Femme Chill: January 2006

Silverman

Artist: Silverman
Sounds Like: Portishead, Tindersticks, Sigur Ros, Tori Amos
Genre: Dream Pop
Albums: Archangel, Star, Speed of Life Pt. 2

Together Anna Davis and Martin Williams combine their voices to create a very mellow, yet seductive sound. They formed the band Silverman in 1998 and the group has continued to experience growing success. They received the Best Music Award at the worlds first Internet Film and Music Festival in Los Angeles after their music was downloaded over 500,000 times!My

Mp3 Links:
- download 5 of Silverman's songs at Soundclick
- Download Silverman's song, "Ctrl Alt Del" (My personal favorite!)
- Check out Silverman's Website

Loquat

Artist: Loquat
Sounds Like: The Cardigans, Beth Orton, Cat Power, Juliana Hatfield, Komeda
Genre: IndiePop
Albums: The Penny Drop, Fall, Before the Momentum, It's Yours To Keep

Since their first full-band show in 2001, Loquat has come a long way. Female vocalist Kylee Swenson provides amazing angelic tones to the dream pop sound of this group. The perfect blends of acoustic guitar, piano, and vocals are combined to provide a mesmerizing listening experience! Check out their full-length debut album (It's Yours To Keep) that was released last year!

See what you think:
~Swingset Chain
~Time Bomb
~Take It Back

Some Links For Ya:

Loquat’s home page

More About Loquat @Garage Band

Loquat in the Press

Andrea Revel

Artist: Andrea Revel
Genre: Mixed (folk/electronica)
Albums: Citysong (2004), Mile Zero (2000)
Compared to: Beth Orton, Dido, Sarah McLachlan

Andrea's music takes on characteristics from many genres, which she blends ever so perfectly to create her own unique sound. Her newer album (Citysong) incorporates more of the electronic/downtempo genre,unlike her debut album (Mile Zero) which displays more sounds of acoustic and folk. Mile Zero was proclaimed one of the best folk albums of 2000 by CKUA radio. Wetlabel.com sums her music up real nicely by calling it "a delicate mix of folk and electronica".

White Noise

The Past Is Never Past

Citysong

Story Untold

Some Links for Ya: