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Released: Jan 1, 2008
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  • Genre: Alternative / Folk Rock / Pop

    Location NEW YORK, United States

    Profile Views: 59793

    Last Login: 3/12/2012

    Member Since 6/26/2006

    Website serenamusic.com (under renovation)

    Record Label Publishing: Private Pocket Music (ASCAP)

    Type of Label Unsigned

  • Bio

    A Bird Will Sing is done! Serena and the band had incredible time making the album with legendary Producer Anton Fier. 11 songs of extreme beauty. The album will be released soon - check back soon for details!!! .... CLOSER THAN FAR .... "A richly melodic, stylistically diverse masterpiece." — Lucidculture .... Serena Jost writes "gently eccentric songs and sings them in an elegant alto, often accompanying herself on cello, but it isn't quite right to call her a singer-songwriter. The term art song—normally tied to 19th-century concert music—usefully characterizes Jost's carefully arranged pieces and succinct lyrics, neither quite rock nor folk..." ..— Bob Bannister, Time Out New York .... GET A COPY OF ..CLOSER THAN FAR..!!! ........ ...... Singer-songwriter and cellist Serena Jost was born to Swiss parents and raised in The Midwest and The Swiss Alps. Her debut CD, Closer Than Far, was produced by Brad Albetta (Martha Wainwright, Teddy Thompson) and released in 2008 to a sold-out house at Joe's Pub. Serena's music has been compared to 70s English folk artists like Sandy Denny and Fairport Convention—and also to the Canadian artist Jane Siberry—but is still entirely her own, "seamlessly merging classical and pop melodies" (Lucidculture). ....

  • Members

    ...... .... Musicians: Serena Jost (lead vocals, cello, keys, guitar) and The Core: Julian Maile (guitar/piano/bu vox), Rob Jost (bass/horn), & Robert DiPietro. We are making a new album with Producer Anton Fier (Golden Palominos, Lori Carson). Fall 2011 Release!!! Past cohorts: Brad Albetta (bass & so much more), & Colin Brooks (drums). Plus: Bill Dobrow & Matt Johnson (drums), Rima Fand (violin), Todd Horton (trumpet/flugel), Jim Brunberg (banjo) & Greta Gertler-Alice Bierhorst (vocals). Closer Than Far was produced by Brad Albetta and Serena Jost. Supremely made and mixed by Brad Albetta & Brian Fulk at Monkeyboy Studios. .... "Almost Nothing" music video. Shot by Videographer Marie LeClaire. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... "Nearly Beautiful" at The Canal Room, January 2009: .. .. .. .. .. .. .... "Our Town" (by Iris Dement) at Joe's Pub CD Release: .. .. .. .. .. .. .. "Almost Nothing" at Joe's Pub CD Release: .. .. .. .. .. .. .... All Videos by Marie LeClaire

  • Influences

    Skirts with pockets. .... Hoodies (for keeping thoughts together)..... "Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity" (George S. Patton).

  • Sounds Like

    Time Out New York / Issue 667 : Jul 10–16, 2008.. Top live shows .... Barbès; Thu 10 .... "Serena Jost writes gently eccentric songs and sings them in an elegant alto, often accompanying herself ..o, but it isn't quite right to call her a singer-songwriter. The term art song—normally tied to 19th-century concert music—usefully characterizes Jost's carefully arranged pieces and succinct lyrics, neither quite rock nor folk. .... If this sounds a bit highbrow, fear not. One of the highlights of both Jost's live show and her recently released CD, Closer than Far, is a straightforward, almost rollicking take on Iris DeMent's bittersweet "Our Town." Several of her own catchiest vocal hooks (such as on "Vertical World" and "Halfway There") basically consist of one note, relying on the instrumental chord changes underneath to give them momentum. The slightly old-world, cabaret quality of Jost's music should be underscored by the intimately curtained back room at Park Slope's Barbès." — Bob Bannister, Time Out New York .... "A richly melodic, stylistically diverse masterpiece." — Lucidculture .... "A few years back Serena Jost was a member of the modern progressive cello trio Rasputina. We hesitated to even mention this fact, however, because Jost's own music comes from an almost completely different universe. Whereas Rasputina incorporated elements of industrial rock and chamber/classical music, Closer Than Far presents subtle and intriguing modern progressive pop. But instead of writing and recording modern pop that sounds like every other twenty-first pop artist on the plant, Serena instead presents tunes that have much more in common with some of the more artsy British bands from the late 1970s. Pop fans seeking something immediately familiar and catchy may be somewhat confused by this album. Instead of writing easy pop, Serena composes rather complex and mature melodies that involve different elements from folk music and beyond. Subtlety is the key word here. These songs may not clobber you over the head at first. But multiple spins will reveal cool nuances that are not immediately obvious. Beautiful compositions include "Our Town," "Halfway There," "I Wait," "Awake In My Dream," and "Stowaway." Recommended." (babysue.com) .... Vancouver Observer ..Publisher's Pick..

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  1. Serena Jost

    Next show is only one month away, Thursday, June 14th @Barbes! I'm writing two new songs for the occasion, anything could happen....

  2. Serena Jost

    Gig news: next show is only one month away, on Thursday, June 14th at our beloved Barbes! I'm writing two new songs for the occasion, anything could happen....

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    just earned the Hey, Good Looking badge

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