Zalma Bour is an artist from Cleveland, Ohio who is now based in Los Angeles. She started recording and producing around age 18, and on "Cleanslate" the experimental electronic production is just as important as the airy vocals. Terms like alt-R&B have been used a lot in the past five years as artists like FKA twigs and Kelela have risen to prominence, but artists like Björk have been providing a blueprint for fearless and artful innovation since the '90s.
"I’ve never written a song like 'Cleanslate' before but I’ve also never been put in a position to," Zalma explains. "This song was an important step for me because it helped get me out of the funk I was in. I finally gave myself space to just say what I felt unfiltered. For me, it's an ode to the people that are 'too nice' to have a moment to be not-so-nice. Thank God I don't feel like this anymore and I hope that whoever connects to this feels empowered to move on from whatever situation that is bringing them down. Because in hindsight, I appreciate going through that angry phase and I now see why that moment was necessary for my process."
Listen to "Cleanslate" below and follow Zalma on Twitter here and Instagram here.
