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White Cats(Tara Angell)
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BROOKLYN, New York
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Member Since3/5/2006
Band Websitewww.taraangell.com
Band Members
Tara Angell
is
WHITE CATS
 
WHITE CATS
are ALSO
Tara Angell   guitar, vocals
James Mastro   guitars, vocals
Tony Shanahan   bass, vocals
Steve Goulding   drums
Megan Reilly   vocals
Timo Ellis   beats
Dana Schimmel   photos
Kenny Lienhardt   recording
Jen Turner   bass,vocals
Greg Wiz   drums, tambo
 
RECORDINGS
 
Come Down
Tara Angell   guitar, vocals
Joseph Arthur   guitars, bass, vocals,
keyboards
Kenny Siegal   guitar
Brian Geltner   drums
Blueberry   backing vocals
"Up All Night"
recorded @ Equarium Studios, Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Tara Angell   guitars & vocals
Kenny Lienhardt   engineer
Jen Turner   bass, backing vocals
Greg Wiz   drums and percussion
 
"Ahead of his Time"
Tara Angell   guitar, vocals
Tom Clark   guitar
George Musa   bass
Glenn Healy   drums
Kenny Lienhardt   engineer
 
"Nobody's Favorite Girl"
(Tara Angell & Jeff Klein)
Tara Angell   vocals, tambourine
Jeff Klein   guitar, vocals
No Bass Yet   bass
James Mastro   tremolo guitars
Kenny Lienhardt   engineer
InfluencesPalace, HST
Mexico & Canadians
The Moon's Tug, Andy Kaufman, Andy French,
Henry Miller, Steve Miller, Miller High Life, High Times
Neil & Crazy Horse, Zombies, Hollies
Gladys Knight and the Night!
James Purdy(RIP) and Brooklyn
William Styron and Peyton Loftin
The Kennedys
Wallace Berman, Sarah Vaughan, Art Blakey's Spirit, Max Roach's stories
Sterling Morrison, Morrissy & everything Alex Chilton-related
Karen Carpenter, Carpenters in General
American Pastoral, Canines & Felines, John Lee Hooker, Flannery O'Connor
Iris Murdoch, Venice Bloodworth
Janis Joplin & Big Brother
Ashley Paige
Joe Frank
Ingmar Bergman, George Harrison
Emily Dickinson
Modern Lovers, Mission of Burma & Bostonian underground
William Faulkner and his pathetic character Temple Drake
Greg Oblivian
My 12th House
David Lynch, The Deep South
Stevie Wonder, Otis Redding, Nina Simone
Buddy Holly
Mick Jagger, The Wipers, Brett Falcon
Chris Whitley R.I.P, Ron Sexsmith
SG Guitars & Juniors, Junior Kimbrough,
NYC Streets, & streets in General, big or small Bowie in all of his/her manifestations
Cass Elliot
Grandma June & Nice People Everywhere, People who Give Back, Old Ladies Everywhere, and Jesus/Bob
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Record LabelRykodisc put out "Come Down"


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   About White Cats(Tara Angell)
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''Folk-gothic, ghost-ridden debut channels Marianne Faithfull meeting Nick Drake and punching him in the head.''-Pop Matters
reviews
 
