"PLAYING FOR KEEPS"-ELLE KING
Here's a young bleach-blonde with an old soul and a bluesy voice accentuated by a perfect mix of grit and rasp.
Her sound is similar to Adele, but with depth. Joplin, Holiday and Duffy also come to mind.
Singer, songwriter, multi-instumentalist Elle King feels every single syllable that rolls effortlessly out of her mouth on "Playing For Keeps," one of four original tracks off of The Elle King EP. Despite being in her early-20's, the crackles in her voice hint at a seasoned veteran who sounds as if she's been performing in smoky bars for decades.
"I grew up loving Etta James and Aretha Franklin and Al Green and Otis Redding, and I just love old-school R&B," King told Vanity Fair. "It’s just music that moves you and grooves you, and it was very important, I think, for music. That sound was, and still is today, my favorite. And I also love country."
You may have caught Elle performing "Playing For Keeps" last week on Letterman or heard it as the theme song to the new VH1 series, "Mob Wives: Chicago." Regardless, you should be playing "Playing For Keeps" as this one definitely is a keeper.
Incidentally, Elle is the daughter of comedian Rob Schneider and model London King. Yeah, she made the right choice. The surname "King" works way better when you're singing the blues.
