By Emily Marshman
When asked how she would describe her style, up-and-coming young songbird Cloe Wilder responded, simply: emotional.
Radically open about her feelings in a time when it’s oh so necessary, her first single, “Overthinking,” is an anthem about living inside of your own head, about finding it difficult to get out of that headspace when you start to think things through too much. But she’s always known exactly how to clear her mind. “Everybody is given a specific path in life, even if it’s wrong for you,” she said about how she always knew that music was the way in which she wanted to channel her creative energy. “It’s your choice to take that path or create your own. Music was my path and it was right.”
To be involved in the music industry in any capacity in this day and age, you need to be strong and hold your own, especially as a young woman. “I just got into the music industry, so my experience so far hasn’t been too affected by my age, but I know that it will be. If I were 20 and playing someone my record, I know that I’d be taken more seriously. Luckily, I have a team who backs me up when people don’t treat my music as actual music,” she says.
Not only do you have to be strong in your own capacity, but you have to have a real love for it – and it’s clear that Cloe does. “Amy Winehouse, Lana Del Rey, The Cure, The Smiths, and Depeche Mode are my current inspirations,” she said, when I asked who she looked up to as a musician. “I was drawn to them all for completely different reasons, and that’s why I think it works so well. Amy has always lingered over my life. I don’t even remember the first time I listened to her. I just remember her always being there. I heard my first Depeche Mode song “Blasphemous Rumours” when I was around six or seven, and loved it. I heard Lana around the same time, and I didn’t hear her music – I felt it. It’s a weird feeling to have for the first time. The Cure and The Smiths have always been apart of my life because of my mom. The 80’s have influenced me a lot.”
“Overthinking” has a special sound to it – not quite electronic, not quite pop, but an eloquent blend of the two, with a homegrown, heartfelt feel to it. “Somebody help me get out of my head / I’m anxiously waiting for all this to end / Supposed to be dreaming but nightmares instead,” Cloe croons, letting us inside her head. She is absolutely an artist you’ll want to keep an eye on. I know I’ll be.
Cloe can be found on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, and her own website.
