NN Song of the Week: “Slow Burn” by Charlie PS
Vancouver-based rock artist, Charlie PS, has a sound that can be described as a sonic melting pot. Inspired by a wide variety of rock and blues from legends of the 20th century such as Stevie Nicks and Ann Wilson, to modern rock artists that include Grace Potter and ZZ Ward, Charlie borrows elements of strong vocals and energetic riffs and uses them to create her own blended sound rooted in modern-rock.
Our newly designated NN Song of the Week, “Slow Burn”, is from her new EP, “Even If It Kills Me”, produced by David Ziehr at Echoplant Studios in Vancouver, BC. The five tracks from this project reflect the ups and downs of her life over the past three years, and circle back to the motif of trusting yourself with the process when it comes to personal growth.
“‘Slow Burn’ is my retort back towards an industry that is forever changing with expectations that are unrealistically high, especially for independent artists,” says Charlie. “We live in an incredibly bittersweet age that allows us to bypass the need for record labels by being able to self-promote and self-record our music, but that also results in being more easily lost in the crowd of those also pushing for the same goals. Sometimes it feels less about the quality of my music and more about how many times a week I post to my TikTok, and that thought is one of the matches that ignited the fire into writing ‘Slow Burn.’”
Listen to “Even If It Kills Me” on: https://music.charlieps.com/evenifitkillsmeep