"Singer-songrwriters Kyla Marlena (Toronto) and Rocky Lorelei (Berlin) return to the Southern Cross to each play a solo set on guitar.
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Kyla Marlena is a Toronto based singer-songwriter. Marlena’s music weaves in and out of maximal moments of layered instrumentation, and minimalist phrases of guitar and vocals. Rooted in personal storytelling and emotional honesty, her songwriting explores themes of time, connection, grief, and nostalgia . Cups N Cakes Network described her debut EP as featuring “formidable vocals that surpass her time on earth” and songs “creating churning emotion and soulfelt realism.” Beyond her solo work, Marlena is an active collaborator, lending her skills as a classically trained cellist to a range of other projects.
Rocky Lorelei represents the solo music of R.L. Taylor. She uses guitar as her primary instrument for songwriting, and an analog synthesizer to make ad hoc drone pieces. Writing songs and recording them to tape is her joy. She co-founded Rehberge Records, a DIY cassette label in Berlin through which she releases her music."