Emmy the Great

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Name = Emmy the Great


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Origin = London, UK
Genre = Indie, anti-folk
Years_active = 2005 - present
Label = Drowned In Sound Recordings, Fear And Records
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Emma-Lee Moss, known by her stage name of Emmy the Great, is a London based singer-songwriter. Moss was born in Hong Kong, and as a child she emigrated with her family to London. A proponent and member of the London anti-folk scene, she has collaborated with several other artists, the most recent being Lightspeed Champion. She has supported Martha Wainwright, Mystery Jets, Tilly and the Wall, Jamie T, Euros Childs and Kimya Dawson, amongst others and is currently supporting Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. She is also noted for her evocative and thought-provoking lyrics, and her inventive way with rhyme. She has played numerous festivals including the Truck Festival, Green Man Festival and the Latitude Festival, and she played at the inaugural Sŵn Festival in Cardiff in 2007. Her debut album is expected to be released in late summer 2008.

Discography

ingles and EPs

* "Secret Circus" – 20 March, 2006, Fear and Records/Drowned in Sound – released on 7" vinyl record and digital audio download.
# "Secret Circus"
# "The Hypnotist's Son"

* "My Bad" – 20 August, 2007, Close Harbour – released on 7" vinyl record and digital audio download.
# "Easter Parade"
# "MIA"
# "City Song"
# "The Woods"
# "Aiko" (download version only)

*"Gabriel" - 26 November, 2007, Moshi Moshi Singles Club - released on 7" vinyl record and digital audio download.
# "Gabriel"
# "If I'd Known The Last Time Was Going To Be The Last Time I Would Have Let You Enjoy It"

* "Chris Moss" – 24 December, 2007, Close Harbour – Released as a download from Emmy's myspace on Christmas Eve.
# "Christmas in Prison"
# "Winchester"
# "Three Men And A Little Lady"
# "Long Island"
# "Winchester (Live)"

*" We Almost Had a Baby" (November 2008)

Compilations

* "In the City Unsigned 2005" – 20 September, 2005, In The City
** Track 44 "Gloria" (acoustic version)

*"It's Not Like Christmas" – 11 December, 2006
**Track 8 "Christmas in Prison", with Lightspeed Champion

* "50Minutes" - 6 November, 2006
**Track 3 "Big Water"

External links

* [http://www.emmythegreat.com/ Official Website]
* [http://www.mtv.co.uk/sessions/emmythegreat Emmy The Great live set at Spanking New Sessions]
* [http://www.crossthepondmusic.com/node/157 Crossthepond Profile]
* [http://www.drownedinsound.com/artist/view/7541 Drowned In Sound Profile]
*myspace|emmythegreat|Emmy the Great
* [http://www.last.fm/music/Emmy+the+Great Last.FM Profile]
* [http://www.andrewkendall.com/pages/photogallery/734/1.php Photo gallery by Andrew Kendall]
* [http://www.timdougall.com/emmy/ Photo gallery by Tim Dougall]
* [http://platformsmagazine.com/contents/?p=40 Interview by Platforms Magazine]
* [http://www.audiojunkies.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=385&Itemid=63 Audiojunkies Interview with Emmy The Great]
* [http://www.blackcabsessions.com/sessions.php?id=1191482301&sort=chronological# Emmy The Great - Black Cab Session]