In Tara Angell I hear a unique and beautifully vulnerable voice, refusing to sugar–coat bitter everyday tragedies, but instead fearlessly linger in mysteries dark, and then surprise with sweet eroticism and intangible self–empowerment. – Lucinda Williams
Tara Angell's "Come Down" is the darkest and truest record since early Black Sabbath. – Daniel Lanois
A beautiful record that is dark, heartbreaking and tough at the same time. – Ron Sexsmith
This New York singer–songwriter knows about heavy: the lonesome, quiet kind, where the sinner's wages of Marianne Faithfull's saloon songs meet the spectral defiance of Lucinda Williams' country blues. Produced by Joseph Arthur with the haunted touch of Bob Dylan's Time Out of Mind, Come Down was one of 2005's pleasures: compelling, psychedelicized darkness streaked with reassuring light. – David Fricke, Rolling Stone Magazine
Occasional pop–toned musings brighten the emotionally raw tone without diluting Angell's gratifying, disturbing power. – Linda Laban, Boston Herald
Her songs are simply executed but crafted in a careful way, and that’s exactly where the bite is – it’s kind of like a sucker punch. Sometimes witty, sometimes sarcastic, and always lamenting, Tara Angell has found a way to forever be good. – Pulse Weekly ««««
Recorded two and a half years before its release and carried in her hip pocket until Rykodisc Records stepped forward with a record contract, Tara Angell’s lingering debut album samples a spectrum of emotions--from melancholy and misfortune one song to sincerity and splendor the next. Co-piloted by pal and producer (and applauded singer/songwriter) Joseph Arthur, Come Down’s ominous lyrics and twisting, twisted melodies are textbook for Angell’s husky, cigarette-singed vocals--imagine Marianne Faithful aping Polly Jean Harvey or Stevie Nicks fronting the Velvet Underground. The dozen original songs by the New York City artist are vast illustrations of maturity and dexterity, coalescing between a bookshelf of dog-eared paperbacks and Angell’s desolate encounters with the everyday. She can resonate as dark and deserted as the last person on the planet ("Silver Lining") or cleverly chirp over the echo of a cocktail party ("Bitch Please"). But either way, Come Down will gnaw at your soul on the first listen, and stay with you long after. -- Scott Holter-Amazon.com ««««
Lucinda Williams must enjoy her world–weary vocals and obvious love of late–1960s Stones (from the pop–shuffle of Hollow Hope to the slow, country twang of Untrue); the uber–producer Lanois, meanwhile, must rate the beautifully flawed production –by singer–songwriter Joseph Arthur –that (almost incredibly) was the result of only five days in the studio. That working week created one of the most fully realized debuts you'll hear for a long time. – London Times FOUR STARS
Angell's voice has shades of Patti Smith, Marianne Faithfull and Juliana Hatfield, but her attitude is one of a teenager who delights in death stares, drunken melancholia verging on pained hysteria. Words are uncomfortably drawn out, phrases repeated, and the ooh–ooh backing vocals are chilling. This is an evocative debut. – Betty Clarke, The Guardian
This is a recording so naked emotionally and so unapologetic musically it demands attention. Repeated listenings bring out the considerable songcraft gently in the lo-fi aesthetic and raw emotion. A winner. – All Music Guide
Citing James Purdy and the stark, uncompromising prose of Flannery O'Conner as influences in her own writing style, Angell is at turns reminiscent of Lucinda Williams, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, and others. She doesn't come across as merely replicating the styles of these greats, either - the echoes of these artists are fleeting as she defines her own style, with a gritty roughness to her voice, calmly even in tone but undeniably firm. Angell doesn't scream, doesn't rage. She recognizes and accepts, presenting us with serious, solemn music in such a way that she helps us to see and deal with shadows and darkness. – Harvard Independent
The young New Yorker sounds like a cross between Marianne Faithfull's nicotine-stained wasted survivor and Lucinda Williams' fallen gothic angel- and it took them decades of dissolute living to sound like that. Angell's siren voice drifts through a narcotic haze to lure you into a nightmare world which songs as "The World Will Match Your Pain" and "You Can't Say No To Hell" turn human suffering into delicious indulgence. Enhanced by Joseph Arthur's haunting production, the effect is as dangerous as it is irresistable. – Uncut Magazine FOUR STARS


Tara Angell's debut Come Down is one of those records: one that once heard is instantly memorable. Produced by songwriter Joseph Arthur and recorded in only five days, it is a dark, harrowing, and vulnerable gem by a songwriter who understands the strengths of her many influences well, and filters them all through her own story. Traces of everyone from the Rolling Stones, Lucinda Williams, Marianne Faithfull, Neil Young, Daniel Lanois, PJ Harvey, and indie rock heroes Low slide in and out of the mix, all harnessed by Angell's particular poetic lyrical gift and her ability to write a skeletal melody that grips instantly. "Hollow Hope," pops like an outtake from Exile on Main St.; "Untrue" offers the confessional side of darkness unapologetically yet utterly devoid of venom or pose; "The World Will Match Your Pain," with its ghostly organ and flawed guitar sound, caresses her words from the corner of the heart's own faltering stillness. The ramshackle mix on "Bitch Please," is held taut in the grip of Angell's words. The poignant, narcotic lilt of "You Can't Say No to Hell," is as world-weary as anything Williams has ever put on tape, and the sheer narcotic drone and distortion in "Uneven," offers a taste of darkness so alluring and sweet you don't even want to try it once. This is a recording so naked emotionally and so unapologetic musically it demands attention. Repeated listenings bring out the considerable songcraft gently in the lo-fi aesthetic and raw emotion. A winner. – ALLMUSIC.COM by Thom Jurek

