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falter

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Released: Jan 1, 2009

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falter
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General Info

Genre: Folk / Jazz / Pop
Location Melbourne, Victoria, Au
Profile Views: 41496
Last Login: 6/30/2012
Member Since 10/15/2006
Website pearandtheawkwardorchestra.com
Record Label Self-released material
Type of Label Indie
Bio
pear is a sweet, quirky folk/popster based in Melbourne, Australia. Her debut album Smocks! exploded out in July 2011, receiving rave reviews and garnering the small odd one a special place in the heart of the Australian music scene. Recently returned from solo touring Canada and the US, pear relocated to Melbourne from Brisbane in a sweeping East Coast band tour promoting single and film clip Castle. pear has now happily settled into her adoptive city and is busily penning the next release - sssh! debut album Smocks!, EP Russian Doll and EP something will come are available through Rocking Horse Records (Brisbane), JB Hi-fi Australia wide, through ITunes, CD Baby and the pear merchandise shop online and at performances. pear and the awkward orchestra have garnered a reputation for their continuously evolving blend of folk/pop, the intensity of their live performances and their amazing handmade sustainable merchandise. check out www.myspace.com/pearau and www.pearandtheawkwardorchestra.com for more fun facts and dates and check out http://pearmerchandise.ecrater.com/ for handmade sustainable merchandise and music. .. ............Myspace Layouts.. - ..Myspace Editor.. - ..Image Hosting...... ...... .. .. .. .. .. ...................... .......... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Members
pear - Steph Barros Lees (vocals and guitar) the awkward orchestra - awkward orchestra: (past and current collaborators) Josef Muller, Lachlan Mitchell, Myka Wallace, Kate Thomas, Sophie Adamus, Briony Luttrell, Youka Snell, Danielle Bentley, Brian Campeau, Yeo, Robert Davidson, Tom Hinchliffe, Matt Witney, Jac Hicks
Influences
jazz- particularly ella fitzgerald; sigur ros and the pixies, strange bedfellows but my dearest of companions; radiohead; anja garbareck; lamb; stina nordenstam; bjork; fiona apple; joanna newsom; Tv on the Radio, Dirty Projectors; jazz jazz jazz jazz jazz jazz
Sounds Like
"…she is unafraid of using all the tones she is capable of producing" -Lonnie martin The Folk Rag