“How many fucking dreams must I have about you?” Sofia Bolt croons slyly on “Get Out of My Head,” from her debut album, Waves. “I moved across an ocean to get away from you.” Her sullen verses give way to a breezy chorus in which the Parisian native formerly known as Amelie Rousseaux lets her anger drift away with a purifying, cathartically carefree melody. It’s a provocative introduction to a fascinating singer who relocated from France to Los Angeles two years ago. Not many new artists have collaborated with legendary pop tunesmith Van Dyke Parks, who worked on the record and also performs tonight, but it’s becoming increasingly clear that Bolt isn’t like most other singers. Her confessional vocals are framed by her rhythmic, angular guitar accents on “Closing Time” and the more intimate idyll “Ojai.” Plus, Dustrider.

Zebulon, 2478 Fletcher Dr., L.A.; Mon., July 15, 8 p.m.; $15. (323) 663-6927, zebulon.la.

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