Lobelia

In these days of musicians counting myspace plays and friend requests as a way of measuring popularity, it's easy to forget that not too long ago the much lamented MP3.com was making stars of its own (and paying them, no less!) with independent artists racking up ten of thousands of plays. And some whose play count went from tens to hundreds of thousands, and then to millions. Enter singer/songwriter and multi instrumentalist Lobelia, whose profile on that original indie music portal lead her to places most independent musicians only dream of - lucrative sponsorship deals, a publishing contract and a feature in Billboard magazine. After stepping back from the live scene for a couple of years, 2007 has seen Lobelia log thousands of train and road miles (eschewing planes where possible in these enlightened days of climate change) touring across Europe and the US, playing to rapt audiences at festivals, clubs and house concerts and winning fans wherever she goes with a mixture of humour, humility and transcendent melodies.Playing in a duo with acclaimed British bassist Steve Lawson, Lobelia's sound blends hook-laden adult pop with a more spacial ambient sensibility reminiscent of David Sylvian, Talk Talk and The Blue Nile. Singing songs of love and loss, her star is once again on the ascendancy, with the coming year promising at least two new albums and more touring in Europe, the US and further afield.Whooopppppteeedoooooooo! Lobelia is probably somewhere in the world right now eating a bannana and thinking of you.....or object oriented design. :-PFavorite Things: Proper use of the semicolon, Travel, Honey, Kazoos, Fake Tattoos, Plastic Rings, Cartoons, Geeks, Sketch Comedy, Intelligence, Humor, Cinema, MUSIC!Favorite Authors: Charles Dickens, John Irving, Neil Gaiman, David Sedaris Favorite Video Games: Diablo II, Civilization Play the World, God of War, Prince of Persia, Elder Scrolls OblivionFavorite Musicians/Bands: Ron Sexsmith, Ryan Adams, The Bobs, Joel Plaskett, Suzanne Vega, Richard Buckner, Lori Carson, Elvis Costello, Morphine, Soul Coughing, Rob Szabo, Calexico, The Frames, Pete Yorn. Send your spam to someone else. Someone with a soul. Someone who likes meat from a can. I'm vegetarian. I'm not here to to be some half-clad bimbo on yourspace. I'm here to be a half-clad bimbo on MYSPACE. So if you're collecting profiles of hot chicks don't bother adding me as a friend. I'm actually a 350lb. truck driver from Kentucky named Lloyd. Keep that in mind. I am not a random adder. I don't even like snakes! Hey, join my friends on Last.fm so we see what music we're listening to and share discoveries. You get your own music charts, personal recommendations, radio, and more.My Last.fm name is: lobeliasabo Click here to join for free, or learn more.