Zoe Wees’ honesty and openness give her songwriting an urgent, from-the-heart edge. Born in 2002 in Hamburg, the onetime contestant on Germany’s The Voice Kids made a name for herself with the 2020 single “Control,” a stirring showcase for her husky voice that describes in precise detail how the singer-songwriter has dealt with the rolandic childhood epilepsy and overwhelming anxiety that have been parts of her life since she was very young. One of Apple Music’s 2021 Up Next artists, Wees has become known for making music that digs deep into her vast repository of life experience, including her conflicted feelings about modern-day womanhood (“Girls Like Us”) and her rage at her absent father (“Daddy’s Eyes”). Wees’ 2023 debut album is titled Therapy, which accurately describes the catharsis her soul-baring music provides.