Joana Espadinha

Joana Espadinha: Avesso

by Chris Mosey
December 10, 2014

Avesso is Portuguese for “inside out." It is also used unkindly to imply that someone is a mess. Singer/songwriter Joana Espadinha sees it differently. “For me avesso is vulnerability and truth. I see it as the moment after a storm or a war when everything is clear and you can find peace." She gazes earnestly from the cover of her debut album, blue eyes wide open, as if laying her very soul on the line. The title ...