With a voice like a tenor banshee in B minor, Tara Angell calls to mind the archetypal goth-girl rocker of the late 20th century. Her searing vocals sound like Aimee Mann, if Mann got up on the wrong side of the bed and tripped over a funky urban blues groove on her way out the front door. Drawing on an intensity forged of burnt emotion, Come Down captures the right mix of synthesized sound and Angell's natural fire streaming in an occasional rockin' guitar riff. She has long been a fixture on New York City's music scene; this, her first studio album, showcases a set of pipes that can hit the operatic low notes as well as rend the very air out of the high ones.

Angell's musical prowess could stand solo on any stage or CD, but she doesn't stop at semi-synthetic sound alone, instead adding a continuous lyrical punch behind the harmonies. She turns rejection into a love song ("When You Find Me"), and invokes a touch of angry-chick chic when she sings, "Don't blame me, don't blame the world/Don't cry for me, I'm not your little girl." The hipster-ironic "Bitch Please" brings a track of drunken giggles to the background as she belts out the oh-poor-you tease, "I'm sure it's hard to be a man." The occasional moment of raw sweetness contrasts with the bitter drive of tunes that declare, "There's no silver lining when it comes to you and me." Throughout, Angell's voice is weighed down with the jagged heaviness of lyrical flame and emotional heat--and lifted up by the inverse gravity of a soulful muse. – Bitch Magazine Spring (2005)

TARA ANGELL-Bio: She’s been giving, she’s been tapping in…
“Sometimes, we like to mess with your heads,” announced the promoter, the chatter fading as the audience focused on the stage. Their eyes rest on the girl with penetrant eyes of arctic blue. Standing beside him with an electric guitar, she’s beautiful, a little scary looking and all but aglow with a rare charisma. Encouraging welcoming applause, he concludes her introduction: “This is one of those times.”
It sure was. I will vouch for the crackling uncertainty of those first few moments, when this startling creature in bondage pants and a tartan kilt stepped forward to perform for a crowd slavering for the rather less edgy headliner... Before a chord was formed or a note was sung, I could feel a powerful experience ahead. It hung thick in the air like the smell of cold metal seconds before a storm. And as she started to play, the skies cracked open and drenched us all…
During New Yorker Tara Angell’s cogent set of rock ‘n’ soul-baring that evening in Brighton, England, back in 2003, a couple of things became very clear. Firstly, here was a woman unafraid of standing emotionally naked and vulnerable before all onlookers. Her brutally honest lyrics weigh heavy with anger, defiance, regret and longing, beckoning the listener into a dark, confessional world of shattered dreams and melancholic reminiscence. Each song is a compelling gothic vignette with an overarching mood of dysfunction, mirroring the harrowing themes and explorations of mental anguish.
Secondly, she positively drips rock ’n’ roll. You know she just breathes it, drinks it all in, lives it every day and that in her world there could be no sense in not hearing The Saints or John Lee Hooker at breakfast. And in her own interpretation, a raw sexiness collides with alluring mystique for an intense delivery, echoes of those informing her gorgeous, heavy music filtering through with devastating effect.
As NYC as Downtown 81 and the Gaslight Cafe, locked into the cadence of the city’s pulsating streets, Tara Angell represents a natural marker in the lineage of Big Apple rock music. The spirits of Lou Reed, Suicide, Ramones and Television all inhabit the Angell musical persona. Even so, the New York factor is merely the beginning.
As is so with most good troubadours, Dylan looks on and she’s a Neil Young devotee, but rocks equally to Hendrix, Sarah Vaughan, The Saints, Art Blakey, Bowie or Radio Birdman, etc...while taking further inspiration from arguably lesser- known artists like leftfield blues maestro Chris Whitley or Memphis-rockers Reigning Sound. It’s a potent brew.
The Tara Angell appearance staged by the promoter that sometimes likes to mess with our heads was booked on the strength of a clutch of songs on a sampler presented in unique, handmade packaging. This now precious artifact alone serves as ample illustration of the fierce commitment to her art that has seen Angell since shove her way into a crowded female singer-songwriter marketplace, release Come Down - her astounding, Joseph Arthur-produced debut album (Rykodisc: 2005) - and receive championing praise from giants including Ron Sexsmith, Daniel Lanois and Lucinda Williams. Not only have they been stunned by her songwriting prowess, but by her unique, spine-tingling voice.
Williams, in fact, Patti Smith (with whom, in Tony Shanahan, she shares a bassist), Marianne Faithfull and Thalia Zedek are vocal touchstones, her cracked voice oozing as much soul as Mary Margaret O'Hara. Surrounded by the swirling narcotic haze of her acid-country-tinged epics, it's a seriously muscular entity.
Maverick visionaries such as David Lynch and, as touched upon, the literary world also play their part in shaping Tara Angell’s music and thinking, with author James Purdy particularly significant. A man driven to convey his personal despair concerning the abuse and exploitation of the weak, defenseless and innocent, his obsession with such injustices is reflected in Angell’s exhaustive work for animal welfare in New York City.
As for Angell’s long-awaited, hotly anticipated sophomore album, it is coming. I guarantee you this: it will be dark and beautiful… and it will mess with your head.
DAVID MORRISON Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada (June 2007)
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Jul 11 2009 5:09 AM

