Larissa Dalle
Country of origin:
U.S.
Type of music generally:
Slightly Gothic, dark country/folkish alternative pop
Status:
Most recent release, Solipsism Is Lonely (as Larissa Rook, 2020)
See also:
Larissa Dalle's blogAll Music's Larissa Dalle info
Larissa Dalle is also in the band Wormwood Scrubs (the one from Saint Louis Missouri, not the one from Canada)
Comparisons:
Lisa Germano, early Cat Power
Covers/own material:
Own, occasional co-writing
General comments:
Larissa Dalle's soft, mournful, slightly reedy voice pulls you right into her shadowy, sad, and slightly Gothic world. Her recordings are all eps with various incarnations of Larissa Dalle and bands. She does a stripped-down indie melodic kind of pop, a little like early Cat Power or perhaps Lisa Germano. Her sound is offbeat but catches your attention before you realize it. I recommend her to anyone interested in untraditional pop. I really like her work and found that it continues to grow on me. (sophiagurley@hotmail.com)That's what we're here for—on my list for the best of 2001. (stjarnell@yahoo.com)
Recommended first album:
Any you can find
Recordings:
- the closed room (as Crushed, 1996)
- Tempest (as Collaborateur, 1996)
- Piscean (c. 1999)
- That's What We're Here For (2001)
- Solipsism Is Lonely (as Larissa Rook, 2020)
the closed room ep
as Crushed
Release info:
1996—the seedy singles label—seedy 003
Availability:
Unkown
Ecto priority:
Highly recommended for fans of moody pop
Group members:
L. Dalle—vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
R. Durando—acoustic guitar, electric guitar, tin whistle, and additional bass on 2
D. Cizek—drums, etc.
J. Rogers—bass
T.N. Gregory—-mellotron, chamberlin,organ
Produced by:
Crushed
Comments:
Moody and effective, this is a touch of Lisa Germano, Kinda heart-breaking, but not just that. When I'm in the right mood, I love this. (sophiagurley@hotmail.com)
Tempest
as Collaborateur
Release info:
1009—seedy singles—seedy 007
Availability:
Unknown
Ecto priority:
Highly recommended for fans of moody pop
Group members:
Larissa Dalle—vocals
Timothy N. Gregory—noises
Guest artists:
Robert Durando—guitar solo (3)
Lori Blue—drump loop (3)
Comments:
More driving and insistent than her other releases. (sophiagurley@hotmail.com)
Piscean
Release info:
c. 1999—self-released
Availability:
Unknown
Ecto priority:
Recommended
Group members:
Larissa Dalle—vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Guest artists:
T.N. Gregory—vk7, k2000, nord lead, electric pianos, drum boxes, mac g3
Chuck Hestand—assorted guitar noises
Comments:
Moody. Yes, this is a dark and moody album, with low vocals, but also with surprisingly powerful quiet desperation, always intense and sometimes boiling over. The last two tracks are old-timey countryish, but still in the same emotion as the rest. (sophiagurley@hotmail.com)
