Ezra Teshome
Ezra Teshome is a San Francisco based Ethiopian singer - songwriter who just released his debut EP "Us Underwater" and the track Sleepwalker feels like a luminary rocker. It shifts a bit tonally like emotions suddenly erupting in ones mind while your mind is lost between a sea of hopes and hopelessness and while Teshome mines his Ethiopian culture and old folk and blues influences, Sleepwalker (to me), has a sort of 90's rock feel at it's core even though it is bathed with blues and jazz affectations. I do like Teshome's blend here, his aesthetic while rocking in a chill, yet proggy way has a kind of elegant nature. He calls his music quintessential sad and the vibe here, and throughout "Us Underwater", is bathed in a thinking man's malaise about world issues, race, culture wars and his place on this big blue marble.
You can find out more about Ezra Teshome at his official website here: https://www.ezrateshomemusic.com/
To bring his songs to light, he had the help of a lot of talented artists. The album contributors are: Ezra Teshome (Vocals, Guitar & Synths), Sean Thompson (Guitar), Robin Xavier (Bass Guitar), Quiver Watts (Violin), Kevin Figueroa (Drums & Percussion), Alex O’Connor (Back Up Vocals), Pooja Pallavi (Rapping Vocals), Tyler Hafer (Producer, Mixing & Recording Engineer), Cody Hamilton (Recording Engineer) and Alex Miller (Assistant Recording Engineer).
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Robb Donker
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS NOTES:
Ezra is a singer songwriter out of San Francisco. His Ethiopian background and exposure to old folk and blues music are major influences for his work. When describing his own music, he classifies them as quintessential "sad songs". Ezra is actively playing shows in the Bay Area.
His debut album "Us Underwater" is out now.
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