Concert Review: Anna Shoemaker Knows How To Gain A Fan In NYC
Quickly becoming a staple of the NYC music scene, Anna Shoemaker plays into the modern version of the “everyday,” young woman. In this version, young ladies are funny, smart, vulnerable, lost, sentimental, and ambitious. In other words, they are both cool and rawly human; trying to figure how the “best era” of their life is supposed to be good.
Acclaimed for her cover of “Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe” by Kendrick Lamar, Anna’s presence is refreshingly amiable. With a crowd predominantly filled with young women, they looked at her like their best friend or sister. They saw her as much as an artist as an equal, which is why I felt like this was a singer t that will go very far. I always say that, in the music world, to succeed you either have to be demagogic or utterly human; people have to either see you as someone they want to be or someone they already are. Anna Shoemaker falling into the latter category.
She bops and bounces in place, as if rhythm is comes from the sways of your body and the swing of your shoulder, Anna reminded every women in their crowd of their self; intimately eeling music as if it was born from inside you. Vocally, she radiates ease with a connection to her own songs such as, “Want Something (Say Something), “Liquor Store,” and “Too High,” that feels pure, casual, and blissful. She brightly smiles the entire time; treating her original tracks with the glee of a new present. I call it the “Timothee Chalamet” effect, in which a superbly talented artist charms viewers by seeming aloof to their own spark. People gravitated to her because her personality was as much at the forefront than her talent.
Both in voice and presence, Anna glows with joy, despite verses singing to not knowing what that exactly means beyond a nice wine with friends or a Netflix and chill session.Happiness is so simple that, most of us, make it complex, especially when we are young. We presume happiness is this “massive,” constant purpose and energy, but Anna Shoemaker is making the charming pop tracks that say, “Nah! It’s actually just hanging out with buddies at Arlene’s Grocery!” It’s crazy to know you have been happy the whole time, while trying to figure out how to be it. For More Information On Anna Shoemaker Click Here.
