Victoria initially started a band backed by Ruby Rogers, Tiffany Minton, and Mason Hickman. She started working with a different group of people sometime later, and they debuted together in January 2016.
Victoria's first single release is "Stuck In the South" which was described on All Things Considered as a "very swampy mysterious kind of slow-burning song.” Rolling Stone describes her as "PJ Harvey covering Loretta Lynn at a haunted debutante ball." Her live performances are described by Wondering Sound as angry and "furious and feral." American Songwriter calls her stage presence "commanding."
Victoria's full-length debut was produced by Roger Moutenot, and is called Beyond the Bloodhounds. The name of the album references Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs. The theme of her first album is about dealing with her life in her twenties. Moutenot has previously collaborated with Yo La Tengo and also produced her first single. The record label is her own and is named Canvasback.
The City
Adia Victoria Lyrics
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Most everybody got the weary blues
The one truth I would quickly come to realize
Is that I could get comfortable telling little lies
It's just the city, my darling
It's just the city, my darling
We're lost in the rain
It's just the city, my darling
It's just the city, my darling
We're lost in the rain
I feel your pain
Every beat that used to be keeps fading
Out from under, reel into the night
And just because you gave it a name and you claimed it
Doesn't make the half of it alright
It's just the city, my darling
It's just the city, my darling
We're lost in the rain
I feel your pain
It's just the city, my darling
It's just the city, my darling
We're lost in the rain
I feel your pain
My darling
My darling
Lady sings the blues
Lady sings the blues
Adia Victoria's song "The City" is an introspective tune that reflects on the struggles of everyday life and living in a metropolitan environment. The song opens with the realization that most people have someone they can rely on or confide in, but the singer does not have that luxury. The lyrics suggest that the city can be ruthless and isolating, and that people living in this environment may resort to telling small lies to feel more comfortable. Adia Victoria repeats a refrain throughout the song that insists "it's just the city, my darling," which can be interpreted as an effort to normalize the struggles of city life and remind the listener that they are not alone in their pain.
Line by Line Meaning
Most everybody got somebody they runnin' to
Many people have a significant other or someone they can go to for comfort.
Most everybody got the weary blues
Most people are feeling sad and worn out.
The one truth I would quickly come to realize
I soon learned one important fact.
Is that I could get comfortable telling little lies
I found that it was easy for me to tell small lies to feel more comfortable.
It's just the city, my darling
The problems we are experiencing are just part of living in the city.
We're lost in the rain
We're feeling lost and trapped by the rain.
I feel your pain
I understand how you are feeling.
Every beat that used to be keeps fading
Everything that was once vibrant is disappearing.
Out from under, reel into the night
Slipping away into the night.
And just because you gave it a name and you claimed it
Naming and claiming something doesn't make it right.
Doesn't make the half of it alright
It's still not okay even if you acknowledge it.
Lady sings the blues
A reference to the Billie Holiday song of the same name or a commentary on the blues and hardships of living in the city.
Contributed by Chase A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
chucky 1time
Beautiful voice how is this not mainstream more pleeze