This mexican singer/songwriter was born to producer/director Fernando Sariñana and screenwriter Carolina Rivera, on October 29th, 1985. While this might explain how she began as an actress and ended up with two solid albums and an EP, it does not take away from the fact that this woman is gifted. Her most recent album, Ximena Sariñana (it's self titled), contains a lot more singing in English than her first album, Mediocre. She has a beautiful voice, reminding me of other strong female artists like Norah Jones and Michelle Branch. She is much more adventurous with sounds though, adding little bubbly electronics to the background, courtesy of Greg Kurstin (The Bird and the Bee, also one of the producers behind Lily Allen). Also labelled a pop singer, Ximena Sariñana's songs are catchy and melodic in a very cute innocent way. If you want some further insight into her songwriting process on her self titled album, which involves input from members of bands like Rancid, TV on the Radio, and Aqualung, check out this NY Times article, http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/31/arts/music/ximena-sarinanas-self-titled-new-album.html.
While her two albums are very different they are very good in their own ways, and the wider audience gathered from her album Ximena Sariñana, should hopefully launch her onto the international stage with some success. I missed her at Outside Lands so I hope to catch her Friday afternoon at Coachella.
Tell me this song doesn't remind you of Norah Jones: http://youtu.be/ZW11UtCCZVw
Also this cover of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs "Maps" is amazing!: http://youtu.be/oEKTEnT1MV0
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