Saturday, 14 June 2025

Complete Fool - Chloe Foy

 


Chloe Foy

Complete Fool

I was lucky enough to watch Chloe Foy as a support act for Conchur White at Old St. Pancras Church back in 2023. Her songwriting and performance were utterly sublime.

I discovered she was doing a tour of record stores and mooched over to Oxford to catch her promoting her new album. She showcased the majority of her album in a pared down but completely flawless and emotional performance. Even though I had heard her sing this live it didn’t prepare me for the elegance and beauty of this new album.

Chloe Foy mingles genres from the beautifully layered vocals and strings that seem to hark back to the heady days of Hoffman, Livingston and David alongside the Jud Conlon Chorus (from Disney’s Cinderella) before breaking into the sweet simplicity of the title track. This journey through musical styles is a sweet and heady confection that layers harmonies, orchestra and chorus. The album takes pleasant and surprising twists throughout. Each song soars but in different and unexpected ways. There are hints of country, of Nick Drake pastoralism, alt folk, pop, rock and so much more to be found here.

This album is an absolute joy from start to finish.

https://chloefoymusic.bandcamp.com/album/complete-fool




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