Tess Posner, Supernova Review
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By day Tess Posner is the CEO of AI4ALL, a US nonprofit dedicated to increasing diversity and inclusion in AI education, research, development, and policy. Posner began her music career as a teenage in coffee houses, her passions also included activism, by supporting women and under-represented communities. In 2018, Posner released her debut EP – One Thousand Petals, it introduced the public to her depth as a songwriter by highlighting songs that deal with issues relating to power and those of women in the fight to be heard or to simply be themselves. Her lyrics are personal as Posner too has gone through a journey of struggle to strength, her songs highlight the fight of reclaiming one’s own voice – they also invite the listener into the process, reinforcing togetherness and offering a level of determination and pride that’s easy to make your own. Posner has a new single that stems from this same theme titled “Supernova,” that was just released on March 8, 2019.
Positives:
Honest themes and powerfully poignant lyrics ignite the tunes indie-pop sound.
Bottom Line:
Posner deals in subject matters that are ultimately about empowerment and healing. How to gain your personal power back for good. Musically her sound is vibrant, yet with a gentleness to it that is reminiscent of Tori Amos and Fiona Apple, the two front running artists of the nineties that cornered the angst market. Posner’s lyrics deal with very real subjects, as is the case with “Supernova.” The soundscape delights in affable indie-pop quality with moments of EDM to spice up the sound. As 2019 kicks into gear, Posner has a series of live shows planned across Oakland, as well as a full-length album release to look forward to. Until then, that’s the short of it!