MOONZz

Conceptually,thereisnothingmoreaweinspiringtohumankindthantheeternalcosmosmaybebecausewemayneverfullyunderstandthem,ormaybebecauseoftheirtrulyinfinitepotential.Aplacewheretimedefiesunderstandingandquestionsgounansweredforcenturie.Aplacewhereourthirstforknowledgeisconfinedbyourtechnologicalcapabilities.Aplacewhereourinsatiablecuriosityprevailsandthefearofnotknowinginspiresustokeeppushingforwarduntilwecannolonger.ThisplaceisthemaininspirationforMOONZz(MollyWilliams,akaMollyMOONZz),witheachofherrecordsthematicallythreadedtogetherinpursuitofexperience,curiosity,painandgrowth.Herbrandofelectronicpopreflectssuchhumanemotionswithunabashedsamplesandunexpectedbeats,andhersultryvocalsareunafraidofeclecticism.TheyoungsongwriterdrawsinspirationfromThomYorke’svocalmanipulation,therawemotionofFionaApple,andtheharmoniesofThePostalService,accumulatingintocompositionandproductionasyetunexploredinthisworld.MOONZzhasworkedwithnumerousindustrystalwarts,possessingahighlysoughtafterskillsetthathasbeenmostrecognizedthroughhersingle“Satisfy”.ThisdebutsinglewasfeaturedinbothVictoria’sSecret‘BodybyVictoria’and‘DreamAngels’’nationaladcampaignstosupporttherolloutoftheirSpring2016collection,leadingtointernationalsuccessoniTunes’TopElectronicChart,peakingatnumber8intheUS.Describedas“asultrymixbetweenclassicalstylingsandpop”(NESTHQ),MOONZzthrivesbalancingthepastandpresent.Sheisinfluencedbydark,cinematicorchestrationsoftheclassicalbaroqueera,andremainsastudentoficonicpredecessorssuchasEliotSmith,Air,DeathCabforCutie,andDaedalus.Thesedisparatestylescreategenuine,atypicalmusicfresh,rawandstillreminiscentofmixesfromheryouth.Only25yearsold,MOONZzhasawealthofexperiencehavingreleasedindependently,underAtlantic’ssubsidiarylabelTasteAndToneandalongsideherfellowpeersasacollaborator.Liketheluminousmoonaboveitself,MOONZzriseswiththepromiseofmagnetism,pullinginfansandacclaimthroughheruninhibitedoriginality,herlustrousproduction,andhernoveltakeonthefutureofelectronicpop.ComethisAugust,MOONZzissettoreleaseherdebutEP‘TrustCycles’,unveilingasoundscapeasvastasthestarfieldsthemselves.