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Opening for Okay Kaya was Brooklyn-based The Nebulous Quartet, a string ensemble who use improvisation and the members\u2019 varying backgrounds to create an innovative and unique sound. Made up of Claudius Agrippa and Fabienne Jean both on violin, Noah Leong on viola, and Kely Pinheiro on cello, each brings their own personal touch. The group has not released music yet, but mentioned plans of an EP as something to look forward to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Kaya emerged, carrying a wind chime that she placed on the stage and rang to mark the beginning of her set. She encouraged a fan in the front row to reach out and ring the chime before she began. She welcomed The Nebulous Quartet back on stage to join her for \u201cUndulation Days,\u201d the second single released on the album. Her soft yet powerful voice blended seamlessly with the quartet\u2019s gorgeous string arrangements. She continued to play unreleased songs, including \u201cPicture This,\u201d about the myth of Sisyphus \u201cfrom the perspective of the rock.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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When it was time to sing the classics, the crowd was eager to join in. As she performed \u201cPsych Ward\u201d from the 2020 album Watch This Liquid Pour Itself,<\/em> fans echoed back the lines \u201cin the psych ward\u201d which Kaya said warmed her heart. Her happiness was palpable, as she smiled and giggled through most of her songs. She was especially giggly during songs like \u201cDance Like U\u201d with lyrics \u201cDo you dance like you fuck? Or do you dance like you make love?\u201d as she danced around the stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n She shared a couple of covers with us, including a synthy version of \u201cBelieve\u201d by Cher. She also did an electric guitar rendition of \u201cSpace Girl\u201d by folk artist Shirley Collins who, according to Kaya, \u201cdoes NOT like electric guitars.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n She closed out the set with a lively rendition of classic \u201cMother Nature\u2019s Bitch,\u201d having fun with the voice effects on her microphone. Despite incessant cheering from the crowd, she did not return for an encore\u2013 leaving us wanting so much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n At Xanadu in Brooklyn\u2013 roller rink by day and music venue by night\u2013 Okay Kaya performed ahead of her latest album release Oh My God – That\u2019s So Me. The show was filled with exciting sneak peeks into new songs, as well as the tried and true fan favorites. Opening for Okay Kaya was Brooklyn-based […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":67,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"mobile-single-posts","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sirensoundmag.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sirensoundmag.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sirensoundmag.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sirensoundmag.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sirensoundmag.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=61"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sirensoundmag.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62,"href":"https:\/\/sirensoundmag.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61\/revisions\/62"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sirensoundmag.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/67"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sirensoundmag.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=61"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sirensoundmag.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=61"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sirensoundmag.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=61"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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