New project gives Fans a chance to support the sultry singer for as little as $1
Jihae, the Seoul, South Korea, -born Renaissance woman has shifted the spotlight back onto her musical career.
Jihae performs at the Mercury Lounge in 2012. (Photo © 2012, Steven P. Marsh)
Best known to many as one of the distinctive faces of the Eileen Fisher fashion line, the mononymic Jihae (full name: Jihae Kim), has for years worked as a singer, multi-instrumentalist and operator of a small indie music label, Septem.
Her performance style is slinky, sexy and mysterious, with overtones of earthiness signaled by her penchant for leather biker jackets.
This morning she launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund completion of her 4th album, Illusion of You, and the tour to support it.
Project involves Dave Stewart, Leonard Cohen, more
Dave Stewart of Eurythmics is the executive producer, plays on several tracks and makes a guest appearance in the Kickstarter video. He says Jihae’s latest work “reminds me of something like [David] Bowie whispering secrets to the Velvet Underground.”
The album, due out in January if this campaign goes well, features a song co-written by Jihae, Stewart and the venerable Leonard Cohen. Jihae’s press kit calls that track, titled “It Just Feels,” an “epic orgasm-themed song.”
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