Andra Day has been gifted with a brassy yet alluring voice that is as powerful as it is expressive. The San Diego native attended a performing arts high school while working with various producers to develop her musical style. When a tape of one of her live performances found its way to Stevie Wonder, he was impressed and soon introduced her to producer/writer/musician Adrian Gurvitz of Buskin Records. Day and Gurvitz spent the next year working on her debut album, which has what she calls a “retro pop-soul” sound, or “a blend of jazz, soul, doo-wop, plus a little bit of rock, and hip-hop on the underbelly.” In 2012, Day posted a series of covers on YouTube that went viral and landed her a record deal with Warner Bros. Records. Reflecting the LP’s theme of resilience through struggle, the crown jewel of her album is ‘Rise Up,” which she describes as “a song about any type of relationship.”
