Biography //

M O N I C A // L I O N H E A R T
NYC-based electro-acoustic singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Monica Lionheart is the voice of fan-favorite Pacha Massive and Zigmat. In Indian Summer, the chanteuses soothing vocals deconstruct personal relationships with lyrical honesty and the kind of songwriting that defined Lhasa de Sela and Nick Drake. From the calmness of “Air and Sea” to the complexity of “Circles,” which features world-renowned cellist, Yoed Nir (Regina Spektor, Rufus Wainwright) Indian Summer is an exotic, aural experience, filled with lush arrangements, mesmerizing vocals and vivid imagery.

Selected Press //

 “Escape Strategy”,  totally lives up to its name; it will transport you to a bright summertime place with bewitching keyboard lines and seductively synthesized vocals. She stands in cool contrast to the warmth exuded by Brooklyn’s landscapes. - Remezcla

Singer-songwriter Monica Lionheart layers her frosty voice over wafty electronica and strings in a manner that suggests dry ice—and lots of it—plus Sigur Rós, and early Cure records interpreted by a tropicalia singer. It’s gorgeous stuff, in other words. - Time Out Magazine

A producer, DJ, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Lionheart also uses her airy vocals to sublimely angelic effect on songs such as the dreamy, string-enhanced “Let Go” — with cellist Yoed Nir (Regina Spektor, Rufus Wainwright) — and beat-driven “Rocks to Ankles”, a track that takes a while to hit its subtle melodic groove but eventually delivers a perfectly crafted chorus hook on top of some stately piano chords. - Direct Current Music

Strings, slight vocal effects, and piano chords wrap Indian Summer into a mesmerizing album that seduces the ear into a deep and soothing nostalgia. - Al Borde

Indian Summer is a compelling debut, one worthy of revisiting time and again – preferably in the wee hours of the night, right around the time that the bars shut their doors. - Pop Matters

 Get familiar with the singer with the gorgeous locks and vivid storytelling. -Latina Magazine