Not only is Esmé Patterson a kickass singer/songwriter, she’s also an avid fiction reader (she’s currently working on David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest), a poetry enthusiast (she curated a journal in Denver featuring local talent), an R. Kelly fan (she appreciates the complexities in the R&B opera “Trapped in the Closet”) and a hardcore Sherlock Holmes aficionado (she’s seen and read everything Sherlock-related, except the Star Trek: Next Gen episodes featuring his character; they’re next on her list).
Esmé was at Revolution Brewing while she was in town recording material for an upcoming solo record. We discussed the recent (and difficult) breakup with her long-time folk band Paper Bird, the thematic approach to writing her last solo record “Woman to Woman” — and why writing and performing music is a cathartic and challenging process.
The Fat Angel Sings 