Zinadelphia

Zinadelphia is a Philadelphia based (where else?) singer-songwriter whose neo soul sound often tends to drift towards the retro side, at times all the way down to the disco territory when she's in the mood for it. There is a well-polished finish to her music, often with lush orchestration that reaches back to mid-century pop whose jazzy elements she occasionally pushed further into the spotlight. She has a strong voice with a raspy, almost weathered quality that falls in the Amy Winehouse flavor range. It helps her add the type of emotional contour into her songs that anchors her work firmly in the soul tradition.