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About
A new and ultraviolet feather in LA’s cap, Adron is making waves with her timeless yet wholly unusual musical oeuvre. Raised in and recently transplanted from Atlanta, she’s a singer/songwriter entirely too rare to stay rooted in the American South; there’s very little of conventional America at all in this music. Her kaleidoscopic guitar work carries the influence of Brazilian eminences like Luiz Bonfá and Caetano Veloso, while her voice has the classic clarity and richness of Doris Day with the adventurousness of Joni Mitchell. She aims to distill the entire history and geography of pop music into her own alchemical creation; in her songwriting there’s careful structure, safeguarding the vintage pop nostalgia of the experience, but in the lyrics there’s play, humor, and a bare-hearted frankness that feels much too personal to come from anywhere but the present. She’s also a champion whistler, incorporating not just melody but even birdcalls into her productions, layered into a sonic backdrop evoking lush climes and opiate breezes. There’s no aggression in Adron’s world, no politics, no posturing - only space, sensation and sentiment.
Since the release of Water Music in 2017, a surprise tour opening for Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen, and her subsequent move to Los Angeles, Adron has teamed up with co-producer and engineer John Hendicott in recording a new full-length LP to be called The Trickster, conceptually centered around psychedelics, love, loss, and the capriciousness of life’s journeys. Since the COVID-19 lockdown, Adron has also teased a new, self-produced EP called Peru, recorded almost entirely in Adron’s bedroom (with drums and percussion coming from her long-time collaborator Colin Agnew in Atlanta). Early releases from both projects are popping up in Adron’s Patreon, including a cover of Robert Wyatt’s “Alliance,” and a glimpse into a darker, more brooding corner of her mind. The Trickster and the Peru EP are expected in 2021, with Adron performing virtual livestream concerts on her social media platforms supporting the new material during these ongoing seasons of socially-distant music appreciation.
Press
"It's an airy trip that fills every space with lush instrumentation while also leaving plenty of room to feel every twist and turn that Adron's assured hand has mapped out."
-Bryan Kress, Billboard
“...finds Adron continuing to explore her influences drawn from Brazilian Tropicália music.”
-Relix
“Ever since she first picked up an Os Mutantes record when she was about 14 years old, McCann has been forging a sophisticated sound that blends Brazilian and folk influences with her dreamy, impressionistic lyrics, and augmented by her wistful jazzy vocals.”
-David Chiu, PopMatters
“The album is a collection of sweet and sentimental pop that's as dazzling and full of sheen as a pearl waiting to be uncovered on the ocean floor.”
-Lauren Rearick, The Grey Estates
“Smooth, luminous pop from this Atlanta singer-songwriter, whose guitar playing is heavily influenced by tropicália.”
-Bandcamp (New & Notable)
“...this savvy Brazilian tropicália and bossa nova-inspired guitar player refuses to be restricted by linguistic boundaries.”
-Lily Guthrie, Creative Loafing
“The soothing beauty of Adron’s music is timeless.”
-Dena Maxwell, We Heart Music
“Her latest and exquisite album, Water Music, is full of sophisticated Latin sounds like bossa nova and samba but also reminiscent of the 1970s Laurel Canyon scene that propelled artists like Joni Mitchell and Linda Ronstadt to fame.”
-David Chiu, Brooklyn Based
“Water Music is a one-note samba—a mood album for breezy day tree-watching in the backyard with one umbrella sprouting from the table and another from your drink. Which does sound nice.”
-Nick Rubin, C-Ville
Highlights
Hand selected by Donald Fagen to perform several dates with Steely Dan after witnessing a performance in Atlanta.
Performed in Helado Negro's band (and sang on the critically acclaimed 2019 record This Is How You Smile)
Collaborated with Laetitia Sadier of Stereolab, Mikael Jorgensen of Wilco, Jason Trammel of Yeasayer and Sinkane.
Her album Organsimo was featured on Wilco's favorite recent records list.
Supported Os Mutantes on tour
