Olivia Cornell & The Precious

Olivia Cornell is a singer songwriter now living in Portland, ME. She lived in NYC for 10 years, producing two albums, Young Soul City and Corolla, both engineered and co- produced by Danny Kadar(Chris Whitley, Iggy Pop). Olivia plays her own original style of soulful hard - folkin' rough grown rock. Her songs and lyrics show a respect for craft rarely seen in todays young artists. "...a huge voice capable of anything and a thrilling guitar painting pictures with only the essential lines. She's a compelling performer with a sharp eye for the ironies of a woman's life...like Joplin with her scraped raw heart" (M Bush, the Village Voice)."What would have happened if, in the early 70's, Joni Mitchell had taken a tip from her friend Neil Young and recorded an album with Crazy Horse?....a blast of sound and energy felt from the stage all the way to the back of the bar.Cornell is the kind of girl who, when she meets a guy who suits her fancy, might just throw him on the back of her motorcycle and ride off." (James Lien, CMJ) Her new band The Precious formed in 2007, has begun work on a new recording project at The Studio in Portland. Pat Seitz on drums, Davey Swill on bass, and Olivia on guitar and vocals with a fresh collection of songs!*****NEW WRITE UP*****"There's a new veteran voice on the Portland map: OLIVIA CORNELL, who's playing out with a backing band called THE PRECIOUS and plays a nice brand of girly rock, like The Breeders if they read lots of Tolkien. They played Geno's last weekend and they've already been in THE STUDIO with JIM BEGLEY, working on a full length. But this isn't Cornell's first rodeo. She's been in the NYC scene and released a pair of discs there, working with DANNY KADAR (CHRIS WHITLEY, IGGY POP) and getting written up in the Voice and CMJ. The "Sibilance" staff is highly in favor of more chicks in town who rock out." - THE PORTLAND PHOENIX****************** Layout Provided By CodeMyLayout.com - Myspace Layouts