Member Since: 3/3/2005
Band Website: sylvielewis.com
Band Members: Sylvie Lewis
Influences: My mother. All three grandmothers. My sister. All those paid to teach me between ages 3 and 18 (my ages not the teachers' ages). Those are without doubt influences - I used to think it was important to draw a line between those who influence us and those we like the sound of. I wish I sounded like a lot of fabulous people - but I don't. Then again, influences are funny things, subliminally creeping along under the earth like tubers - once planted they spread unseen, making themselves visible every few yards if you're lucky. You can hear for yourself right here what I sound like...and those that I like the sound of (and hope have given me few potatoes) are: Kurt Weill, Vinicio Capossela, Eudora Welty, Zora Neale Hurston, Paolo Conti, Mayte Martin, Ben Okri, Zarah Leander, Edith Piaf, Georgia O'Keefe, Serge Gainsbourg (early on, cheri), Seu Jorge, Duke Ellington, George and Ira Gerswin, Cole Porter, Julian Barnes, Joan as Policewoman, Ed Harcourt, Crescent and Frost, Kate Atkinson, Kate Schutt, Meg Toohey, Alvin Ailey, Leslie Feist and L.S Lowry.
Sounds Like: She spent a lot of time with grandpa's record collection and communing with nature...
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Record Label: Cheap Lullaby Records
Type of Label: Indie