Savelle was in my Song Factory class at the New School, and she just released her first EP. I could not be more excited for her, and I really dig these songs.
My favorite of the three is the bluesy opener, “Company.” I take no credit for any of this. Savelle came into class as a fully-formed musical persona. All I and her peers did was offer her encouragement and feedback (mostly “wow, that was beautiful.”) She did tell me that she found it helpful having to work outside her stylistic comfort zone, especially when she had to write a fun, upbeat pop song. Anyway, I don’t think anyone needs to publicly release music to get a benefit from songwriting, but when my students do, I am always happy for them. And it helps when the songs are this well-written and well-performed.
