NYC Singer-Songwriter Extraordinaire Linda Draper Pushes Through A New Decade Of Music With Her Fabulous New EP

NYC Singer-Songwriter Extraordinaire Linda Draper Pushes Through A New Decade Of Music With Her Fabulous New EP

Linda Draper’s latest release features brand new songs produced by Major Matt (Kimya Dawson, Jeffrey Lewis, Adam Green) and includes an exclusive live radio performance from California’s indie-rock college radio station, KFJC

(((DOWNLOAD NEW SINGLE “SLEEPWALKERS”))) >>
www.plantingseedsrecords.com/media/audio/lindadraper_sleepwalkers.mp3

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 19, 2010

NEW YORK, NY – Magnet Magazine might have stated it best when they said – “And now for something refreshingly unpopular: Among all the people who wear giant sunglasses and tight jeans, Singer/songwriter Linda Draper has been kicking around New York’s folk scene long enough to remember her antifolk coffeeshop days with Kimya Dawson and Regina Spektor; she recorded 4 albums with indie-icon producer Kramer (2001-2004).” Despite, or perhaps because of her still somewhat relative obscurity (says Draper with a smile, “I’m a late-bloomer”) – this songsmith kicks off the New Year and is just warming up in her second decade of a music-making career with the release of a six-track collection of what has now become her trademark of timeless song craft. “Pushing Up The Day” (PSR-063) an exclusive digital EP, follows on the heels of Draper’s highly praised LP “Bridge And Tunnel” along with an appearance on the excellent tribute collection – “Beautiful Star: The Songs Of Odetta” (Wears The Trousers Records, UK) which has collected notable attention and praise via indie music bible Pitchfork and other music review outlets worldwide.

Linda Draper’s new digital EP contains a trio of sure-fire classic tracks: “Pushing Up The Day”, “So Long”, and “Pedestal” – the latter two produced by Major Matt (Kimya Dawson, Jeffrey Lewis, Adam Green). Also included on this release is Draper’s latest hit, “Sleepwalkers” (recorded live at KFJC Radio), plus alternate takes of “Pushing Up The Day” and “Bridge And Tunnel”. The Digital EP will be available at i-Tunes, emusic, and digital outlets worldwide on January 26, 2010. Linda Draper will be playing live dates in support of the EP – upcoming performances TBA shortly.

In 2001 Linda Draper recorded her debut LP “Ricochet” with producer/indie music icon Kramer (Low, Ween, Galaxie 500, Urge Overkill, Lou Reed). Their partnership would continue with her next three Long Players: 2002’s “Snow White Trash Girl,” 2003’s “Patchwork,” and her debut LP with Planting Seeds Records’ “One Two Three Four”. In 2007 she co-produced her next LP “Keepsake” with Major Matt. In 2009, Draper returned with her third Planting Seeds Records album, (her sixth LP overall), called “Bridge and Tunnel”, which was produced by Brad Albetta (Martha Wainwright, Teddy Thompson).

Linda Draper’s impressive catalogue continues to grow each year with appearances on a variety of compilations from around the globe. She continues to garner praise from critics and fans worldwide. Rock and Reprise states -“the music and voice take center stage, simple and direct… Draper is all about substance…genius!”, while Lucid Culture writes “Quietly and methodically, New York songwriter Linda Draper has climbed into the ranks of the elite”. Drawing such comparisons to songwriting luminaries such as Joan Baez, Suzanne Vega, Nick Drake and Joni Mitchell, Linda has still managed to carved out a sound that is all her own.

Over the last several years, Draper has toured in the US and UK, which included
support for Teddy Thompson at The Enterprise Club in London. She has played countless US performances and festivals such as the Athens Popfest (Athens, GA), The Cutting Edge of The Campfire Festival (at the legendary Club Passim in Cambridge, MA), The
International Pop Overthrow Festival, as well as several appearances at the Antifolk Fest in NYC. Linda Draper has had the pleasure of sharing the stage with Regina Spektor,
Kimya Dawson, Jeffrey Lewis, Lucy Wainwright Roche, The One AM Radio, Eric Gaffney (Sebadoh), and Mia Doi Todd, among others.

“Pushing Up The Day” (PSR-063) Tracklisting:

1:: Pushing Up The Day (Single Version)
Track info:: Engineered and produced by Brad Albetta, Monkeyboy Studios

2:: So Long
Track info:: Engineered and produced by Major Matt, Olive Juice Music Studios
3:: Sleepwalkers (Live on KFJC Radio) (((DOWNLOAD))) >> www.plantingseedsrecords.com/media/audio/lindadraper_sleepwalkers.mp3
Track info:: Produced by Mitch LeMay, recorded during Draper’s Summer ’09 West Coast tour
4:: Pedestal
Track info:: Engineered and produced by Major Matt, Olive Juice Music Studios
5:: Bridge And Tunnel (Alt. Version)
Track info:: Engineered and produced by Brad Albetta, Monkeyboy Studios

6:: Pushing Up The Day (Early Version)
Track info:: Engineered and produced by Joe Kelly, The Tone Bank

For more information about Linda Draper, please visit:
www.lindadraper.net | www.myspace.com/lindadraper

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