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Jen Cloher & The Endless Sea
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   Jen Cloher & The Endless Sea: General Info
Member Since3/18/2006
Band Websitewww.jencloher.com
Band MembersJen Cloher (Vocals/Guitar)
Jen Sholakis (Drums)
Geoff Dunbar (Bass)
Biddy Connor (Viola)
Michael Hubbard (Guitar)
Laura Jean (Piano/Vocals)
Tom Healy(Guitar)
Sounds Like

HIDDEN HANDS ALBUM 2009
Available from MusicPlug and iTunes.

LTD EDITION TOUR EP 2009
Available from MusicPlug.

HIDDEN HANDS SINGLE
Available from iTunes.

DEAD WOOD FALLS
Available from Musicplug and iTunes.

PERMANENT MARKER EP
Available from Musicplug and iTunes.


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Record LabelIndependent
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jul 18 2009 8:00P
Annandale Hotel ALBUM LAUNCH Sydney, New South Wales
Jul 31 2009 8:00P
The Palais Hepburn Springs (Solo) Hepburn Springs, Victoria
Aug 1 2009 8:00P
Playhouse, The Arts Centre ALL AGES Melbourne, Victoria
Aug 8 2009 8:00P
Meeniyan Hall ALL AGES Meeniyan, Victoria

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   About Jen Cloher & The Endless Sea

Jen Cloher & The Endless Sea announce the release of their second album Hidden Hands on July 10th 2009.

ALBUM OF THE MONTH - The Age (Melbourne) Magazine

'Hidden Hands may be the best local record of its kind I've heard this year, full of touching emotional insights and rugged observation. The band are magnificent, subtle and in tune with Cloher's depth of feeling. At times, it sounds like Dirty Three gone country, at others it's Stones-y rock 'n' roll with Cloher carrying on like Lucinda Williams; elsewhere, its just lovely pianos and weeping bluegrass strings.'

Chris Johnston, The Age.

'It's an absolutely gorgeous record, filled with emotional vignettes such as the heartbreaking final tune "Watch Me Disappear" which totally destroys my soul every time I listen to it".

Dom Alessio, Triple J.

'Cloher and her exceptionally robust band prove there's still some intriguing, hidden gems among this nation's considerably talented crop of female-led introspective stars.'

Ed Gibbs, Rolling Stone.

Reading through the lyrics to Jen Cloher’s second album Hidden Hands is like being handed a confidential diary. That may come as a surprise to those who fell in love with the dark narratives of her 2006 ARIA nominated debut Dead Wood Falls, but accept Cloher’s invitation to get musically intimate and you’re in for a treat.

You’ll learn that the reason Cloher disappeared just when things were taking off, was so that she could be with her Alzheimer’s inflicted mother in New Zealand. Cloher and her band The Endless Sea had spent two years on the road supporting the likes of Jose Gonzales, Laura Veirs, Missy Higgins, Ben Lee, Josh Pyke and Mia Dyson as well as completing several national headline tours of their own. They were invited to join some impressive festival line-ups including Homebake, The Falls and Queenscliff and were selected alongside Lior and Blue King Brown in welcoming His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Australia as part of the One Earth concert.

The album’s opening track, Mother’s Desk vividly sets the scene for the genesis of Hidden Hands where we find Cloher holed up in Auckland, grappling her mother’s illness, and facing writer’s block. But fate cannot be fought. As she sings in the title song, “We can only go where we’re meant to go. Hidden hands will help us along.”

Those hands soon guided Cloher back to Melbourne towards the end of 2008, with a swag of new songs, and an expanded group of friends to help bring them to life. The services of ARIA winning producer Paul McKercher (Augie March, Sarah Blasko) and creative genius Laura Jean were enlisted to join Cloher in recording and producing the album. Time was booked at Woodstock studios and at the end of seven days – that’s a luxuriant two days more than it took to record Dead Wood Falls – Cloher and her band emerged with Hidden Hands.

With new Endless Sea members Biddy Connor (viola and musical saw) and Tom Healy (guitar) helping to swell the span of The Endless Sea, along with a cast of special guests like Grant Cummerford (Jeff Lang) and Liz Stringer joining in, Hidden Hands was always going to explore a more expansive palette. If Dead Wood Falls was acclaimed as some new folk hybrid, Hidden Hands better represents the country-rock grit and grace of The Endless Sea’s live performances.

The strange thing is, though the soundscape is unquestionably broader and more ambitious, Hidden Hands is the more intimate album. Cloher has invested more of herself in it and the musicians have made space for that self to shine. The songs are all personal and often explicit, peppered with details that attest to their integrity – like recalling Neko Case’s Fox Confessor Brings The Flood as the soundtrack to falling in love, or listening to a Townes Van Zandt song in a fogged up car (both excellent musical comparisons if you’re in need of such).

Sure it requires talent to contrive believable fiction, but the greatest songs are all compelling through their candour. In Hidden Hands, Cloher has not only written an entire album of such compelling candour, she’s developed a singing voice of equal integrity with which to deliver them.

Martin Jones, May 2009.

The Endless Sea are from left Biddy Connor (Viola), Jen Sholakis (Drums) Lord Geoffrey Dunbar (Bass), Jen Cloher (Vocals/Guitar), Michael Hubbard (Guitar), Laura Jean (Piano/Vocals) and Tom Healy (Guitar).

