The debut album by Wensday is aptly titled Torch Rock. Wensday uses her strong, throaty vocals to create a sound that blends classic torch chanteuses with hard-stomping rock n’ roll girls.

Alice Cooper describes her as “the other girl next door,” which is just about the best compliment a girl could get. Wensday’s background is varied: singing since age 13, Wensday graduated from NYU with a drama degree and worked as a body piercer, vocal coach, teacher, and director at a children’s theatre. Hopefully not all at the same time. Her earliest musical influences were jazz, which figure heavily on Torch Rock. Other musical styles that have had an impact on Wensday include opera, punk, and Goth.

The opening track, “Arizona Man,” is sultry, bluesy, with a bare hint of country. They are definitely opening with a strong track. “Seventh Level” starts slow and sexy, almost like a tango, before picking up into a piano-bar power ballad. “Only Women Bleed” is a cover of an Alice Cooper song. “Pirate Love” is whimsical, a modern take on the pirate shanty, with the feel of traditional folk music – complete with accordion. “Predatory Gentleman” is almost pure 1940s jazz, an ode from exotic dancers to their clients. I can almost see the music video, with a group of sultry burlesque dancers on stage – Wensday at the lead – slapping away wayward hands and pushing punters back into their seats with a stilettoed foot. “My Fantasy Life” is probably the weakest song on the disc, something that is more akin to generic pop than anything else on the album.

Wensday’s voice is phenomenal: rich, throaty, soulful, strong. It's the kind of voice that sounds so good it almost sounds fake. She has a raw talent that you don’t see enough of these days. Plus, she’s hot. Wensday is officially on my must-have list.