THE music of New York singer Fredo Viola is a perfect combination of 21st Century technology and the human voice.

The playful interaction of multi-layered harmonies, intricate shimmering vocal melodies and electro-acoustic elements renders arrangements that radiate gem-like iridescence; but despite the sophistication of his sound, the atmosphere Fredo’s music suggests is one of sublime innocence and romance.

His songs are dreamy, possessing a strange enchanting beauty.

The feature track, Red States, is a breezy parable of love and war carried aloft on the warm currents of a Beatles-style melody.

Sophie Stratford