Since it arrived last week, New Yorker Alexa Wilding’s self-titled debut EP has been getting a lot of play here at MM. By turns wistful, hip, sassy, and occasionally quirky, she is a welcome addition to the crowded singer-songwriter ranks.

Equally at home with the romantic skip through the meadows as she is with the haunting heartbreak of lost love, she sets herself apart from the masses by the confident song arrangements, the pure quality of her voice and the smart, evocative wordplay of her lyrics.

Try the track below and see for yourself.

She is currently on tour with Au Revoir Simone. Get dates and venues by visiting her MySpace here. Or her website here.

You can download the EP via iTunes.

Download Alexa Wilding – Black Diamond Day mp3 (from Alexa Wilding EP)