My left ventricle says "ouch;" Some contemporary bits of writings relating to the musical moniker that is, "Girl From Winter Jargon"
Thursday, December 20, 2012
2012 Review... My futile attempt to sustain interest.
Dearest Earth,
Not much to report right now. My ear canals are currently inflamed. Will this suffice?
Funnily enough I just sent out a few mailing list courtesy emails promising people that I wouldn't "be one of those annoying people that oversend mail outs in an attempt to sustain interest when there's actually nothing to report".
Oh the hypocrisy?
Supporting "The Lovely Eggs"
Well I suppose the difference is that people choose to read blogs as of when they want to but on the other hand, they have little control over email inbox congestion. In other words I feel I have achieved justification to myself at least - especially seeing as though my last post was in October. It's been a pretty good year though - supporting the Lovely Eggs and getting most of "The Aftermath" played on BBC Tees and Newcastle being the more obvious highlights.
Next year I hope to at least make a start on recording new material and releasing something or other, whether this be an actual album or a mini project of sorts.
For some time now there's been ten specific songs I've selected which are amongst my favourites of all the songs I've written. What I really, really want to do is record them and immortalise them as tracks.
I also want to make some changes on the website and begin a transition which quite frankly, has been a long, LONG time coming.
It
seems that I haven't sent out any badgering emails via the mailing list in a while,
so I thought it might be time to come out of my shell and be sociable for once...
(well... in the online sense at least.)
Indeed, I was quite over the
moon to be playing with BBC 6 music favourites and Gryff Rhys (Super Furry Animals)
produced duo - The Lovely Eggs - earlier this month. One half of The Lovely Eggs
was formerly in all girl 90's indie band, Angelica - whom I just so happened to
adore in my late teens. So of course, I brought all my Angelica cd's to be signed
didn't I? Like you do.
Anyway...
the lovely people at Rocking Horse Rehearsal Rooms were kind enough to record
(most) of my live set once again, so I have uploaded it for free listening and free
downloading for anyone who wants to do either of those things...
See below for a listen.
Please also consider downloading this set. Anyone who
does will also receive a bonus track, "Distinctly Average..."
If you're a musician or in a band, they provide rehearsal space,
and recording studios and will even record your band rehearsal for a small fee if
you want a decent recording of yourselves but are a tad strapped for cash.
Secondly... Winter Jargon on BBC Radio!
Indeed, a bunch of Winter Jargon songs were played on UK BBC local Radio (Newcastle and Tees) last month...
"They've been described as a collaboration between muse and tori amos, and have
drawn sound comparisions to PJ Harvey, Nirvana and The Dresden Dolls. - Sounds good
to me!" Nick Roberts, BBC Radio Newcastle
""What You Are" is really
a killer song, with its thunder-rolling chorus, tension and explosive guitar solo.
The singer's voice and guitar chops rival those of the early Matt Bellamy." Bad Maxton
"I love it when girls can rip on the guitar without
shredding...that's true talent." Lynnay
'via Blog this' "Gluefactory is proud to welcome 6 Music faves The Lovely Eggs back to The Fishtank as they criss-cross the country celebrating the release of new single Food (out May 14th on Cherryade). Woohoo! Also providing aural delight on the evening is The Girl From Winter Jargon. Yay! Entry £5 / Gluefactory follows with dancing 'til late. Alright!"
Girl From Winter Jargon supports "The Lovely Eggs"
I am suitably over the moon to be supporting "The Lovely Eggs" next month.
Here is the Video for "Allergies" by The Lovely Eggs, featuring Gruff Rhys from Super Furry Animals...
For those who don't know, one half of The Lovely Eggs - Holly Ross - was formerly the singer / guitarist in all-girl indie group, Angelica.
And, as those who know me will know - I was (and still am) quite a fan of Angelica. They did afterall provide me with a pleasing alternative to other all-girl groups who existed back in the mid 90's... ahem.
Angelica were also pretty much the first band I'd ever heard of at that point who not only wrote their own songs, played their own instruments and sang songs about cutting off people's heads (!) - but more importantly - did all of the above whilst being entirely female!
I realise of course through having a wider knowledge of bands and musicians now than I did back then, that there are actually plenty of female musicians that exist in bands that I simply never knew about at the time. Nowadays, with the likes of Warpaintexisting, and the editors of major music magazines being female - it's all fairly commonplace and female musicians do what they like without feeling as though they need to prove a point or compete with male counterparts. Indeed it doesn't really matter about what gender a musician is, so long as you like the way they sound, right?
But speaking from the point of view of a teenage girl in the 90's -who went to guitar shops for replacement strings only to be asked "if i realised that the thinnest string is usually the first to break", or indeed - who went on to form Winter Jargon only to receive back handed compliments on my guitar playing from male guitarists from other bands, such as- "You know you're not bad for a girl..." - bands like Angelica were a shining beacon of hope!
But enough about the past already... The Lovely Eggs are also very good, and are particularly excellent for anyone who enjoys surreal and hilarious indie punk-pop from a married couple with fabulous, almost matching haircuts!!!
The Lovely Eggs are set to play The Fishtank next month in Durham on Friday the 4th of May. Tickets are £5
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