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At first blush, Kathleen Taylor’s music suggests the wide-eyed, innocent worldview of a child. But don’t be fooled by all the kittens, crickets, tree frogs and fuzzy caterpillars that populate her full-length debut: she’s an Art Nouveau princess with a pair of brass knuckles. Like Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, the whimsy of Taylor’s Defy the World is laced with a dark sense of mystery and adult wisdom that deepens with each visit down the proverbial rabbit hole.
Born in California, raised in Colorado and Florida and now happily based in Austin, Texas, Taylor wrote and recorded her first CD, Songs for Mothra, in 2007. The collection of acoustic demos was a tribute to her late mother, whose love of songwriters like Townes Van Zandt, Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan and Paul Simon made an indelible impression on Taylor as a child and still informs her songs to this day. But as revealed on the exquisitely produced and fully-realized Defy the World, Taylor’s music is practically a genre unto itself: playful and literate, simple and ornate, beautiful and ... well, more than a little bizarre. Her lyrics are inspired by the natural wonders of the great outdoors, the fever-dream passion of her favorite Romantic poets and even, she admits, the mystical world of the wee fairy folk. And her musical vision — as vividly captured on the album by producer Michael Hynes — is no less otherworldly. On Defy the World, Taylor’s strong, honest voice and gentle finger-picked guitar and banjo duel (and dance) with tubas, glockenspiel, vibraphone, melodica, pedal steel, musical saw and even chirping crickets. Call it baroque Americana, technicolor folk or even quirk pop; whatever it is, it’s a trippy musical experience you won’t soon forget. Or want to.
As a professional musician and songwriter, Taylor’s journey has only just begun. But thanks to the World Wide Web, her music has already circled the globe, netting widespread underground airplay across America, Europe and down under in New Zealand. More than 5,000 fans have already discovered her songs on MySpace, and with Defy the World now on iTunes, she’s poised to reach even more. Meanwhile, as she prepares to launch her performing and touring career in earnest out of the “live music capital of the world,” Taylor continues to write and explore the bountiful wonderland of her singularly whimsical muse. Whatever mystery it turns up next — and where it takes her — remains to be seen, but this much is a given: It’s bound to be interesting.
Here is a video of "Gainesville Today" (the new version on Defy The World) produced and directed the very very talented Scott Osborn of The Obelisk Group in Austin, Texas!
"I Got News For You" Bekka Bramlett's new CD release on Shongaloo Records, is available at CD Baby......NOW!!!! The CD features the HIT SINGLE, rockin' music row, "WHAT'S ON MY MIND" co-written by Tamara Champlin, Dennis Matkosky and Michael Caruso, currently climbing the charts. To purchase the CD visit http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/BekkaBramlett CHECK IT OUT!!!!!!
Also CHECK OUT the DISCIPLES NEW TUNES on their site http://www.myspace.com/michaelsdisciples "For Tessa," "When the Devil Starts to Pray," and "Madelyn." All comments and thoughts appreciated!
By the way, if you are in CA the month of November please check out the Bill Champlin Band promoting his latest release on Dream Makers Music, "No Place Left to Fall," an awesome new album, featuring tunes co-written by Michael Caruso being the title track and "Tuggin' On Your Sleeve." For additional information on the CD and Tour visit http://www.billchamplin.net
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