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In the first seconds of her debut solo album 'Close as a Slow Dance', Wasp Summer pulls you into the story-arc of a woman who won't settle down and whose outlaw life rollercoasters through passion, desperation, divorce, and a desire to burn everything to be free. Wasp Summer's smouldering voice commands immediate attention, framed by the timeless sounds of alt-country, soul and blues, of dobros, twangy guitars, warm organs, strings, harmonies and handclaps. Born in England and reared in an Australian surf town, Sam Wareing birthed Wasp Summer in Berlin's fertile international DIY singer-songwriter scene. Now, she curates a monthly living room concert series, regularly tours via couchsurfing and car-sharing, and has helped build A Headful of Bees, a Berlin-Brisbane artist collective and record label that is dedicated to helping artists to take a DIT (Do-It-Together) approach rather than DIY. So, it makes sense that Wasp Summer's debut album would also embrace this global underground