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Heiskell former Judybats frontman, Jeff H.

About Me

Former lead singer of the Judybats, Jeff Heiskell fronts a new group which dishes out dreamy pop gems. Contemplative and, by turns, haunting, this collection of songs, produced by former Superdrag drummer, Don Coffey, captures the glittering, shiney side of sadcore.Knoxville, Tennessee's, The Judybats were staples on early to mid-nineties college radio. During the groups four CD contract with Sire/Warner Bros. they toured nationally, strongest followings being Baltimore, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and the Chicago area. Strong play on college radio yielded the Top Ten hit 'Being Simple' whose video was in regular rotation for several months on MTV.Not being a fan of the corporate business that is music, the Judybats was dissolved in 1995. Following was an independent release under the name Doubters Club: Fleur De Lisa.Jeff Heiskell returns with an engaging self-titled debut. A self-described 'existential gay redneck' and 'reluctant buddhist', he muses on sexual reawakening, gas huffers, little boys growing up to become drag queens, and, of course, what he does best: relationships on the dissolve. Included is a smashing rendition of Lindsey Buckingham's 'Trouble'. Swooning guitars, sensual first-take vocals, irridescent guitars, and intellectual savvy make 'Soundtrack for an Aneurism' a welcome slow burn experience which is a dark delight from inviting beginning to elusive end.
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Member Since: 1/5/2006
Band Website: heiskellmusic.com, sonicbids.com/heiskell
Band Members: Jeff Heiskell Doug Hairrell Mike Hairrell Rob Bell.
Influences: Annie Proulz, cheap beer, Mark Eitzel, Cormac McCarthy, soy milk, Flaming Lips, Fleetwood Mac, REM, red meat, Ricky Lee Jones, The Cure, Chris Whitley, Brian Eno, Tennessee Williams, Yoshitoshi, various plants and animals, Leonard Cohen, brown liquor, Elvis Costello, Joni Mitchell, Radiohead, Portishead, My Bloody Valentine, concrete products, Wal-phed, Nick Drake, Larry Brown.
Sounds Like: Judybats, Morrisey, Fleetwood Mac, REM, Red House Painters, REM, Madonna, Frank Sinatra, The Shins, Pete Yorn, Five Times August, Guster.
Record Label: Nope. Been there, done that.
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Compilation Available: Knoxville Artists

For years I had an idea about local bands covering other local bands on a record. Mentioned it to the right people last year and it is done. Proceeds go to WUTK, the local college station here. Heiske...
Posted by heiskell on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 01:53:00 PST

Outinamerica broadcast mention

http://www.outinamerica.com/arts/two.asp or www.audiofile.org for broadcast and me summing up the CD along with snippets of a few songs....
Posted by heiskell on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 06:29:00 PST

SONGS NOW ADDABLE TO YOUR PAGE

Dumbass me finally clicked the box. So if anyone wants to add to their page.....
Posted by heiskell on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 06:10:00 PST

Vampire remix - Free download

Heya. A wacky, stuttering remix of Vampire is now available for download on the website; on myspace as well, unless I didn't do something correctly. This version is kinda clubby....
Posted by heiskell on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 04:54:00 PST

Finally available to you

Soundtrack for an Aneurism release on April 10th! Beautiful 8 panel foldout in jewel case format. Prepurchase now via the website: www.heiskellmusic.com. Note that the CDs will not ship to y...
Posted by heiskell on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 10:27:00 PST

Heiskell on Larry Brown Tribute

Bloodshot to Release Just One More, A Musical Tribute to Larry Brown on May 22, and Bloodshot Weekend in Chicago Announced! The song 'Gasoline' will be included on this CD instigated by Knoxville musi...
Posted by heiskell on Sat, 03 Feb 2007 11:07:00 PST

CD or Download only?

What's the opinion regarding printing CDs? I on the cusp on doing this. Download only? Myself, I have never downloaded a single song.
Posted by heiskell on Thu, 07 Dec 2006 07:34:00 PST