If blue-eyed songstress Judy Blank would tell you she grew up in some sunny city in California, you’d probably believe her. But nothing could be further from the truth. Hailing from The Netherlands, the 27- year-old singer-songwriter is not afraid fuse musical genres, influenced by several pilgrimages across the United States. On her LP Morning Sun, a 70’s inspired coming-of-age confessional that she recorded with Chris Taylor (Rival Sons, Dylan LeBlanc, The Wood Brothers), in Nashville’s Southern Ground Studios.
She effortlessly mixes witty indie folk with 1960s girl band vibes. From the green-eyed soul of her hit single “Mary Jane” to the jagged-edged ballad of “Tangled Up in You”, she can hit all the notes. Even living legends praise her songwriting skills; her song ‘1995’ was called a favorite by none other than Sir Elton John. She officially debuted at SXSW in Austin, toured all over Europe with the South Carolina indierockers from SUSTO and was the first Dutch artist to ever perform at AmericanaFest in Nashville.
Only a year after the release of ‘Morning Sun’, she released its little brother, ‘Morning After’, a diverse sounding rock ‘n roll EP reminding of the early days of Cage The Elephant, followed by the stripped down EP ‘Morning Tapes’ and a special version of ‘1995’ with the prestigious Metropole Orchestra. Earlier this year her new EP ‘Saddies’ was released. Blank produced ‘Saddies’ herself after experiencing an unexpected mental breakdown the previous Summer. Despite the weighty themes, the shimmering folk tunes do not sound heavy, but rather playful, light and dreamy – inspired by crybabies like Nick Drake, Christian Lee Hutson & Julia Jacklin.
