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Somer

The secret ninja.

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Member Since: 1/17/2005
Band Website: sonicbids.com/Somer
Band Members: Mix (1) part sultry and screaming vocals from starving artist-type wanderlusting tomboy [aka Somer Bingham] with (1) part electronic MIDI controlled delicacies harvested from a compliant G4 Powerbook [aka Bing] and throw in a dash of keys and guitars for good measure. Serve hot.


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For press & booking (and all other inquiries) contact: [email protected]
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Influences: John Lennon, Patti Smith, Nirvana, PJ Harvey, Bjork, Cat Power, CocoRosie, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Ladytron, T.Rex, Fiona Apple, Nine Inch Nails, Hole, The Raincoats, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Janis Joplin, M.I.A., The Pretenders, Roy Orbison
And THIS: Bjork & PJ Harvey
And this: Dirty Unleashed Uncontrollable Rock c/o Trent Reznor
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Currently on Heavy Rotation:

Portishead, Third
M.I.A.'s new album, Kala....it's amazing.
Sleater-Kinney, The Woods
The Raincoats
The Kills , Midnight Boom
PJ Harvey, White Chalk
Diane Cluck
Santogold, "L.E.S. Artistes"
Talking Heads, "Psycho Killer"
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Other Important Influences:


AntiFolk , John Galt, Rilke (especially "Letters to a Young Poet"), Stephen Hawking, Master Shake, The Snow Bros., Nublu

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Sounds Like: The heavy stuff: Distorted electro-grunge & angsty acoustic punk. Ladytron meets PJ Harvey. An electronic version of Hole. A female echo of Nine Inch Nails. Nirvana dropped in a vat of M.I.A.'s beats.
The light stuff: Aimee Mann, CocoRosie, Lucinda Williams

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VIDEOS: Live Clips

(more at myspacetv.com/Somer )

"Neon Wall"

Hey Ya (cover)

"Break Me" performed by Somer

"Hey" with Michael Campbell on drums

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Polly Got Away (Solo)

"Say Anything" by Somer

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Record Label: Self-Produced
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Honorable Mention: International Free Ride Music Contest

I'm not big on contests.  They tend to cater to bands who sound like everyone else, safe bets that might get radio play, who aren't experimental, who lie well within the comfort zones of mainstre...
Posted by Somer on Tue, 06 May 2008 12:58:00 PST

New Track Up: DiscoHeadphones...a work in progress.

Angsty rock electro grungy tribal what?This is an older song, reworked and updated... I'm trying to push things as hard as I can, but with no clear view of the end game.  Demo EP to a good indie...
Posted by Somer on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:42:00 PST

Write, edit, produce. Scrap. Start over.

I have something on my mind and have been meaning to blog about it for a while...this might not be of general interest to society, fans, and music lovers at large, but I have a feeling that other musi...
Posted by Somer on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 12:59:00 PST

Somer gets Sirius...with Diana Cage

I've been asked to come by and be a guest on The Diana Cage Show, which is broadcasted on Sirius Radio OutQ, their GLBT Station.  The show runs weeknights from 10 PM - 1 AM EST and Wednesday nigh...
Posted by Somer on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 02:58:00 PST

Berlin: The New Artist Mecca?

I had a strange dream last night that I was trying to order German ice cream (delicious, I might add) and I asked the counter girl what flavors they have. In reply she gave me two scoops of strawberr...
Posted by Somer on Fri, 02 Nov 2007 01:52:00 PST

Tour Blog....finally.

So I maybe should have done this like 2 weeks ago. What can I say, I'm not a blogger. I don't have the discipline. And I'm too busy destroying hotel rooms and fending off droves of women - hard wor...
Posted by Somer on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 05:33:00 PST

Cast Your Vote... and other things

I haven't been able to sleep much lately.... so much is going on and there's so much potential, I guess adrenaline is just constantly running through my bloodstream and keeping me wired. I'm in the l...
Posted by Somer on Thu, 20 Sep 2007 10:53:00 PST

Cover Story: Urban Folk

Hit stands today! My face is all over the neighborhood.If you're in New York, you can pick up a copy at: Sidewalk - 6th Street & Avenue ABar 4 - 444 7th AvenueLiving Room Lounge - Sunset ParkE...
Posted by Somer on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:13:00 PST

News News News: CDs, Diesel Contest, Band

So, there will finally be a professional-quality CD sometime in the next few months. The process by which this is happening is very unorthodox. Because of the way I compose and the fact that my musi...
Posted by Somer on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 10:43:00 PST

Rated #16 on Diesel Site!

Thanks for everyone who voted...as of this afternoon, "DiscoHeadphones" is #16 on the Diesel-U-Music.com site!!I feel...um...awesome.
Posted by Somer on Wed, 09 May 2007 12:52:00 PST