Happy Birthday!
LEMON SUN





Jul 6 2009 7:15 AM

Hey friends! Here is a new song widget for you to check out (not available on our myspace). Feel free to pass it around or post it. Enjoy!... Thanks
JAPA





Jul 6 2009 6:00 AM

hey hey hey hey hey hey hey

!
*Donna





Jun 5 2009 6:17 PM

Beautiful set @ LR the other nite Miss Tara!!
You + Wiz really compliment each others sound....Really looking forward to your next release.
Huge thanx for doing *Hollow Hope* too!!!
See you soon *_)
xXx
JAPA





Jun 2 2009 11:14 AM

have a great show!
Sitcom Serf





Jun 1 2009 3:06 PM

The First Northside Festival - Our Showcase!!!

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May 19 2009 6:40 AM

trip out on the love:)
D a d i o n™





May 13 2009 12:51 AM

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Mar 29 2009 2:18 PM

HI TARA,
I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO VISIT MY NEW WEBSITE. JUST CLICK ON THE IMAGE BELOW, ENJOY IT :)
CIAO

MARCO




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Jessica Yateman





Mar 28 2009 12:33 PM

yeah yeah....cancer sun, libra asc.
, venus in gemini! rock on, full on deisel, soul sista! im back in new york may 14-21
Jessica Yateman





Mar 1 2009 7:39 PM

hello! hope all is well down there...oh, good to feel the light returning now.
isn't it? xo
*Donna





Feb 3 2009 2:45 AM

Hey Tara,
"Hollow Hope" is literally mesmerizing to a totally altered state of mind.
So looking forward to seeing you this Sat. @ the living rm.
~ Donna
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Jan 6 2009 7:55 PM

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Jan 3 2009 2:24 AM

could have booked you in ATl too IF I had known :( so close yet too far it seems :(

hugs
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Dec 28 2008 5:03 PM

so close yet so far :( hope you make it here someday!
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Dec 28 2008 4:26 PM

I was just thinking of you! How are things down south? Happy Merry
xo
p
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Dec 27 2008 6:44 PM

I've been listening to some of your songs again today...just wanted to remind you that you're fucking fantastic!
Randi Russo





Dec 27 2008 6:04 PM

Happy Holidays to you as well, Tara! Good luck with your recording... I think it's so great that you're making a new record and doing it in new orleans... inject it with some of that voodoo magic!

I wish you the best and good luck with your show tonight!

miss you,
Randi
xo
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Dec 22 2008 4:55 PM

Hope youre coming to ATL :) and wishing you the best Merry Christmas ever!

Love,Alice

xxx0000XXXooooo
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Nov 14 2008 7:23 PM

looking forward to spend the winter wonderland with polar bear.
xoxo
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Oct 27 2008 8:08 PM

i give up -- either your arms are tired from always dragging this big monkey around or your ass hurts from the monkey inside it.

either way, the monkey seems to be involved. hmmmm....
MarCelo





Oct 26 2008 4:44 PM

Heyy!!,thanks for add,I'remember you from TheSpiral,long time ago,chau.
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Sep 22 2008 3:52 PM

We Love you Tara!
See you soon
°La Fille de l'Eau°





Sep 18 2008 10:49 AM

Your Music is like a deep breath..
I'm enchanted.

Light to you,
mAriKa°
Greg Connors





Aug 21 2008 7:01 PM

you too. i like the film behind you. cool.
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