Hailing from the city of Bandon in Oregon, Maddy Suppez is an artist whose sonic fabric is stitched with diverse threads of inspiration. Drawing creative energy from the likes of SiR, Erykah Badu, JID and Aaron May, Maddy embarked on her musical journey just last year when she dropped her debut EP the bad beginning.
Since then, she’s been on a prolific spree of musical output, marked by a string of releases that firmly establish her as a rising star in the spheres of hip hop and R&B. Her full-length records, Indigo Child from 2022 and 111 released earlier this year, showcased the full scope of Maddy Suppez’s creativity as both a songwriter and a vocalist.
Stepping beyond the boundaries of conventional genres, she crafts a sound that’s entirely hers, melting influences into potent cocktail of slick beat-driven music. Now off the back of two collaborative releases – “Art of Healing” with Justice Gbada and “Metro” with Jai Winter – she brings us her latest release with the brand new single titled “Smoke & Mirrors.”
With “Smoke & Mirrors,” Maddy Suppez serves up a grooving alternative R&B cut. Launching straight in with a jazz-style blend of shimmery electric piano notes, pulsing bass guitar, gentle string and vocal flourishes over the laid back snap of drums. Maddy’s mellow voice spins fluttering melodic leads that invoke a trance-like state as they snake above the mesmeric arrangement.
“Smoke & Mirrors” is centred around themes of intuition and navigating the complexities of daily life through cosmic signs. The chorus, echoing the refrain “everything is not what it seems,” becomes a poignant commentary, inviting listeners to engage in reflection, challenging them to discern truth from illusion and to trust the signals from the universe.
With her trademark sound of vocals bending from elegant melodic lines to razor-sharp rapped flows, “Smoke & Mirrors” is a deep, soulful and instantly memorable sound as she continues to enjoy a year brimming with creativity and stellar releases.
Listen to Smoke & Mirrors below
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