When a singer/songwriter displays an honesty and a power in her voice, with confident introspection and straightforward lyrics like Layrissa Birdseye, you pay attention. Songs like “When God Hates You” and “Bloom” bring forth a pop-like sound, with more depth and range of a ballad with hints of folk/America roots and a dash of sould, she’s definitely one to keep an eye out for what she’ll turn out next.

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