tag of being the next Adele or Winehouse, until they can prove otherwise. It’s a thankless task, Adele is a phenomenon and unfortunately, we never got to see Amy at her peak so it seems unfair to crown somebody that title.
I don’t like Adele so if I’d read Bow Anderson as ‘the next Adele’ I would have stayed clear, I find her a bit too clinical. the moment I heard Bow Anderson for the first time on Dillon Francis’ banger Reaching Out I was drawn in. The textured vocals over an EDM beat led to me immediately drawing comparisons to Dua Lipa, again unfair but I kept listening and unearthed more influences in her music.
Sweater (released when lockdown kicked in) is the single that showcases her potential and where Bow can be her own woman as the uplifting heartbreak tune ticks all the boxes. Hate That I Fell In Love With You is the classic piano ballad that we’ve heard many times before but with fresh energy whilst New Wave is bold and fearless.
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