Luke Cara – Queen City Sounds and Art

Jess Sparh’s song “Tensions” is upbeat and has an unconventional momentum and energy with fantastic textural elements in the percussion all buoyed by Spahr’s bright and expressive vocals. Fans of Goldfrapp will find much to like about this song as it has a similar ear for sonic detail and architecture. It’s also a song about Sparh’s experience with sexual harassment and a poetic and sensitive treatment of a subject that though very much in the news after years of not being treated with the appropriate level of seriousness it deserves. But with the help of producer friend Luke Cara or Caravana Sun, Spahr channeled those feelings into a song in the grand tradition of taking a negative experience and making it relatable and palatable without trivializing the real life events and their emotional consequences for the artist and far too many people who share memories of similar transgressions and worse. Listen below and follow Spahr at any of the links after.