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Tessa Perry

About Me


Try the BEST MySpace Editor and MySpace Backgrounds at MySpace Toolbox !Steeped in the country-blues and folk traditions of Suzanne Vega and Beth Orton, Tessa Perry is rapidly picking up fans on both sides of the Atlantic. Her songs emerge startlingly fresh … shot through with lyrics that are wistful and punch-in-the-gut candid. Whether playing to a sold-out concert hall, or an East Village dive bar, Tessa spins images and observations of the world around her into soulful, intimate communication with her audience.
Born in England, and raised on the west coast of Ireland, Tessa hit the road in her teens with a dilapidated guitar, three (not to be named) cover songs, and a mind to educating herself. Soon, bored to tears with those covers, she realized it was time to come up with some new tunes … and proceeded to write them herself. Thus began a career that would lead her to performances across Europe, opening for the likes of Ani DiFranco, Damien Rice, the Indigo Girls, the Corrs, the Hothouse Flowers, and many more.
Tessa’s debut recording, Live at DeBarras, was released in 2001 in Ireland to widespread acclaim. The album’s subtly raw compositions, delivered in a boldly improvisational style, were hailed by music critic Cormac Looney as “solemn … heartfelt … neatly funky … shoulder to shoulder with the best of Irish songwriting.”
With the release of her new album, Weightless, Tessa is continuing her path to world domination. Recorded in New York City, where Tessa has found a fertile new home base, the album is a peep into the life of an outsider trying to make it on the inside.
A collection of songs harvested from the rich landscapes that surround her, Tessa’s ‘sweet-as-honey’ voice tussles with some ‘lyrically brilliant’ songs with both hands, and holds them out for you to taste and savour. Co-produced by Brad Albetta, who has recently gained deserved praise for his work with Martha Wainwright, the album is the next phase of her extraordinary career, because ‘it’s the only way she knows’. Stay tuned …
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Member Since: 18/01/2006
Band Website: http://www.tessaperry.com
Band Members: Tessa Perry (vocals, guitar, banjo), Josh Burger (drums, djembe) plus Brad Albetta (bass, upright bass, electric guitar, rhodes, moog), Jeremiah Birnbaum (electric guitar), Lucas Papaelias (electric guitar), Luke Cissell (fiddle), Andrew Gold (trombone), Alycia Rau (trumpet, flugelhorn), Marilee Eitner (accordion), Liz Clark (vocals).
Influences: My mum, The Baltimore Beginners, Bob Dylan, the sea, money, good people.
Sounds Like: Sweet Gin.
Record Label: LoyalKasparmusic.
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Heart Break for Harlem

Just want to send out some love and respect to the people of Harlem for sticking up for what was rightfully theirs.Some corporate genius thinks it will be a good idea to take 125th street, the home of...
Posted by on Thu, 01 May 2008 15:27:00 GMT

House concerts, on wheels!

Howdi peeps. So the sun is shining, spring is warming our skin and we are preparing to leave this fair city, that is, fair unless your second name is Bell. But y'know what I mean?!I have spent the pas...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:03:00 GMT

Chap L

Hey there Peeps&How are ya?Here's a funny story. (By the by, as I write this the Pope is on every channel of my TV&strange, it looks like a gathering of the KKK with their white poofy hats and their w...
Posted by on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:05:00 GMT

spring cleaning

Hi Blog.So as I said before, Lizzie’s album is done. Well, the tracks are laid and it is now in the capable hands of Duane the mixer, engineer, general good guy. So it is up to him to put the sh...
Posted by on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:55:00 GMT

Lethargy in Lexington

22/3/08My oh my. Its late afternoon, on this Saturday before Easter. It really is hard to motivate myself, it really is like being in a time warp. We came to the studio at 10 in the morning and we sta...
Posted by on Sat, 22 Mar 2008 14:00:00 GMT

days 2/3 in the studio......

18/03/08Its funny, I was thinking that being here in the studio all day I would have a load of time to be writing this blog. I mean I am only the backing vocalist, but there seems to be very little ti...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:07:00 GMT

Austin and Onwards

18/03/08.We’ll here we are. We are in Shangri-la studios in Lexington Kentucky getting ready to record Liz’s album. It’s a beautiful studio, huge open plan place. There’s no co...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:04:00 GMT

Austin and Onwards

18/03/08.We’ll here we are. We are in Shangri-la studios in Lexington Kentucky getting ready to record Liz’s album. It’s a beautiful studio, huge open plan place. There’s no co...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:04:00 GMT

Romance in Reno

24/06/07Well, well, well, where do I start? Its been a few days since I last wrote, partly because I haven't had the chance but today we're taking our last train trip of this tour and it's 30 hours lo...
Posted by on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 12:04:00 GMT

LAzy days

21/06/07We're back on the trains again, I think this one is the California Zephyr, nope that's tomorrow. We are heading back up the coast to Reno but have to make a stop over in Sacramento tonight. Wh...
Posted by on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 08:27:00 GMT