- Essie Jain
Essie Jain is an indie singer-songwriter born and raised in
London ,England , who is now based out ofNew York City .Her first full length record, "We Made This Ourselves" (2007), drew comparisons to the British folk singers
Sandy Denny andVashti Bunyan . [ [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/42356-we-made-this-ourselves Essie Jain: We Made This Ourselves: Pitchfork Record Review ] ] [Mason, Stewart. [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47E1DDF4DA57E20D7823E56C2B87AE104FE4BF59A1321435992B63E45910F79EE51F78692ECB671AB7BACE02CA45A089FCEE454F9D665392DED93&sql=10:dxfuxqurld0e Album review] at AMG] She is currently working on a second album, due for release in early 2008.Essie Jain was one of the selected artists to play at
SXSW in 2007.Her first published work was a single track, "Why?", on the album "
The Sound the Hare Heard ", which contains a single track each from a large number of artists.Ms. Jain performs regularly in New York in a range of small venues, with dates and places posted on her home page.
The "
New York Times " wrote that "Ms. Jain builds stark miniatures out of a few light strums of guitar and her haunting alto. On her captivating new album, "We Made This Ourselves", her voice is multitracked in precise harmonies that can be warm or ghostly."Upcoming Tours
Ms. Jain is expected to be touring in the UK in early 2008.
Discography
Multiple Artist Albums
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The Sound the Hare Heard " (Kill Rock Stars, ?) (One song on here from Ms. Jain, titled "Why?")Albums
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We Made This Ourselves " (Ba Da Bing, 2007)
*"The Inbetween ", (Ba Da Bing, released May 13, 2008)External links
* [http://www.essiejain.com www.essiejain.com]
* [http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/03/23/essi_jain/ Essie performs on The Current]
* [http://www.midheaven.com/artists/jain.essie.html Some background information]
* [http://somevelvetblog.blogspot.com/2006/09/sultry-sounds-of-essie-jain.html An insightful blog about Essie Jain]References
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