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Praise For Dead Wood Falls:

"Cloher has assembled the most impressive debut of the year." **** SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

"Dead Wood Falls is an astonishingly accomplished debut - delivering abundant cause for Cloher to be counted amongst this country's very brightest of young things." **** RHYTHMS

"Jen Cloher delivers a nuanced folk offering, striking a high with the raw, rootsy Peaks and Valleys and indulging in an orchestral climax on Rain." ****THE MELBOURNE AGE

"Praise the Lord, from the quagmire of mediocre wannabes also glows the invincible musicianship of one Jen Cloher...to all the cynics who have lost faith in local folk, stop saying nay and just bloody go and see Jen Cloher." INPRESS

"What can I say about Jen Cloher and her band which isnt already mind- numbingly obvious to those who have seen them play live before? Fucking brilliant are two words that come to the fore big things are on the horizon for these guys." BEAT

"Whipping up a storm of sounds from sliding guitars to sorrowful strings, crashing tambourine and a driving bass...a live performance nothing short of gorgeous." DRUM MEDIA

**** HERALD SUN

**** TRIPLE J MAG

***1/2 THE AUSTRALIAN

Visit Jen's website: www.jencloher.com


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Jen Cloher & The Endless Sea's Friends Comments
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Michelle





Jul 15 2009 2:21 AM

No worries, really really enjoying Deadwood Falls, just about to start on Hidden hands. great stuff.
*Angy*





Jul 14 2009 12:45 PM

Hey hon!
Any Brissie Love? x
♪♫ Suzie ♪♫





Jul 14 2009 12:45 PM

Thanks :) I love your music :)
Sam Filmer





Jul 14 2009 7:38 AM

sweet! i love your music! keep it up, hope to see you live soon!
The Wireflys





Jul 13 2009 9:02 AM

Hey guys!

We're releasing the first taste of our new album next month.

On August 10 we're releasing "All These Lies".. its been a LONG time coming.. so hopefully you'll come check it out :)

Ben, Chris & Justin
Alex Hallahan





Jul 12 2009 12:35 PM

Ggggreeat show last night Jen! Ah your songs are great and your band - smokin' hot.
Best wishes for your Sydney show.
Alex
Electric Mountain





Jul 11 2009 3:19 AM

Hey JCAES,

Great to see you back on the circuit!
Missed out on tix to the show tonight at the Toff. Great for you it sold out though.
Hope to catch you soon;-)

EM
marco





Jul 11 2009 3:19 AM

Hello Jen

Love the new songs here on myspace. Shall buy the new cd later this month.
Greetings from the Netherlands.
Marco
TriMatch-King





Jul 8 2009 8:16 AM

Hy, Welcome to the court of the TriMatch-King!!! Cheers!!!!
Kat...





Jul 7 2009 12:47 PM

Hey Guys!
recieved the new album today, absoultly love it!!! to long waiting.
Cant wait to see u guys perform! thanks =] xo
Traders of the Precinct





Jul 5 2009 12:56 PM

Hey Jen!

I'm looking forward to the Annandale show a lot. Got any other shows planned yet?

x
David
Electric Mountain





Jul 5 2009 2:53 AM

Hey there JC & TES,

Thanks heaps for the friendship!
Really looking forward to you new release.
Hope we can hook up at some stage.

Cheers

EM
Nedkel





Jul 4 2009 1:53 PM

Loving these gorgeous new tunes and beautiful images Jen. Can't wait to hear the whole album. Kel :)
Olivia Bartley





Jul 3 2009 12:29 PM

Sincere thanks for the support Jen. Looking forward to catching you at the Toff next week. olivia.
micaiah





Jul 3 2009 12:29 PM

hi jen,
looking forward to the new album.
m
Blaubluebleu





Jul 2 2009 1:22 PM

Thanks !
Greetings from FRANCE !
3RD EAR





Jun 25 2009 9:56 AM

JEN CLOHER features for 100 mins on 3RD EAR with music from "Hidden Hands" and an extended interview.

Tune to 97.9 fm in central Melbourne or listen live at: www.979fm.net
at 8-10 pm on Wed, July 1st.

Thanks again Jen :-)

Andrew H
Hundred Fire





Jun 23 2009 12:42 PM

Friday Night Fire continues at Edinburgh Castle this Friday June 26 with Tobias Cummings and new band Alaska Coats, Pony Face, and Voodoo Economic. Also Dan Lethbridge rounds out his residency at Wesley Anne this Thursday June 25 with D Rogers in support. Two great nights of local Melbourne music, proudly presented by Hundred Fire Management. We hope to see you there!
peterachilles





Jun 22 2009 9:30 AM

thanks for your kind words long live the arts,
always smiling
peter achilles
Dominic Francis





Jun 21 2009 3:59 AM

thanks for having me Jen

all the best with the latest release

Dominic Francis
Cleocat





Jun 17 2009 6:21 AM

Maybe an interview might be in order!
Where will you be performing?
Leena





Jun 15 2009 3:45 AM

you make it sound so easy. your songs are beautiful.
good luck with the new record. x
HARRIET.





Jun 13 2009 4:30 AM

come home to adelaide soon please:)
Pocket Knife





Jun 9 2009 8:27 AM

Happy Album Release Day !!
Desmond Mase





Jun 5 2009 3:17 PM

Cheers Jen, luv your work

Des
:o)
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