artist Stephanie Bosch

From first look, it is clear that Stephanie Bosch is highly dedicated to her craft of songwriting. At 21 she has already released 2 EP's and a full length album as well as performed at many high profile events such as Canadian Music Week in Toronto in 2010 and the Edmonton Folk Festival in 2009, which is where I was first introduced to her music. Her first full length album "Departures", landed at #24 on the CKUA Radio charts and climbed it's way up to #9 after just two weeks when it was first released in 2009.

"Stupid Charlie" is a clean departure from the style I am used to hearing from her, but it is refreshing as she brings a new attitude and diversity to this record. The song "Stupid Charlie" has subtle country influences with a very effective, catchy melody and alot of attitude. "Skin" provides a nice contrast to "Stupid Charlie". A self reflective tune which is reminiscent of classic Alanis Morissette. "Wasted" is an acoustic ballad which provides some nice downtime from the first two songs on the record and "Alone Eventually" provides a very simple yet elegant melody with a dark underlying tone to it.

The song that set this record apart from anything I have heard in a long time is Stephanie's stunning melodramatic rendition of Marilyn Manson's "Beautiful People". The slow finger picking that builds up the song, followed by chilling harmonies in the chorus combined with this original melody allows the true theme of this heavy classic to be more easily understood, as well as builds an underlying tension that is easy to fall in love with. This is definitely one of the best remakes I have heard to date.

I am thrilled to see the unbelievable growth of this artist but that being said one of my favorite Stephanie Bosch songs will always be "My Room" off of her album "Departures". The song has more of a sweet, innocent tone, similar to old Taylor Swift songs, except with much better lyrics. The Edmonton native recently packed up and moved to Toronto in search of furthering her career and I have no doubt that is exactly what she will do. With her non-stop commitment and dedication, Stephanie is arguably one of the most talented young musicians to come out of the Edmonton music scene to date. "Stupid Charlie" is available on ITunes for only $4.95 and you can hear some of her music on myspace at:

http://www.myspace.com/stephaniebosch

That's all for now. I will be making a conscious effort to strictly keep up with these again after such a long hiatus since my last post. Keep checking back!

Live, Love, Sing

Matt

Wowee.  So hi everyone this is my first blog.  Pat on the back for not procrastinating.....

This is an awesome review by Kendra Rae Beltran who lives in sunny CA.  She got wind of my music online and dug it :)  Props to her for an amazing review on my newest album Departures".

"It's been some time since there has been a real woman in the music scene. Hopefully Stephanie Bosch's style catches on so we can have a new wave of Lillith Fair like artists in this new decade."

In a time where women in music are being represented in the mainstream by short shorts and glitter (thanks Ke$ha), it´s refreshing to find Stephanie Bosch, an artist who lacks gimmick and packs pure talent. Her latest release, Departures is a sincere record.

Audiences will appreciate the realness heard throughout. It is as if she opened her soul and put it to a melody. Bosch filled Departures to the brim with upbeat hits and matched them with slower songs that failed at stalling the flow. The slow gems only added to Departures essence.

Her lyrics are not only honest, but also unique. Cliché lines are left on the back burner with Bosch. Two words that stood out on the whole record? "Creative cancer." While Bosch shines brighter than the rest in the best way, she will still garner the interest of fans that love real artistic women such as Katy Rose, Vanessa Carlton and Jewel.

"My Room" jumpstarts Departures with angelic vocals fused with great cheerful music. It has a folk/pop rock sound an array of listeners will enjoy. "Favourite Worst Enemy" had one of the most clever lines, "My brain is like a battery. There´s a negative reality." That lyric alone made this song shine, but the lively whistle at the end helped push this song into that infectious category. "1982" is kind of the black sheep of the record, which isn´t a bad thing. While all the other songs seemed autobiographical, Bosh took on and conquered the storyteller role with this one.

She is a modern day minstrel taking on the tale and emotions of another.