![]() Eliza RickmanCountry of origin:U.S. Type of music generally:Beautiful & fierce alternative pop Status:Most recent release, Footnotes For the Spring (2015) See also:Eliza Rickman's site Comparisons:Marissa Nadler Covers/own material:Own, occasional covers General comments:She's quirky and twisted, and sings lovely songs whilst playing a toy piano. Some of her work is a cappella, with looping. Comments about live performance:Eliza has a lovely soprano with pretty vibrato and it suits her sweet goth-and-Victoriana aesthetic. Recommended first album:O, You Sinners Recordings:
Gild The Lily EPRelease info:2009 Availability:See Eliza Rickman's site Ecto priority:Highly recommended Group members:Eliza Rickman—vocals, toy piano, toy glock, viola arrangement Guest artists:Quinn Karges—viola (2) Produced by:Eliza Rickman and Robert C. E. DeLong Comments:This is a startling strong debut. It's only six tracks, but two of them are *brilliant* ("Cinnamon Bone" and "Black Rose") and the rest merely strong. I'm not stuck on her cover of "Moon River" but that may be the song rather than her performance of it. In any case, I highly, highly recommend tracking this down. (Neile) O, You SinnersRelease info:2012 Availability:See Eliza Rickman's site Ecto priority:Highly recommended Group members:Eliza Rickman—vocals, piano, toy piano, accordion, wine glasses, desk bells Guest artists:Robert DeLong—drums, percussion, wine glasses, prepared piano Produced by:Mark Greenberg and Eliza Rickman Comments:O, You Sinners more than fulfills the promise of the Gild The Lily EP. Each song is so wonderfully woven that each demands attention and it's hard to pick out favourites. Certainly there doesn't seem to be a single weak spot. (Neile) Footnotes For the SpringRelease info:2015 Availability:See Eliza Rickman's site Ecto priority:Recommended Group members:Eliza Rickman—vocals, piano, autoharp, ukelele, percussion Guest artists:Jason Webley—accordion, percussion, backing vocals, wineglasses, programmable music box Produced by:Jason Webley Comments:Eliza's second album doesn't disappoint. Her voice is so pure and the songs here range from fun and quirky to downright beautiful. My only complaint—she Includes her songs she contributed to Margaret [editor's note: Jason Webley's project]—was hoping for more original material, but her covers album is due out soon. This is one of my favorites of 2015. (jjhanson@att.net) Thanks to JoAnn Whetsell for work on this entry.
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