XIMXIA Drops Witchy Electro Pop Single 'Pretend'
Versatile Los Angeles singer/songwriter XIMXIA, (pronounced shem-shee-ya), crafts witchy electro pop that harkens to the past while pushing the genre into fresh waters.
Fluctuating between dance floor bangers and emotive anthems, XIMXIA’s debut EP Anywhere But Here recalls the wily dynamics of Annie Lennox and Sinéad O'Connor, while effortlessly falling into the epic modern pop groove of Halsey and Robyn. But it is her love of the great master pianists that truly separates her from the pack. In fact, most of her entire EP was born from riffing on their classical piano pieces, rolling the complex changes into her astute Top 40 aesthetic.
XIMXIA originally hails from Upstate NY, and spent her formative musical years as a multi-instrumentalist cutting her teeth as a member of DC-based Freeform Radio. She eventually adopted the moniker XIMXIA and, working in close collaboration with #1 Billboard Producer Ted Kurie, embarked on her journey as a solo artist, writing material that felt in step with her metamorphosis - the soundtrack for people breaking out of relationships, leaving cities, and growing up on their terms.
Almost immediately, her debut single, “Don’t Follow Me” found an audience, landing a #19 spot on the Billboard Dance Club chart, causing a palpable anticipation for her debut EP...
The Anywhere But Here EP will be released October 2020.