Primo the Alien

One Liner: 80's synth wave love from a local gal

Wikipedia Genre: None, synthpop, retrowave, synthwave
Home: Austin!

Poster Position: Very Late Addition
Day: Friday at 1:45 on the T-Mobile stage
Weekend One Only.

Thoughts:  This is one of the two artists that just got added, a week and a half before the first weekend, to make up for Tanya Tucker and Bia bailing on the Fest.

Her Spotify presence is weird.  If you search for Primo the Alien, you get a page that has a big headline saying THIS IS NOT THE PRIMO THE ALIEN SPOTIFY PAGE SEE BELOW.  And then down below, there is a note to go to her official page "Primo."  Well, what the hell, man.  Just re-direct us to the right page?  Why keep this other one up to order me around?

Her top song is a synth pop throw-back called "My Delorean," with a wonderfully 80's artwork and a sound like it came straight from 1983.  1.5 million streams.

Oh, wait, that song is actually by something called TimeCop 1983, and it features Primo as the singer.  Eh, I can't say that one is my jam.  Nothing much to it.  I guess her voice is nice?

Her only album is 2017's To the Max! and it definitely seems like her schtick is the 80's redux action. No song on that album cracks 40k streams. The title track kind of sounds like Lady Gaga.

Wow.  Just, wow.

Here is what her website says: "Primo the Alien is an Austin-based synthpop/retrowave/ synthwave artist and producer. Primo writes and produces each song, herself, with a unique blend of humor and drama that leaves listeners captivated. Her wild tales of epic showdowns, interplanetary tourism, and hyper-sensual scenarios are guaranteed to make you feel like you’re living in 1987... if 1987 was a dangerously sexy, post-apocalyptic wasteland complete with kick-ass parties, flying motorcycles, and lots of glitter.  The wings of this retro rainbow Pegasus are Primo’s signature powerhouse vocals. Primo sings with urgency, from the gut, hitting notes so high you’ll wonder if she’s hiding a soprano sax in her throat. With eccentric bravado, compelling intensity, and colossal production style, Primo the Alien delivers the punch music fans of all genres have been oh-so-eagerly anticipating."

Her real name is Laura Lee Bishop.  She made it onto American Idol in both 2013 and 2014, so her voice is legit.  But I don't easily find a lot of background information about her.  Just pieces talking about her music, but not her personally.  

Here is her most recent single, "Do It Again."

Cute opening with her mom singing to her.  The whole video is cute.

The 80's redux is kind of fun, but that wouldn't be what I'm aiming for in general.  I'd definitely go to Bexley instead during this hour.