MiriamCrespo

at the very latest with the discovery of x-rays, research into black holes and the possibility of determining a baby’s sex in the 5th month of pregnancy, it was clear that only very few of life’s secrets and mysteries still remain undiscovered. it is the nature of man to seek out the needle in the haystack, the rare pearl in the oyster. miriam crespo and her band is one of those well kept secrets that would have had to come to light sooner or later, which is why the 33-year-old basel singer-songwriter is only now making an appearance with her pensive, contemporary folk songs. folk, pop, country and blues – these are the voices that she hears deep within her. her music is a metaphor for longing, a vagabond restlessness, loneliness and a never-ending quest. these brushstrokes define the images that miriam crespo paints with her clear voice and uncluttered arrangements. feelings that are familiar to all of us and that all of us have felt at one time or other. like all of us, just normal. and ‘just normal’ has rarely been so beautiful.