CRMNL

Links

CRMNL’s style effortlessly toes the line between electronic, hip-hop, and anthemic indie rock. With lead singer Cara’s hypnotic voice at the nexus of exquisite arena-ready production, the outcome is an indulgent and sultry sonic intoxication with an ever-present glimmer of hope and optimism. Like the photographs of the elusive CRMNL suggest, there’s a curiosity and mysterious darkness that surrounds CRMNL. Tracks like “Trouble” off CRMNL’s debut EP released in 2017, feature vivid imagery of succumbing to your deepest desires, that you know are not good for you in the long-run, but are exhilarating in the short-term. Like a double-shot of premium tequila at a hot-and-sweaty nightclub, CRMNL’s music is a rush of rebellious excitement that’s instantly felt throughout your entire body. Cara describes the CRMNL persona as “a powerful woman that is bold, strong, and powerful”—which is extremely evident in the newest CRMNL output called CRMNL (II), released in 2019 via Position Music. While CRMNL’s latest music may be a little more subdued in ... [ more ] CRMNL’s style effortlessly toes the line between electronic, hip-hop, and anthemic indie rock. With lead singer Cara’s hypnotic voice at the nexus of exquisite arena-ready production, the outcome is an indulgent and sultry sonic intoxication with an ever-present glimmer of hope and optimism.

Like the photographs of the elusive CRMNL suggest, there’s a curiosity and mysterious darkness that surrounds CRMNL. Tracks like “Trouble” off CRMNL’s debut EP released in 2017, feature vivid imagery of succumbing to your deepest desires, that you know are not good for you in the long-run, but are exhilarating in the short-term. Like a double-shot of premium tequila at a hot-and-sweaty nightclub, CRMNL’s music is a rush of rebellious excitement that’s instantly felt throughout your entire body.

Cara describes the CRMNL persona as “a powerful woman that is bold, strong, and powerful”—which is extremely evident in the newest CRMNL output called CRMNL (II), released in 2019 via Position Music. While CRMNL’s latest music may be a little more subdued in instrumentation, it makes up for in extra confident, and more positive, lyrics. On stand-out track “Heroes”, Cara cries out a hook of “We’re gonna be heroes/We’re gonna be heroes!” with such authentic conviction that listeners will surely find self-confidence that’s applicable to their own dreams and goals.

The traditional narrative arc of a criminal who has made mistakes and done their time but then turns their strength and bravado into good is a familiar story, and it seems as though CRMNL is entering her own natural evolution of this progression by proving that listening to yourself may be confusing and dark, but ultimately the core of being human is to help one another and life each-other up. While easier said than done, CRMNL provides us with a compelling soundtrack for our own inward and outward journeys.

With placements in big shows such as FOX's "Lucifer", CRMNL is destined to triumph and turn their unexpected meeting into a musical phenomenon. [ less ]