![]() Well to jump back to what you were saying about Edie, how did that love for her and her becoming your muse come into play? I actually prefer Casey Veggie over Lil B. It’s like opening up a new genre of rap and hip-hop.ĭo you feel the same way about Lil B and his movement? ![]() Even though they’re rap, they’re being considered as rock and roll. And I just love that they’re really free-spirited and outgoing and they’ve captivated the hipster culture with what they’re doing. The things that they say remind me of the thoughts that go on in my head and that I might tweet from time to time. I love the fact that they’re just straight up twisted. I don’t think it’s a sense of rebellion I think it’s more so people just being who they are and not afraid to be that. They had great stuff going on like Woodstock, and I feel like our generation is headed that way, you know? With all of this viral stuff that’s going on with breakout artists like Odd Future and Lil B, it’s cool that people aren’t afraid to be themselves. Back then, the movement was really based on free love and coming together and music. But as far as my thoughts on rebellion and stuff, I just feel that we’re the modernized 60’s. It was just really cool because with the storyline and with what I was doing, it would be perfect to pay homage to her on her birthday. ‘Poster Girl’ combines simplistic, progressive, industrial beats with Finister’s distinctive vocal stylings new wave R&B from a truly self-made young American.Well, I didn’t drop the album on 4/20 because of it being the day of marijuana it was a tribute to Edie Sedgwick because she was born on 4/20. Infused by Andy Warhol and the Youthquaker movement sensibility, the EP contains some of my previous work alongside some newer tracks”. Still at a young age, but moving forwards fast - Finister has put the finishing touches to her new ‘Poster Girl EP’ project, “This is a much more personal project a music concept which reflects my fascination with the Vintage Vogue “Mod” era. Finister found a self-spiritual home with the Youthquaker movement and ‘Mod’ sensibility together with a new moniker - the self-styled ‘Phlo Finister’ was born. It was a generation bursting with youthful energy leading the charge, in a flurry of Mary Quant miniskirts, were young icons that included Andy Warhol’s muses, Penelope Tree, Twiggy and Veruschka. The term was coined by Vogue’s editor-in-chief Diana Vreeland was reflective of the teenagers who dominated the music and fashion scenes of the day. It was around this time that Finister began exploring icons of the past, and developed a special resonance with the themes of the ‘Youthquaker’ movement of the 60’s. Finister then began her infamous mixtape series, and worked with producers such as Andrew Dawson (The Weeknd, Kanye West, Tyler The Creator), 4AD’s A$AP Rocky collaborator Spaceghostpurrp and Island Def Jam’s Benny Cassette. It was during this time that Finister met a series of industry professionals and producers (Drake, Charlie Walk, Steve Lindsey, Cameron Strang, Jeff Barry, David Baerwald and Diane Warren) who would exert influence on her own musical path over the next few years. I always have been a believer and a fighter - I’m never gonna not fight.”ĭeveloping her own unique sense of self, Finister found herself working with Def Jam Records in the styling of some of their female proteges in her late teens. When you come from not having a lot, you always think about your future and the success you can gain on your own. I took that as a harsh reality and kept going. “You were born alone, you’re going to die alone, and it doesn’t really matter. She then attended Hamilton Performing Arts high school in her teens, before dropping out to embark on a new radical path as a singer. Finister’s early musical taste was a well-rounded palette thoroughly grounded in gospel and classical music - she explored a wide musical palette which included Jerry Bock, Mozart and Janis Joplin.Ī change in circumstances saw Finister relocate to Los Angeles at the age of eleven with her mother where she would finish middle school. Phlo attended ballet classes until a late age and was also part of a church choir at which she developed her distinctive vocal style. Finister was banned from listening to hip-hop and R&B records while growing up. Phlo’s early childhood was notably reserved and traditional, she attended a small private Christian school where her Grandfather was Pastor and her Grandmother a local English teacher. ![]() Phlo Finister was born Elijah Finister, in Oakland, California to half Portugeuse and Irish parents.
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