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emily ulman

A Year of Perfect Days - singing a brand new song.

About Me

emily ulman has established herself as one of melbournes finest singer-songwriters. emily is applauded for her lyrical honesty (ranging from moving and confessional, to humorous and self-deprecating), and the sheer beauty of her clear, distinctive vocal delivery. her albums and live performances have received critical acclaim including glowing reviews for her opening supports for beth orton, m ward, paul kelly, tim rogers, tex perkins, jolie holland, tim finn, and damien rice. one can't help but notice the immediacy and strength of emilys songwriting with her ability to move any audience. listening to emily play is like finding your heart between the cushions of your couch.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/7/2005
Influences: my sisters, brenno, patrick jones, richard ford, toni morrison, tom paxton, augie march, gillian welch, dave rawlings, lou barlow, riding my bike, paul kelly, marcus teague, the postal service, miranda july, wilco, destroyer, john updike, mirah, beirut, baggygreen.com, tim flannery, stephen dunn, stephen merritt, yehuda amichai, robert frost, saul bellow, bob dylan, cadel evans, robbie mcewan, my friends, laura veirs, lawrence raab, paul auster, calexico, jonathen franzen, banksy, bjork, e, robert altman, m ward, joey jeremiah, joan didion, newtown coffee, wikipedia, phil liggett, beck, nina nastasia, pinball, okkervil river, vladimir nabokov, claudia emerson, woody guthrie, scrabble, jonathan richman, edwidge danticat, tim flannery, wooster collective, john cheever, m ward, alistair macleod, diane arbus, bonnie prince billy, spoonbill, princess red, juno diaz, eels, low, lance armstrong, kelley stoltz, pablo neruda, death cab for cutie, raymond carver, arcade fire, billy collins, mattafix, great lake swimmers, ted kooser, leonard cohen, the walkmen, scout niblett, dave eggers, billy bragg, feist, jonathan safran foer, bright eyes, damien jurado, feist, neutral milk hotel, broadcast, deciduous trees, my darling patricia, bob brown, modest mouse, boards of canada, kinky friedman, ian mcewan, william dement, samuel beckett, john ashbery, jeff tweedy, albert brooks, sam peckinpah, sharon olds, cormac mccarthy
Sounds Like: something beginning with 'e'
Record Label: distributed by inertia
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Inpress Article - 17th Oct 2007

Listening to Emily Ulman's new album, A Year of Perfect Days, feels something suspiciously like falling in love. You know the deal: hanging intently on every word your intended says, that floaty, slig...
Posted by emily ulman on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:09:00 PST

A Year of Perfect Days

hi m'loveleez,firstly, brrr! ok, so now that's out of the way, i wanted to tell all of you adorable people who are ever so excited, almost as much as i am, that my album will be out and in stores on S...
Posted by emily ulman on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:09:00 PST

i may not...

even be awake right now.i played a show with liam finn (from new zealand) last night. neil's son, and one of my first boyfriend's namesake - the liam part i mean.i was unusually calm on stage and felt...
Posted by emily ulman on Wed, 25 Jul 2007 01:06:00 PST

gigs ago go

I have recently (and repeatedly) been reprimanded for neglecting to inform my lovely gig subscribers of my musical happenings.So here is the update:My BRAND NEW CD and artwork are on their way up to s...
Posted by emily ulman on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 07:10:00 PST

body of the blog

Hospital GownThe trees have less colour,not more, against the ashen sky.We troop to the hospitalin holy twos or alone, as I amthis morning on foot, to administercold kisses to the north,south, east, a...
Posted by emily ulman on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 10:24:00 PST

shoot me

i shot my first film-clip this week-end!mayhem, lights, extension cords, cameras, sleep deprivation, caffeine, not enough caffeine, music, chaos, gels, pan shots, close-ups, out-takes, giggles, make-u...
Posted by emily ulman on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 11:28:00 PST

bono, frank sinatra, richard ford and me

i remember ages ago i read an interview with bono in which he was asked to recall a humbling experience. he recounted the time he went to meet sinatra. he just couldn't believe he was sitting there wi...
Posted by emily ulman on Thu, 31 May 2007 12:08:00 PST

the dropped anchor

we pull into a covefor the night is upon usand we prefer to besheltered through the stormwe imagine may hiteven though not forecasti love to dropthe anchor over the sideit is your job to navigate usto...
Posted by emily ulman on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 12:32:00 PST

gotye and me...

this morning i sat on the tram in a grump as i travelled to work. let's just say grand prix time is not a great one for the use of public transport in melbourne ('nuff said).my ipod was on shuffle and...
Posted by emily ulman on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 11:05:00 PST

march 20

you know the way i am now. the piscean swimming in two directions. what i tell you, and what i plan not to.but do anyway.i tell you i will see you tomorrow. will collect you if you'd like, or see you ...
Posted by emily ulman on Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:48:00 PST