Jeff Heiskell and various artists. Currently Tim Lee and Eric Nowinski. Oh, and Greg Horne adding banjo and guitars...
Influences
Annie Proulz, cheap beer, Mark Eitzel, Cormac McCarthy, soy milk, Flaming Lips, Fleetwood Mac, REM, red meat, Ricky Lee Jones, The Cure, Chris Whitley, Brian Eno, Tennessee Williams, Yoshitoshi, various plants and animals, Leonard Cohen, brown liquor, Elvis Costello, Joni Mitchell, Radiohead, Portishead, My Bloody Valentine, concrete products, Wal-phed, Nick Drake, Larry Brown, Rob Dickinson, Bill Lansden, Molly Ringwald, Tom Petty, Astroglide, mortar mix, lampshades, crepe myrtle, The Pretenders, Fleetwood Mac, REM, power tools, Red House Painters, Phrank, Frank Sinatra, The Shins, Pete Yorn.
Sounds Like
Various things, depending on your point of reference which should be constantly changing by the way, otherwise you are merely another suburbanized loser.
Former lead singer of the Judybats, Jeff Heiskell will be releasing his first true solo CD, 'Clip-on Nose Ring' on November 14th, 2008. A host of talented players have resulted in a stellar recording of melodious poppy, folky gems.
In 2007, Heiskell released the first self-titled debut, 'Soundtrack For An Aneurism'. Contemplative and, by turns, haunting, this collection of songs, produced by former Superdrag drummer, Don Coffey, captures the glittering, shiney side of sadcore.
Knoxville, Tennessee's, The Judybats were staples on early to mid-nineties college radio. During the groups four CD contract with Sire/Warner Bros. they toured nationally, strongest followings being Baltimore, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and the Chicago area. Strong play on college radio yielded the Top Ten hit 'Being Simple' whose video was in regular rotation for several months on MTV.
With this latest collection of songs - writing on a thrift store acoustic, seated in a rocking chair in his basement - Heiskell let the muse take him where it would.
"Holy shit," Heiskell laughs. "I drank a bunch of cheap wine, banged on my guitar, and all of these fellas came tumbling out. I've taken to referring to this project as 'My big fat gay CD'. Although there a tune about a woman from my past. She's sure to know who she is - or was - or might have been."
Per guitarist and collaborator Tim Lee: "'Clip-On Nose Ring' mixes a variety of influences, including rock, folk and dance music, in which former Judybats singer/songwriter Jeff Heiskell's plumbs his own psyche for material, adopting a scorched earth approach that leaves no topic unexplored."
A CD release show in Knoxville will be followed by TBA dates in the Fall and Winter.
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The new True Margrit CD - The Juggler's Progress - is now available for pre-order, along with t-shirts and artwork, photo and drumheads, as we get ready for our monthlong tour of the Great Northwest! Check it out here: http://bit.ly/7Cu8J
Look for us in Washington, Oregon and California between October 15 and November 15, when our tour wraps up with the big show at San Francisco's best rock club, Bottom of the Hill! For the complete show schedule, check here: http://bit.ly/1UgGqQ
Got a digital copy of "Native Son" from a friend. So happy, love the record. No matter what else you do, you delivered a memorable set of tracks with The Judybats that connected with many. I am only one of many. Cheers.
Hey friend remember us we would like to think you because wit out you we couldn't of gotten so far, we started this account 3years ago and we never would expect to go so far wit the band
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