Member Since: 4/25/2006
Band Members: PENNY CANDY is a recording-only outfit of friends who like to collaborate. Membership is revolving/open/loose.We are: Paige Schieffelin, Erik Brown, Zeebah, Amy Perkins, Lauren McNulty and anyone else who wants to join.
Influences: Roger Miller, Tom Ward, Paul McCartney, Liz Phair, Phil Ochs, Jonathan Richman, the lo-fi 1990's, anyone who ever made an album on less than 16 tracks. I love r-n-b, country, blues, bubblegum, motown, 60s-70s soul, electronica, slowcore, and pop the best.
MY CURRENT FAVORITES: Field Music, Eagle*Seagull, We are Scientists, Clap Your Hands, Blackalicious, Rufus Wainwright, Ben Folds, Beck, Coldplay, Oh No! Oh My!, the Changes, the Explorers Club, Trans Am, Brendan Benson, All Girl Summer Fun Band, the Sugarplastic, Elbow, Spiritualized.... ALL-TIME FAVORITES: Beatles, Kinks, Who, Smiths, Cure, Zombies, Built to Spill, Lilys, Beach Boys, Love, Nazz, Rascals, Stereloab, Monkees, Donovan, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, Hank Williams, Howlin Wolf, Nick Drake, George Michael, Steely Dan, Elliot Smith, Otis Redding, Scott Walker, Prince. ETC
Sounds Like: A chick with a TASCAM and a bunch of cheap instruments (which it is and I am).
Type of Label: None