Songs We Love: Phat Lip, 'Stranger's Love'
The new single from South Carolina musician Kelly Jo Ramirez's project is an infectious break-up song with Latin rhythms and pop harmonies. "I wanted to show the spectrum of Latino sound," she says.
If you took a snapshot of Latino demographics here in the U.S., you'd find substantial numbers in places most people wouldn't expect. In particular, the South has become a hotbed of new Latinx culture and artistic expression.
Take South Carolina's Phat Lip, for instance. Featuring Colombian-American vocalist and songwriter Kelly Jo Ramirez, the band makes a potent mix of soulful blues, Latin Ramirez belts out a true-to-life drama where heartbreak and disillusion meets Latin polyrhythms and bluesy pop.
