Green November (self-released)

jordangenovese.com

A pre-med student at Case Western Reserve University, 20-year-old singer-songwriter Jordan Genovese sounds more mature than you’d expect on her full-length debut. The album opens with the poppy “Maybe,” a song you could imagine getting radio airplay alongside the likes of Avril Lavigne and Taylor Swift. Genovese has said she doesn’t think she’s the greatest singer, and her voice certainly lacks the kind of power of many of today’s country/pop divas. She actually sounds a bit more confident when she talks (rather than sings) her way through a song. But she has a good ear for a pop hook. She also displays plenty of personality in spunky songs such as “Won’t Lie No More,” “Angel Song” and “I’m Not Sorry.”

Jordan Genovese performs at 9 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 23 at the Jolly Scholar.Foundry.

Lorine Chia performs with DJ Fugitive, Atari Jones, Kipp Stone, Creez Mob, R the Czar, Aphiniti, Tae Fresh, Chris Black and Thurm at 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 25, at the Foundry.

This article appears in Nov 20-26, 2013.

Jeff has been covering the Cleveland music scene for more than 25 years now. On a regular basis, he tries to talk to whatever big acts are coming through town. And if you're in a local band that he needs to hear, email him at jniesel@clevescene.com.

4 replies on “Regional Beat: Jordan Genovese”

  2. nice review- ur right about the catchy songs. just listenedd to “maybe” on itunes. she sounds great tho

  3. Love the album cover, she looks like she’s going to smash someone in the face with that guitar. The fact that she has a song called “I’m Not Sorry” makes me imagine that she wrote that after smashing someone in the face with said guitar. Awesome.

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