Monday, May 31, 2010
And Then There's Lissy
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She studied graphic design at Parsons, gravitated to New York's downtown rock scene, and paid her bills with jobs as diverse as model, dishwasher, janitor, and disc jockey.
This carrot-topped, possibly gay rocker has a stage presence to spare, and her material and production are a stripped-down sound with melodies that compliment her 'petite' vocal range...
Her EP, 'American Myth,' dropped in October, followed by a pair of singles. For today's Song of the Week, I've chosen the album track 'Money' which sounds like one of those roots-Americana-hopping-boogie singles that adult rock stations add once in a blue moon for variety...
Her EP, 'American Myth,' dropped in October, followed by a pair of singles. For today's Song of the Week, I've chosen the album track 'Money' which sounds like one of those roots-Americana-hopping-boogie singles that adult rock stations add once in a blue moon for variety...
Here's 'Money' live in our nation's capital, her home town..
Lissy has her own great version of a song by last week's act, Hot Chip. Here she turns the electropop 'Ready For The Floor...' into something guitar-based and very different...
Single #1: "Bad Boy' live at the Rock N' Roll Hotel in DC...
Single #2: 'Self-Taught Learner', live, same venue...
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