Emily Jane White
Country of origin:
U.S.
Type of music generally:
Moody, sometimes Gothic often bluesy folk/Americana
Status:
Most recent release, Alluvion (2022)
See also:
Emily Jane White's Bandcamp page
Comparisons:
Cat Power, Hope Sandoval
Covers/own material:
Own
General comments:
Dark and moody, blues-influenced folk/Americana, and yes with a Cat Power flavour. (Neile)
Recommended first album:
Dark Undercoat
Recordings:
- Dark Undercoat (2008)
- Victorian America (2009)
- Ode to Sentience (2012)
- Blood/Lines (2013)
- They Moved in Shadow All Together (2016)
- Immanent Fire (2019)
- Dark Undercoat (B-Sides) (EP, 2020)
- Demos & B-Sides Volume I (EP, 2020)
- Demos & B-Sides Volume II (EP, 2020)
- Alluvion (2022)
Dark Undercoat
Release info:
2008—Talitres (France)/2009—Important Records (USA)
Availability:
Wide
Ecto priority:
Highly recommended
Group members:
Emily Jane White
Guest artists:
John Coraouge—bass (1, 2, 7)
Ross Harris—drums (1, 2, 7)
Muir—cello (1, 3); bass (3, 5)
Shon Meckfessel—bass (4)
Steve Shadel—electric guitar (10)
Comments:
When people recommended Emily Jane White I went and listened to her MySpace samples and said, yeah, right, Cat Power. But oddly enough I kept listening to those samples enough that I said "yes, I understand why they liked her enough to recommend her—I have to buy that album", so I did, and now the songs are stuck in my head.
I still hear the strong Cat Power influence, but that has faded as the strength of the album itself and especially the songwriting has gradually eclipsed it.
It turned out to be one of my favourite discs of 2008. (Neile)a bit like the album i always wished Cat Power would make...hauntingly beautiful. (gordodo@optonline.net)
Victorian America
Release info:
2009—Milan
Availability:
Wide
Ecto priority:
Recommended
Group members:
Emily Jane White—vocals, guitar, piano, organ, percussion
Guest artists:
Jen Grady—cello, vocals
Carey Lamprecht—violin, vocals
Henry Nagle—electric guitar, pedal steel
Jake Mann—electric bass
Josh Fossgreen—upright bass
Ross Harris—drums
Produced by:
Emily Jane White and Wainwright Hewlett
Comments:
Sadly, this album is a touch disappointing after the wonderful Dark Undercoat. It's still a good album and quite likeable. It has a nice flow and sounds quite lovely, so it's hard to pin down exactly why for me it doesn't work. It just doesn't have the emotional punch or stand-out tracks as her debut for me. (Neile)
