Music:
Member Since: 8/2/2004
Band Website: aprylelectra.com
Band Members: Apryl Electra - piano, guitars, bass, vocals, keyboards/synths and drum/bass programming.
All songs written, arranged and produced by Apryl Electra.
Check out bassist Nick Salisbury
who contributed his skills to some songs on From the Padded Cell of Suburbia. Make sure you listen to my song "Tie-On Wings" on his page!
Influences:
Aimee Mann
Air
Annie Lennox
The B-52s
Basement Jaxx
Beastie Boys
The Beatles
Beck
Ben Folds
Ben Folds Five
Berlin
Bjork
Blondie
Blur
The Cardigans
The Cars
Cocteau Twins
Coldplay
The Cure
Cyndi Lauper
David Bowie
Deee-Lite
early Def Leppard
Depeche Mode
Devo
Dimitri Shostakovich
Doves
Duran Duran
Dusty Springfield
Elastica
Elbow
Elliott Smith
Elton John
The Eurythmics
Fiona Apple
Fleetwood Mac
Garbage
George Michael
The Go-Go's
Helium
Hole
Hooverphonic
Human League
early INXS
Ivy
early Janet Jackson
Jeff Buckley
anything produced/written/touched by Jon Brion
Joni Mitchell
Justin Timberlake
Kate Bush
Kylie Minogue
Letters to Cleo
early Liz Phair
Lush
Madonna
early Mariah Carey
Massive Attack
early Michael Jackson
Muse
Nine Inch Nails (YEAR ZERO IS AMAZING!)
Nirvana
Olive
Pat Benetar
Peggy Lee
Pete Yorn
PJ Harvey
Portishead
Postal Service
The Pretenders
Queen
Radiohead
Ravi Shankar
The Rolling Stones
Rufus Wainwright
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Siouxsie Souix (and the Banshees)
early Smashing Pumpkins
Sneaker Pimps
Sonic Youth
South
St. Etienne
The Sugarcubes
The Sundays
Superchunk
The Supremes
Supreme Beings of Leisure
Talking Heads
Teenage Fanclub
that dog.
Thomas Dolby
'til Tuesday
early Tori Amos
U2
early Van Halen
early Veruca Salt
Ween
early Weezer
Whale
Wham!
Wilco
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Zero 7
Sounds Like: "Like her look, Electra's music is powerful, melodic, and full of strange, unexpected harmonies. The sound dances between electronic and singer-songwriter."
-Laurie Koh, Girlfriends Magazine
"Based on her appearance --- which is hard to ignore, given the '70s mirror shades, Day-Glo leggings, and two-toned neo-mullet --- you might assume that Apryl Electra is some electro-clash warrior, thriving on gender-bending and shock tactics. And you'd be mostly wrong. The local singer's debut album
From the Padded Cell of Suburbia, a collection of piano-driven rock songs, goes down smoother, like a less despondent Tori Amos. But as soon as "Who's Keeping Score" shows up with the thump of a mechanical kick drum, it's apparent that this is a girl who knows how to party. I mean, just look at her."
-Lindsay Thomas, City Pages, citypages.com
"She has a great voice and is hyperactively entertaining in an enjoyable way."
-David de Young, howwastheshow.com
"Fearless high minded modern pop. Joyfully blending light and dark with gravity defying chops and a siren's voice. Watch out!"
-Her Vanished Grace
"A magnificent combination of energy, edge and prodigious talent; Apryl Electra has a rich, robust voice and songwriting skills far beyond her years."
-Artcele Records
"One of the best songwriters in the Twin Cities."
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-Kat "Pony" Smith, of the Melismatics and Mark Mallman
"This is one instance where the cover image has you expecting something other than what is actually inside. Judging by Apryl Electra's look I was expecting punk or at least hard-ish rock. But this is actually more of a pop-rock album. A great one at that. I've been pretty addicted to it since I first listened.
There's just enough edge to her music to make her really interesting while still being pretty close to mainstream appeal. Plus she's a piano player and that's always appealing to me.
Great strong, yet pleasant voice. The songs are very well written and interesting. The songwriting reminds me a little of Jonatha Brooke (especially on "Kiss the Wind") but more piano based and with a harder edge.
"Who's Keeping Score" is kind of discordant and very cool. She puts just enough electronica in to jazz up the songs a little without overpowering them.
This is a great record for those who enjoy well written pop-rock music with great vocals and lots of energy."
-Amy Lotsberg, www.collectedsounds.com "Apryl Electra is Electrifying......pure and simple."
-Larry Ravenswood
D.E.M.O. and freelancer
Record Label: Artcele
Type of Label: Indie
