Miami-born, Detroit-raised great-granddaughter to the last Russian czar’s tailor, Michele Ari has crisscrossed the US for two decades in her peripatetic life gigging from gritty dive bars to bigger stages while receiving critical acclaim in the music press and radio abroad, most notably in the UK.
Blending glam strut with post-punk fire (Bowie edge, Blondie bite, Hynde soul), her five EPs build a fearless, raw catalog. New Page, her latest EP produced by Psychedelic Furs’ John Ashton with Furs vets is her bold melodic manifesto duly paving the her way to what comes next.
“A potent pop force, if there is such a thing as new new wave, Michele Ari is leading the way.”
— Push, Editor Electronic Sound Mag UK
“A capability to evoke countless emotions.” Subba-Cultcha, London