LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/
Conchita Campos Official Website) - CONCHITA CAMPOS makes no bones about being a stranger in a strange land. With her debut 7-song EP SO IT GOES, the Filipino-American storytelling songstress heralds in an exciting new face of American pop, with influences from the world over.
Each track reveals an intoxicating mix of sounds hinting at Nina Simone, Alana Davis, Jill Scott, Sade, John Mayer, and Astrud Gilberto. Having put in time in Pasadena, Philadelphia, the Philippines, San Francisco, and these days, Brooklyn, NY, Campos' sound heralds from everywhere and nowhere in one refreshing, carefree groove.
Part folk, part jazz, part exotic with a touch of acoustic soul, Campos forges her own bold path on So It Goes. The radio-friendly and optimistic "Just Time" is at once mellow, funky, and infectiously melodic. "For Tonight" is a light and fresh take on the old school quiet storm love ballad, and the bright and carefree "Runaway Day" recalls Campos' joyous days in California. Campos sings from the experience of being both Filipino and American, of being a free-spirited artist in a work-a-day world, and of the search for an emotional place to call home. Each track on So It Goes is an honest and lyrical slice of life straight from the complex contemporary American experience.
Taking the big city plunge is really paying off for Conchita Campos. Fans have been taking notice in prominent New York venues like The Bitter End, Crash Mansion, and The Knitting Factory, as well as any number of University shows around the region. It is a special treat to find her rocking with her NYC-based backing band as Conchita's Collective.
Stations in Japan and U.S. college radio are catching the buzz on So It Goes. Ride the wave with Conchita Campos now, as her fan base - like her musical awareness - goes global.
Upcoming Shows:
March 7 9pm: Carney's The Other Room, 411 Beach Drive, Cape May, NJ
March 16 8pm: Bowery Poetry Club - Sulu Series Asian-American Artist Showcase, 308 Bowery, New York, NY 212-614-0505
June 11 9pm: The Knitting Factory, 74 Leonard Street, New York, NY 212-219-3006
