Rachel Margaret, vocals, synths, piano; Betsy Adams, acoustic/electric guitar; Blyss, bass; Peter Libby, drums; Keady Phelan, backing vocals; Additional backing vocals and acoustic guitar by Bonnie Hayes.
Other contributors include: Mario Cippolina, bass, Andrew Griffin, drums.
Influences
Artists I admire: Nina Simone, Coldplay, Radiohead, The Beatles, Aimee Mann, Bob Dylan, Burt Bacharach, Marvin Gaye, Prince, Dave Matthews, Death Cab for Cutie, Arctic Monkeys, Beth Orton, Massive Attack, Cowboy Junkies, Imogen Heap, Bernard Hermann (lovely film scores). And the list goes on and on...
Bonnie Hayes (songwriter for Bonnie Raitt, Huey Lewis, and many others)--"Bonnie is one of the most gifted people I have ever met. A wonderful songwriter and an awesome musician."
Imagine a gene lab accident. Beakers holding the DNA of Tracey Thorne, Elisabeth Fraser and Morrissey crash to the floor, their contents mixing and recombining as they drip down the wall toward an electrical outlet. Days after the cleanup, the technicians lean over their benches. In a corner, behind a seam in the flesh-colored linoleum baseboard where the mops couldn't reach, is a still-damp spot...
In the bustling world of indie pop, acts come and go. But Rachel Margaret is carving out a niche all her own-- at once both cutting edge and timeless. Passionate vocals floating over dreamy synths and hyper-hooky guitars, coupled with amazing songwriting, have garnered Rachel serious buzz in the underground.
"Rachel has that crucial faculty of self-criticality that amplifies her talent and makes her material shine", says producer Bonnie Hayes. "In my experience, that's what separates the great ones from everybody else."
Her debut EP, the critically acclaimed "Buena Vista Park" (released July, 2007) was a surprise hit this summer with Canadian/International fans as all six of Rachel's songs from the EP, plus her song "Prisoner" (from her upcoming album) occupied the top seven spots out of over 6000 songs in the prestigious Sirius Fan Choice Awards.
Rachel's songs have received radio play on numerous stations across the country, including KFOG, Energy 92.7, KUSF, SomaFM, and New Jersey's own Homegrown Radio, among others.
With the impending release of her sophomore album, "Temporary Sanity", due out in late January 2009, Rachel has already received numerous offers to remix the title track. She is currently booking American and European dates for her first major tour in Fall 2009.
A product of the University of Texas and the Ecole Normale Superieur de Musique in Paris (the one not in Texas), Rachel is currently in graduate school in the Bay Area.
There is a tangible element of sadness and longing to the work that is evocative of love gone wrong. Is it true to life? "Well, basically, I am pretty cynical about love at the moment, but that doesn't mean I'll stay that way. I guess maybe right now it's more fun to write about love with perspective. It's like a tightrope act. It's only interesting if it's way off the ground and there isn't a net."
Music for acrobats.
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Awards
August 5, 2009: "Plans" and "Julia" (forthcoming album) are both Runners Up in Round 3 of the We Are Listening Singer/Songwriter Awards.
July 27, 2009: "Someday Soon" is currently featured on KFOG's Local Scene Vol. 6 CD.
May, 2009: "Julia" received an Honorable Mention from the 2009 West Coast Songwriters International Songwriting Competition.
"Someday Soon" (from her EP, "Buena Vista Park"), was Julian Lennon's Pick of the Week (November 16, 2008) on Below Zero (www.belowzerobeats.com).
"Landfill", won Honorable Mentions at both the 2008 West Coast Songwriter's International Songwriting Competition, and the 2007 British We Are Listening Singer/Songwriter Awards.
Rachel Margaret's EP: Buena Vista Park Now Available Through:
Loves Rachel, thank you very much to you! I was pleased very much about your COMMENT! I look forward to a good friendship with you! I wish you also the best in live, we am in demand for our luck! All love Shahriar
September 5th is "Be Late For Something Day." If you're among the millions of us who never seem to be able to stay on schedule, then you'll certainly enjoy today.
Today you have permission to not stress about being on time. For anything. If you start off by being late for your first scheduled appointment, you'll automatically fall behind and be late for everything else!
Just make sure you're not late for dinner!
Love and Eternal Sunshine, Setra www.daughterofthesun.com www.twitter.com/setra
heyy rachel, i expect that your UK tour be full of succesful, well i'm preparing my last paint exhibition in mexico before i move to california, by the way i hope that my mexican english accent,would be better..next news from hollywood..yeah..
Rachel, your welcome and you are actually one of few that has taken the time to look at my photos and know my playlist has you on it. Therefore, I need to thank you as well as you did me! Your music is great and I enjoy listening to you. Keep up the fantastic creativeness you have going on...Smiles and again thank you...Bev B
I hope you are having a great week so far. You're just incredible! I'm hoping to get out to San Fran this summer to visit my friend who actually lives near the Liberty Wine Bar so we can see you! ::::fingers crossed:::: Have a good week! Your friend, Mic~
You're quite welcome. It's a pleasure having you. I thank you for stopping in on my page. Glad that you enjoyed my profile. I do appreciate you taking the time to read it. Be sure to check back for updates and changes, replacements and such. I will definitely let you know when I do a speaking engagement in your area. Actually, I got something about a big event, but I'm not sure what area it's in. I haven't had a chance to scope it out really well. I will be sure to let you know when I'm in your area. Just be sure to keep in touch with me. We can connect with each other.
Hope that you have a fantastic weekend. Stop on in here any time that you want to.
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May 1st, International Workers' Day, commemorates the historic struggle of working people throughout the world, and is recognized in every country except the United States, Canada and South Africa. This despite the fact that the holiday began in the 1880's in the United States, with the fight for an eight-hour work day.
In honor of this historic day, I'm making this special wish for you: May your work be fruitful and your harvest bountiful!
Abundant Love and Sunshine, Setra www.daughterofthesun.com www.twitter.com/setra
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