Thursday, November 29, 2007
Emme Packer
Emme is one of my favorite recent discoveries through MySpace. And her song Enigk is one of my favorite songs in the last few years, can't wait for more!Emme Packer was born and raised in Farmington, Utah, a small town just outside of Salt Lake City. As a child, Emme wandered the home singing and making instruments out of boxes and rubber bands. Inspired by a female artist she saw on television, at 13 years old she taught herself how to play the guitar by visualization and memory. She played and sang in her room with no one knowing of her talents until she reached 18 years old when she decided to record an album independently. The album was released without her ever having played an actual gig in her life. Most of her close family and friends heard her for the first time on this 2003 album titled, “Dirty Street.” In 2005 Emme wrote, recorded and produced her second independent album, titled, “Better Luck Next Time,” and began playing shows on a regular basis. 2006 was spent on the road, supporting her second album with a west coast tour. And in 2007, Emme released her latest album, “ Joy. The Machine.” on her own newly formed independent label, Blue Siren Records. Since the creation of Blue Siren, Emme has been touring the world with the support of a full band and working on a new double disc release. The new full band album has fans ecstatic with a release date of early 2009! When asked about her ideas and inspiration for writing, Emme says, “All my prominent life experiences from the day I was born to now are written about. Music is my way to get my head straight and to feel that I’ve grown in some way. We all have our struggles and our stories: this is what my music is about. If it can impact even one person in a positive way, then I feel it was worth all the embarrassing admissions.”
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Meiko
On the self-titled Meiko, the Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter is at once tough, tender, raw and funny. Never exactly what you expect, she and her songs all explore loss and loneliness, but none of them seem to live there. “I have a hard time writing love songs,” Meiko says. “I write frustrated love songs.” With a keen eye for detail and a vivid gift of narrative, Meiko collects jagged moments and devastating conversational snapshots, and turns them into deceptively simple tunes with hushed, gentle tones and stunning imagery. It’s no surprise, however, that an early diet of folk, blues and rock gave Meiko an appetite for other sonic sustenance, from Nina Simone and Sade to Cocteau Twins and Patty Griffin. After high school, her hunger for musical expression carried her all the way to the doorstep of the Hotel Café. And from that barroom floor, Meiko listened. She listened to Griffin play the Living With Ghosts songs that shook her to the core. She listened to the Sia song that secretly made her cry. “I was thinking how cool it would be if I could pull the tears out of some waitress at some bar somewhere,” Meiko says. Intense record label interest followed, with Meiko finally allying with MySpace and DGC after sensing a shared vision for her future. “I felt like my creativity was going to be left to flourish,” she says, “Rather than be molded into something else.” Meiko has continued tosharpen her songs on the Hotel Café stage, and record them in late-night sessions – with maybe a glass of wine or two to ply the brutal truth. Months after its initial release, Meiko’s Lucky Ear/MySpace/DGC debut has been remixed, remastered and, in the case of some fan favorites, entirely re-recorded. It also now includes a brand-new single, “Boys with Girlfriends,” a cheeky primer on the dangers of befriending men with jealous female companions. Among the album’s many highlights is the sumptuous folk-pop confection, “How Lucky We Are.” “Under My Bed” showcases the versatility and strength of Meiko’s singular voice as she considers the souvenirs left behind by a former flame. And the spare and compelling “Reasons To Love You” reminds us why it was prominently featured in the fourth-season premiere of TV’s Emmy-winning Grey’s Anatomy. Rare song “New Road” is a duet with indie songwriter AM"One of the best singer-songwriters I've discovered this year"
Inlets
@ New York, USA
♫ Indie, Experimental, Alternative
♥ Pictures Of Trees (mp3)
▸ Myspace
▸ Official Website
+ Free EP
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
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Wallis Bird
@ London, UK
♫ Indie, Folk, Rock, Acoustic
♥ Blossoms In The Street (mp3)
▸ Myspace
▸ Official Website
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Plastic Palace Alice
@ Melbourne, Australia
♫ Alternative, Rock, Pop, Indie
♥ Empire Falls (mp3)
▸ Myspace
▸ Official Website
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