Press photo by Mert Alas
A commanding and modern voice representing the eternal nature of classic folk, Asia Chow today releases her cover of The Weeknd’s “Save Your Tears.” Guided by her emotionally charged vibrato that swells to fill the entire universe, and a forlorn lap steel guitar that tugs at the heart, Chow’s reimagining of this pop staple truly reinvents it – Stream.
“I was listening to the song and was struck by the contrast of the more upbeat pop vibe and the sadness of the lyrics,” Chow shares. “I thought it would be interesting to try an alternative version — one that aims to highlight the more desperate voice the words can communicate.”
Asia Chow stepped triumphantly out into the indie-folk scene with her debut single “Days Unchanged” at the end of 2023. Her first delicate and confessional offering won the praise of Vogue China and Flaunt, as well as editorial support on Spotify’s Fresh Folk and Today’s Singer-Songwriters, as well as Apple Music’s Breaking Singer-Songwriter and Acoustic Memories. Relying on her own tenacity and creative community that surrounds her, Chow’s first release created ripples much larger than she could have initially imagined.
Preceded by her successful modeling career, Chow always felt the pull to create music. First picking up the guitar in high school, she typically kept her music making isolated to the confines of her bedroom. Like many of us, the global pandemic made her rethink a lot of things and come to the conclusion that she didn’t want to live a life without ever taking a serious swing at a music career. Fearing that her shyness made her seem closed off, music has always felt like her most direct form of communication.
ABOUT ASIA CHOW
Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter, Asia Chow was raised on a steady diet of Mahler and 70s rock. Though she now makes music that lies at the intersection of folk, country, and nostalgic pop, as a teenager Chow emulated her rock guitar idols. However, she quickly realized that she felt more at home fingerpicking an acoustic guitar and found her voice through the solace of solitude. Post-college in New York, Chow continued to hone her songwriting craft while also working as a model to support herself and her music.
An avid lover of art and style, she has worked with renowned photographers including Steven Meisel, Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, Tim Walker, and Inez and Vinoodh. She has also been featured in campaigns for brands such as Shiseido, Zac Posen, David Webb, and Givenchy. She has graced the pages of Vogue, French Vogue, W Magazine, V Magazine, international editions of Vanity Fair, and the cover of Vogue Italia.
Heavily influenced by her studies as an English major, Chow writes, produces, and performs music that aims to underscore the power of words. A shy person by nature, Chow finds that what she is unable to say through speech is often best expressed through song. She writes deeply personal lyrics that communicate her innermost thoughts and hopes that the vulnerability in her music can bring comfort to her listeners the same way that her favorite musicians’ work have done for her.
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