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Song of the Day: Alex Winston – Fire Ant

Posted on
20 Sep 2012
by
Ricky

Much like Sufjan Stevens, Alex Winston is a singer-songwriter from the suburbs of Michigan. Her debut record King Con was released earlier this year but due to my sheer ignorance, I did not know about it until yesterday.

Like Zooey Deschanel’s characters in any show or movie, it’s quirky and all over the map and but comes off as natural and charming instead of sounding forced and annoying, like Nicky Minaj. The music is highlighted by Winston’s opera-trained voice. Like a homemade Jambalaya made from a Cajun grandma of at least sixty years of age, there are many elements introduced but it all comes together very well. The track sounds pretty refreshing, like a cool shower under an Amazon waterfall after a three hour hike.

“Fire Ant” is the first track of this record, and is a great example of the music that Alex Winston has to offer. If you were walking through Costco, and saw a free sample, you would take it, wouldn’t you? Do the same here.

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