Melissa Myers

Bio:

THE DIORAMA EP IS NOW AVAILABLE!

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Melissa Myers sings the way new moms bathe new babies - with wonder, the slightest trepidation, and gratitude - each syllable offered like she can taste its specificity, each breath another occasion to communicate, to interpret. Whether cover tune or confession, each song, each note is sung like an extension, an expression, an explanation of the self. She is in possession of a rich and indulgent instrument -half snake, half snake-charmer- Melissa Myers is completely shot-through with a shoot-right-through-you kind of voice.

Most of what she performs, and all of what she offers on her newest release, The Diorama EP, is self-penned. Theres a freshness in her songwriting, a pink-cheeked Well, I never! that could seem overly naïve if it werent for some well-seasoned moments of believable regret and backdoor hope. She might be an optimist, but she isnt the deep-dark-forest-hating kind.

An active and voting member of Gretel (www.gretelmusic.com), Melissa Myers plays whatever is placed in front of her, and she plays it well: piano, guitar, the comb, the saw, the bucket, a newspaper stand, an accordion. But for all her instrumental acrobatics, she still seems to write and play toward the creation of space and time from which she can sing. Her voice will tie you to the tracks of a song and yourself. It will spin you around, set you straight, and twist you crooked. It will make you start crying. It will help you to stop.

Member Since:

April 12, 2006

Influences:

These are the bands/artists that I keep coming back to: Wilco, Sigur Ros, Sam Phillips, Josh Ritter, Sarah Jaffe, Ryan Adams, Bright Eyes, Patty Griffin, The Be Good Tanyas, The Dennis Brennan Band, The Everybody Fields, The Cinematic Underground, Katie Chastain, and Reva Williams

Record Label:

Eyeteeth Records