There is honestly nothing better than an artist finding my blog and emailing me, asking if I would write about them on here.

You know that feeling you get when you listen to someone and your eyes pop out of their sockets. Your jaw drops and you just say, “OH FUCK” as you listen to their music? That pretty much happened as I listened to her music. My reaction wasn’t just caused because of her amazing talent, but because she reminds me of someone whom I adore SO much Patti Smith. I honestly never ever thought I’d hear a voice that matches up to Patti Smith’s at all. But, looks like I have. Hello new musical crush.

I love anything that has massive sounding drums in it. Anything that sounds menacing and dark, such as Anna Calvi, Zola Jesus and Chelsea Wolfe. This is exactly why I’ve just fallen insanely in love with Clara Engel’s music. Her song, Lick My Fins (I love this title a lot) has perfect drums on it. It makes you feel like you are being stalked by her. You feel like she is stalking you through a dark alleway as she sings this haunting song at you. You can pick up the pace and try to escape- but let’s be honest, you’ve got no chance. Why would you want to turn yourself away from music as stunning as this?

Her song, Heaven And Hell is so beautiful. The lyrics are just so enthralling, she really causes your heart to skip a beat as you listen to it she does it with every song. Even more so with Heaven And Hell. It’s such a delicate and heartbreaking song to listen to. If you’re not moved by it, then I guess you don’t have a heart. The song makes it okay to be afraid, what you’re afraid of though, well, that’s your own personal fear.

She’s got a hint of Patti and PJ Harvey in her music, and as someone who is hugely obsessed with the two- I am honoured to be writing about Clara Engel. I’m not a fan of covers. I’ll only like them if they sound NOTHING like the original, it’s important if you’re going to cover a song, to make it your own. Clara does this with her take on Underworld’s Born Slippy. She turns a dance anthem into a creepy piece of art. Personally, I’ve never cared for the song at all but Clara’s take on it is simply perfect.

Her music will frighten you, and I firmly believe the best music scares the shit out of you. If it’s dark and eerie- I will adore it. Her music constructs such grand imagery in your mind. It’s just incredible, I honestly cannot praise her music highly enough. I don’t feel anything I’ve written here does her talent any justice. It makes me sad that someone with talent like this is unknown yet you get these fools selling millions and millions, and they have no talent and no clothes on.

Clara Engel is beautiful and so is her music, I cannot urge you enough to check out her music.

Her music will fuck with your head like a David Lynch film and it will charm your soul just like Patti Smith.

It’s nearly 2am. Most are either asleep or drunk. I’m going to stay awake and listen to her music.