Wikipedia Genre: None, synthpop, retrowave, synthwave Home:Austin! Poster Position: 24 Weekend One Only. Sunday.
Thoughts: She was here last year, so I guess she didn't piss anybody off or make a scene!
Her Spotify presence is weird. Last year, if you searched for "Primo the Alien," you got a page that had 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? Also, why is the Lineup still calling her Primo the Alien if Spotify just thinks she is called Primo? Let's get on the same page.
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. 2.1 million streams (1.5 million streams 9 months ago).
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 last year was 2017's To the Max! and it definitely seems like her schtick is the 80's redux action. No song on that album cracks 43k streams. The title track kind of sounds like Lady Gaga.
Wow. Just, wow. But then she released a new album in 2022, called Heart on the Run. Well, album seems generous, it only has four real tracks and then four bonus tracks? Why call some tracks bonus and others regular when its not like anyone is buying the album? Weird vagaries of the modern streaming age. The top track keeps the same schtick for sure - 80's synths and drum machines and her voice gliding over the top like I'm stuck on the 80's station in Grand Theft Auto IV. This was also her top single last year, I guess before the album was released. "Do It Again" has 240k streams.
Sure, that has a catchy little thing going on. Feels good to bop around to. Definitely the best thing on the album.
Here is what her website said: "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.
The 80's redux is kind of fun, but that wouldn't be what I'm aiming for in general. Likely wouldn't go here.
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