Song Featured On Upcoming EP, ‘Nothing New,’ Out July 12
“The top of the track starts off with a warm blend of guitar and sharp synths, flickering like morning sunlight, passing through willowy branches. In fact, Rothman places us there, in the thick of the “woods,” a place just as foreboding as it is wondrous.”
-ATWOOD MAGAZINE
“Rothman’s music itself has drawn comparisons to the work of Joni Mitchell, Norah Jones, and other great songwriters who blend soft guitar-driven melodies with introspective lyrics. It’s hard to say whether the best part of her work is that it was created by exclusively womxn or that, with its blend of dream-pop gauziness and 70’s folk motifs, it’s a pure delight to listen to—or maybe each these things uplifts the other, ultimately creating something truly great and profoundly relevant for our times.”
-POPDUST
Singer-songwriter and activist Nora Rothman is renowned for her talents as a poignant songwriter whose work has drawn comparisons to artists including Norah Jones and Joni Mitchell. This year, we’ve received an invitation back into Rothman’s world with the upcoming debut of a new EP titled ‘Nothing New‘ out July 12th via Unspeakable Records. Ahead of it’s release, she has released two singles from the project, “strange” and “fifteen / feet” feat. Cape Francis.” Today, we’re getting another window into Rothman’s world with the unveiling of a brand new music video for “strange.”
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Illuminating the track Popdust described as “dream-pop gauziness and 70’s folk motifs,” the visual companion harnesses the raw emotion of the single as Rothman guides us into the depths of her psyche. Directed by duo Sleepy Puppies, “strange” centers around a lush, ethereal world where Rothman takes center stage. Creating a dreamy atmosphere through the use of intimate close ups and hazy lighting, “strange” presents Rothman frank and emotive as she brings life to her heart wrenching lyrics. Based around the theme of the project, Rothman explains “…this EP includes songs from the past five years, like random pages ripped out of a diary.” “The EP explores newness, nostalgia, and the negative space between them. In the end, it’s really nothing new — we’ve all been here before.”
If this is your first introduction to Nora Rothman, she is seeking to raise marginalized voices in the music industry by creating art with womxn all around the world. The Seattle based artist—a Brown graduate with honors in poetry—creates an ethereal world with a folk-soul sound that is both classic and contemporary. She has made appearances on The Future is Female Spotify playlist; at Hotel Café in Los Angeles; Rockwood Music Hall in NYC; and Fremont Abbey in Seattle. Her lyric video for “Truth Or Dare” from Pakistani artist Areeba Siddique was celebrated by Yahoo! Music and Teen VOGUE. As for her activism, in 2016, she worked as a Field Organizer on the Clinton campaign. The day of Trump’s inauguration, she made a promise to continue her fight for women’s rights through music. After releasing her debut self-titled EP in July to praise from Paste and The Deli Magazine, she made a commitment to work with female-identifying artists.
Nora has partnered with women’s rights organizations from EMILY’S List to Planned Parenthood, culminating in the release of her Remix EP on Electric Bird Records in 2017. Made by 100% womxn artists, half of all proceeds went to Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest and Hawaiian Islands. In 2018, Nora expanded her equity work by founding Earhart, a platform celebrating female, trans, and gender nonconforming music artists. Since then, Earhart has uplifted over 50 different artists through their weekly playlist and interview series.
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