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The Mix

Swiss Musician

Veronica Fusaro

Talks India Debut

and New EP

The soul/pop artist released her five-track record ‘Sunkissed’ in October

ECENTLY. we spoke name, Lost In Thought (2017) So I was like, ‘lie to me’ make actually,” she says. It doesn’t
to Swiss singer-song- and ICE COLD (2018). Ask me feel something.” stop there for the young Swiss
R writer Veronica her how she works at such a The EP moves onto the artist, she’s even opened for leg-
Fusaro ahead of the release fast pace and she says, “Music emotional “Hello Old Friend” endary British musician Mark
of her third record, the five- is something I always do. Like which is about seeing a per- Knopfler in France and also
track Sunkissed EP. Fusaro whenever I am traveling, it son you knew extremely well supported Swedish artist Ea-
announced at the time that might just be a sentence that but don’t anymore. The groovy gle-Eye Cherry for his own
she was plotting her India comes to my mind or a melo- “Run My Mind” is a song “you France tour.
debut with Mumbai label 9122 dy. I record it on my phone and just need to close your eyes Fusaro says, “He [Knopfler]
Records. With the EP out in when I get back home I get to and imagine you’re driving was telling me about his daugh-
October, Fusaro made her go to the studio and I get to through a desert and escap- ter and his family and how I was
way to our shores to promote work on that sentence and ing from the police or maybe doing and how I was proceeding
it performing intimate shows maybe it turns into a song.” your boss [laughs].” The re- and everything. He’s very much
in Mumbai and Bengaluru as She adds, “So I guess the in- cord closes with the relaxed a down to earth guy and he
well as doing radio. spiration is always there and “All I Ever Wanted” which ac- doesn’t need to prove anything
We caught Fusaro’s set at the will to write new music cording to Fusaro is “a confes- obviously, he’s Mark Knofler!
Mumbai venue G5A where she so I guess that’s why I have sion.” She adds, “It’s that reali- On sharing the stage with Cher-
performed solo, armed with material.” zation of really liking someone ry, the singer-songwriter says,
just her guitar. On her expe- Fusaro tells us that she and never able to say it. And “The Eagle-Eye Cherry crew,
rience of playing in India for started to put the new record now it’s too late to say it so it the band, himself, were great.
the first time, she says, “It was together at the beginning of sucks, but yeah.” It was fun being surrounded by
very nice, I felt very welcomed. the year. The EP opens with 2019 has been quite an cool nice people.”
I really appreciated that. There the saccharine “Rollercoast- eventful year for the sing- Next, Fusaro has a show with
was even a person who told me er” where the musician sings er-songwriter; she’s not only put her band in Basil this weekend
he drove 20 kilometers to get the clever lyric “Rollercoaster/ out new music but has toured and has plans to head back into
here and he was listening to coaster roller.” She says, “This across the world including a set the studio to work on new mate-
my music for a while and it’s song is about that classic love- at U.K. music festival Glaston- rial. She says, “I have some songs
crazy getting to meet people hate relationship.” The poign- bury. “I was on a stage called that are not released yet, I have
COURTESY OF THE ARTIST pictures.” from Sunk - after a Friday night out with two main stages, The Park Stage writing. So there’s for sure going
The Rabbit Hole it was between
ant “Lie To Me” was written
who have been commenting on
some that have yet to be finished
and The Other Stage. It was in
to be more music. But the tour-
friends and “it felt kind of dull,
Apar t
a tent so people were passing by
ing is really the thing going on at
issed, 22-year-old Fusaro
it was an escape from everyday
has two more records to her
life and it didn’t feel too right.
and stopping. It was very cool
the moment.” DAVID BRITTO
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