Joanna Erdos is known for performing a kind of musical sleight of hand by singing stories of epic heartbreak while fooling her listeners into believing that they are having a good time. The heroines in her songs are far crazier than Amy Winehouse and Syd Barett, but they always have more fun on their way down. It’s the combination of Joanna’s sweaty-sweet alto and her magnificent original music - made up of heart-felt piano-rock songs that sound like Honky Dory era Bowie dancing cheek to cheek with Nick Cave in the bowels of a pirate ship - that provide the melodic hooks and lush vocal harmonies which keep admiring crowds singing along.
Joanna comes from Brooklyn. She was born there, and grew up with her family in a quiet brownstone near Prospect Park. Her imagination was and still is one of her closest friends. A few years ago, she sent one self recorded song on a cassette to the indie rock compilation, “This Is Indie Rock” on Deep Elm Records. Her song “Silver and Gold” was prominently featured and the RTE entertainment website wrote of the compilation:
Erdos sings from the heart, with real conviction, and her songs benefit from the emotion Erdos manages to inject as she delivers the goods. This eponymously titled album is overflowing with catchy tunes and ballsy performances!
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