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Indie / Acoustic / Down-tempo

Songs Your Mother Never Sang You



San Francisco, California
United States

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Member Since6/13/2005
Band Websitewww.needlemusic.net
Band MembersJulie Cornett and Steve Beck with help from Christine Banks on violin

Influences
low, portishead, jesse sykes, peets coffee, cowboy junkies, sigur ros, twenty after four, sun kill moon, built to spill, brian jonestown massacre, eels, morphine, mazzy star, air, ivy, neil young, elliot smith, napa creek, red house painters, velvet underground, scout niblet, aimee mann, genmaicha, nick drake, dandy warhols, nico and others
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   About needle

Needle's debut CD, Songs Your Mother Never Sang You, blends Steve Beck's low-fi minimalist arrangements with Julie Cornett's collection of lullabies and symphonic sagas.  The CD is the product of musical ideas and experimentation under the influence of green tea and red wine. Occasionally Christine Banks would stop by and add a touch of spice with her violin.

Recently featured on NPR, Needle strives for honesty in its music, keeping where possible early takes marked by inspiration.  Acoustic guitars and distortion, analog synthesizers, old time pianos along with toy xylophones and a cocktail drum helped shape these songs of battles won, souls sucked in, and hands held up in surrender.  Included on the CD is a dreamlike remake of Neil Young's classic hit “Helpless”.

Needle is currently working on their second release.

“A soothing concoction of poetics, soft guitars and percussion done in a sit-in folky lo-fi style that fans of Mazzy Star, Chocolate Grinder, etc. would certainly dig” – Legends Magazine

“A breathtaking indie-pop lullaby” – San Francisco Chronicle

“Lo-fi apartment rock that deftly blends sugary indie-pop with minimalist art rock. Masterful!” – Smother.net

“Atmospheric psychedelia and minimal in layered structure...it takes imagination and real talent to make music like this” – Underground Sound

“an absolutely brilliant display of warm sound” – Independents Only

“a gentle, mellifluous exploration of the aural netherworld” – Pop Culture Press

“untainted, comforting bliss” – The Big Takeover

You can pick up a copy of the CD at Amoeba in San Francisco or online at:

www.onlinerock.com/needle
www.cdbaby.com/needlemusic
www.amazon.com
iTunes

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Psychedelic Central Online Music Magazine

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Nov 6 2009 2:41 AM

Hi, thank you for the friendship, it is my pleasure to welcome you!

Jan :)
Fairlane

Fairlane



Sep 13 2009 7:14 PM

***Debut album LIGHT SO BRIGHT available now!!!!!***
Cheryl

Cheryl



Aug 8 2009 10:50 PM

~HOPE YOUR WEEKEND IF FILLED WITH GREAT MUSIC, FRIENDS AND LAUGHTER~
andreas kuemmert

andreas kuemmert



May 14 2009 7:34 AM

thanks for the friendship!
Tom Krimi

Tom Krimi



Apr 24 2009 4:00 PM

hi needle
just dropping by to tell you that I am still in love with your music!
and by the way, I finally uploaded the full 10 songs, so there is plenty of new material...
yours Tom
moving be back :)

Brittany Bell



Apr 6 2009 12:53 PM

just wanted to stop
an say that i love you
music

i was listening
to pandora an you
came on i love it

i'm off to by
the album
k

Kailey Carter



Jan 20 2009 6:59 PM

why cant i get the album on zune pass?
[MissKatonik]

Other Child



Jan 15 2009 2:01 AM

thank your for the addd!!!




♥

Jill
John Sleezer

John Sleezer



Jan 6 2009 2:32 AM

I love your version of helpless nice job
I hope you and your friends have a Happy new Year
Peace and love John Sleezer
N.E.T.

N.E.T.



Dec 11 2008 8:23 PM

Thanks for the add!

Good luck with your myspace. :-)

Please listen to our music and tell us what you think about it.
Looking forward to hear your professional opinion and criticism!

(Dima from N.E.T.)
Say Goodnight, Say Goodbye

Say Goodnight, Say Goodbye



Dec 8 2008 2:15 PM

yeah, I found you guys on Pandora also. I added you to project playlist too. Love, love, love.
k

Kailey Carter



Nov 26 2008 4:56 PM

i heard helpless on my pandora and immediately fell in love! thanks for the add! ill be buying the album now!
HoneyHoney

HoneyHoney



Nov 6 2008 9:19 PM

Thanks for the add. Let's make tasty rock sauce together. Word.

-hh
sjofn

sjofn



Oct 29 2008 2:15 AM

beautiful songs!
gregory paul

gregory paul



Oct 27 2008 5:07 AM

nothin like those bay area sunsets...
mountain mission

mountain mission



Oct 24 2008 2:42 AM

lovely songs
The Mercies

The Mercies



Oct 20 2008 6:01 AM

Thanks for your friendship!

Karen & Kim
The Mercies
Janell Grace

Janell Grace



Sep 28 2008 11:42 PM

I uploaded this CD to my computer recently and have 5 starred the album. "Make Love" is one of my favorites. It's such a great album all around.
Eve's Wife

Eve's Wife



Sep 15 2008 9:39 PM

I'm thinkin' bout coming up the first weekend in OCT.
Sheila

Sheila



Aug 29 2008 3:28 PM

thanks.
your music is great!
Keep rockin :)
Thousandnames

Thousandnames



Aug 4 2008 1:34 AM

Steve.. Thanks for meeting up and thanks for suggesting and introducing us to Gregory Paul!!
Captain Kandis--D

Captain Kandis--D



Jul 30 2008 2:02 AM

what is it you're curious about??
RockedOrNot!

RockedOrNot!



Jul 20 2008 3:03 PM

Thanks for being a friend.
We'd love to see your music on RockedOrNot.com. You up for some exposure?

xoxoxo
RockedOrNot.com
Positive Transit

Positive Transit



Jun 27 2008 7:11 PM

hi needle..

thank you for taking the time and adding us..

we love your amazing sounds..
respect to your work.
feel welcome anytime at our small website of friends.
bes wishes
pt
Eve's Wife

Eve's Wife



Jun 26 2008 2:58 AM

Time for recording! The church would be cool....so would belmont!
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