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  • Genre: Acoustic / Folk / Indie

    Location olympia, Washington, Un

    Profile Views: 35393

    Last Login: 7/20/2011

    Member Since 2/18/2006

    Website eleanormurray.com

    Record Label Anonymous Monk, Bicycle Records

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    .. ..........Oh Thunder.... ...... .... .... ..Buy Album.............. .. ...... .... .. .. .... ........$7 + shipping.. .. "I kind of see Little Warrior, the just-released EP from Olympia folk artist Eleanor Murray, as the release that fans will one day search out (i'm thinking of releases like Modest Mouse's Interstate 8 and Archers of Loaf's Vs the Greatest of All Time). Though perhaps one of the most humble and down to earth people I know, Ms Murray is bound for greatness; anyone who sees her play live is, pretty instantly, a fan and last year's For Cedar (her debut full length) was great from start to finish. Little Warrior is a little more off-the-cuff than For Cedar, though; not necessarily a cohesive album, but loose in the way I feel an EP like this should be. One thing I love about it: she gets weird for a song or two. "The Fox" is a haunting, reverb-drenched, bow screechy mini-epic and the interlude that follows it is a jammy organ thing. There's more of her standard, minimal folk, there's a big epic, and then there's the title track. What starts as a fairly innocuous-sounding folk song builds into an intense hypnosis of rounds and harmonies that makes my mind run marvelous circles." ..-Letters with Mixtapes.. .. .. .... .... .. .. .... .. .. ..$10 + shipping .. .. .. "For Cedar, the beautiful sparse debut from Eleanor Murray, is another shining example of the music that seems to settle in the NW. Gentle strums and fret board squeaks provide the most fragile support for her to stand on, and her voice shakes and wavers accordingly. When I was talking to Ben, I said her voice makes you want to cinch up the collar of your coat as you walk defiantly through the chill of the fall air. I can't pretend to get everything out of this record after only hearing a few songs, but I guarantee I will be taking the time to unearth all of the hidden treasures Eleanor has to offer on this release (like the explosion of guitar, strings and chimes that shocks the pristine, glass like calm of Walk Home)." ..-Herohill.... .. .. ..About Eleanor Murray.... Olympia, WA, warble-songbird Eleanor Murray weaves songs from ferns and yarn. Music that is like looking into a glittery glass terrarium; each track is a miniature world of fog and trees. Her new release, "Oh Thunder" is an album of country-folk dreams to make you swoon for a forest. It pushes the boundaries of "folk," eager to explore new and majestic territories. Eleanor's music teeters between the careful crafting of a folk song to full band explosions, with drums, violin, bass, and electric guitar accompanying the ride. "It throws you through loops; one moment you think you have Eleanor Murray figured out, but then she shows you that she's not an easy catch. You cannot draw a square around her and call it good – she is undefinable." – Fensepost ..

  • Members

    pam margon - violin .. joe cappocia, joshua james - bass .. ben kamen - electric guitar.. pat maley - drums .. eleanor murray - vocals, guitar .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

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