NYC-BASED BIRCH SHARES NEW SINGLE “FEMME.TWO”

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NYC-based indie pop artist Birch, the moniker for musician & producer Michelle Birsky, is thrilled to share her new single, “femme.two.” Premiering today on The Line of Best Fit, the song was inspired by the Women’s March, with haunting lyrics ruminating on both how far we’ve come & how far we have left to go. “The song reflects the essence of the feminist resistance,” Michelle shares, “it’s about standing up to adversity, step by step, protest by protest and recognizing our power as women and allies.” The Line of Best Fit praise the song’s “syrupy, glitch-pop beats and chopped and spliced vocal samples,” as well as its subject matter, one that “has a weight that’s personal as well as political.”

Listen to “femme.two” via The Line of Best Fit or SoundCloud

Birch will be playing Elsewhere in Brooklyn with Cape Francis next Friday, August 24th. Stay tuned for further releases and announcements.

You can read more of Michelle’s thoughts on “femme.two” below:

“femme.two” was inspired by the Women’s March of 2017 and it was the first song I wrote for the new album I’m working on. The song reflects the essence of the feminist resistance, which has only grown stronger in the year and a half since I wrote the song. But don't be mistaken - this is not a fun, anthemic, “ra ra feminism” song, because that’s not how it feels to be a woman right now. Often the reality of our world and our uphill battle is dark, and I wanted to reflect that in the music.

Birch has been releasing music and making waves in the Brooklyn scene for a few years now. Last summer, she released Not Human, prompting The 405 to proclaim that “you need this 4-track EP in your life” and Ladygunn to praise the way “Birch explores societal issues and the concerns of our generation in a rounded atmospheric cloud of swirly tempos that provide a space for feeling, reflecting and dancing.”

“femme.two” is just the beginning of Birch’s latest chapter, one that will continue to merge her affinity for creating moody indie pop, accented with electronic flourishes, with her incisive lyrics that tackle some of the most pressing socio-political issues of our time.