A star by any names, Joanie Wolkoff, formerly performing under Her Habits, an AudioFemme Artist of the Month, is back. Wolkoff's addictive collaboration with The Hood Internet, "Going Back" is still stuck in my head, yet her latest release, "The Homecoming" might just be the first song by any artist to start a new reign in my grey matter.
"The Homecoming" is the Canadian-turned New Yorker's first song off her debut album, Without Shame, due out April 15. Indeed, shame is for humans, in the synth-pop artist's transformation to surname recognition she flutters into goddess territory. On "The Homecoming," Wolkoff's signature vocals remain, delicate yet undoubtably lethal, like assassination via tai chi. They're paired with glittering and hypnotic synth beats; the song and album were "inspired by symphonic 90's euro-pop and deep house coupled with new wave motifs." Adding spice to the cauldron, the album was engineered by the Grammy-winning Ariel Borujow and produced by Icarus Moth.
"The Homecoming" just premiered on Noisey, take a listen below.
track review: wolkoff "the homecoming"
