Raw and minimal at its core, Maria Weissman’s acoustic driven pop rock tune ‘Cool Girl’ allows the Los Angeles based singer-songwriter to strut her vocal chops at their fullest. With nothing more than a simple acoustic melody as instrumental support, it’s Maria’s own harmonic choices and vocal range that gives the entire song its weight. The simple hums along the chorus line become a simple sing along section that you start humming involuntarily too right after you hear them. Maria doesn’t really choose to be too flagrant or over the top with her performance here, opting for a much more restrained and soft approach that allows her subtle yet immensely expressive lyrics to take centre stage.
It allows you to introspect, understand, and empathize all at once.