Each Measure Feature: Veronica

FEATURE

VERONICA is a pianist and composer but perhaps most magically in this EP, a wondrous singer. Listening to her first EP, “Let My Thoughts Go," there is no shyness to her instant style with its jazzy instrumentations and neo-soul vocals smooth as silk, coyly appearing from in between the bars of bossa nova-esque arrangements. Undeniably classy, this latest EP is the CD you find perpetually in your glove compartment, as well as in your parents' flimsy CD book… back when CDs were a thing, that is. But that’s exactly the style that she exudes, the timeless classiness that outlives the changes of summer playlists and trends—the music you keep coming back to. 

Born in Italy, VERONICA is a singer-songwriter inspired by pop, jazz, and the mesmerizing piano storytelling of Alicia Keys. Now based in London, VERONICA released her first album, “Let My Thoughts Go," in April 2026. The title alone prefaces a deeply emotional album, swelling in the highs and lows of her pondering her family, career, and loneliness. Her music tells a story with cinematic grace, romantic but detailed. Sure enough, her experience before this EP includes two songs composed for the feature film "A Night Like This," written by Diego Scerrati. 

There’s a personal feeling to VERONICA’s five-track debut. The mix is clearly grounded with minimal instrumentation to showcase the vocals front and center. The intro track, accurately titled "Neo-Soul," even begins with that distant gramophone crackle, the antiquated but familiar sound recalling the time of salon concerts and romantic black-and-white jazz solos. The first song sets the tone for the meandering groove the other four tracks provide. Vocals remaining crisp and clear, as if one were just sitting at the door of the recording studio hearing the words for the first time.

Veronica's restraint and ease with her voice are delicate magic, only a few times letting her obvious talent rip and let loose like in the dark and ethereal "Projecting." The searing ending is a dramatic setup for perhaps her most intimate track in the EP, "Ground to Dust." My personal favorite track, this penultimate song digs deep, transforming detailed personal memories into lingering metaphors. “Daddy used to say that I look better with my hair up. So they could see my face, my fears, my pain. They could see how my whole life is messed up.” 

Veronica writes and sings with passion and vulnerability, a slow burn with enough power to leap into a blaze.

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