We last heard from Susan Aquila back in September last year, when we spoke to her about her single, ‘I Took It For Me‘. Now she’s returned with her new release, ‘Paper Promises’, and we think fans are going to be blown away by what she’s bringing.
A track that would has all the scale and drive to be right at home on any rock radio playlist, ‘Paper Promises’ brings with it everything fans have come to expect, and then some. Susan Aquila’s voice will be the biggest surprise to any who are just here expecting her phenomenal violin playing. ‘Paper Promises’ also brings with it massive guitars, and hard hitting drums, and while her six-string electric guitar cuts through it all, it’s Aquila’s voice that commands the attention of the listener, as she sings with the conviction of one who has pushed themselves to make the music she’s always wanted.
Earlier in her career, producers had tried to push Aquila in the direction of lighter material, steering her away from her rock instincts. For her new release however, she realised that she needed change in the studio, and instead, she worked independently, without a producer, and took full creative control, under the help and guidance of Jason Zarnowski.
Aquila put her faith in her own decisions as a songwriter, singer, and instrumentalist, and the end result is a true representation of who she is, without having to make compromises.
The title, ‘Paper Promises’. reflects those of the music industry, and how many promises made, particularly for women in rock, can fall short of reality. Speaking of the song’s central premise, Aqulia says it’s, “the difference between what people say and what they actually do”, and without specifying exactly which particular grievance she’s referring to, she leaves it up to listeners to make their own interpretations.
‘Paper Promises’ is accompanied by a music video, directed by Jason Zarnowski, through TVR Recording Studios. Viewers are brought into the studio as Aquila records her vocals, and the footage allows us to take a closer look at this talented musician, as she takes full control of her own recording. Viewers are brought in, as if we’re part of it all, in connection with Aquila.
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