Birdsongs
Belonging to a family that has consisted of several generations of actors and singers, it seemed that Alice Peacock was destined to be an entertainer herself.
Raised in White Bear, Minnesota, Peacock started her serious foray into music while attending college in Wisconsin. There she joined up with several different bands performing many different types of music until ultimately going it alone, writing her own songs.
In 1999, Peacock released her debut, Real Day on her own independent label, Peacock Music. The album received many positive reviews, a strong local following and eventually, a distribution deal with the Aware imprint on Columbia Records.
Peacock’s self-titled second album (and major label debut) arrived in 2002 and featured the songwriter collaborating with many big names including songwriter John Mayer, famous producer Bob Clearmountain and Indigo Girl, Emily Saliers.
Alice Peacock immersed the songwriter’s music into a melting pot of high-end production, poising the singer for radio alongside hitmakers like Sheryl Crow. The result is a solid, accessible album.
Heavily influenced by a broad array of genres, Peacock’s own songs are difficult to label; she doesn’t belong to any core category. Sometimes the music fits well into the vein of songwriters like Jonatha Brooke and Sheryl Crow. Other times, Peacock is more fitting in Diana Krall territory. Her talent is in her incredible songwriting, which predominantly covers relationships of love and life.
I don’t know the mystery
Of why we’re here or how we came to be
I think we’re measured by our heart
If we’ve been kind and done our part
–Alice Peacock
With Who I Am, Peacock’s third album, we find the artist back on her own label (in partnership with a major label) and returns her sound to something a bit less glossy than heard on Alice Peacock. The focus here is more on Peacock’s remarkable songwriting than a deliberate aim for radio.
The songs here unfold like a story and were all recorded in one take, resulting in what sounds both sincere and genuine. Nothing Peacock sings sounds artificial. Whether you’re listening to the nice and slow jazzy ‘Time,’ or the sunny and optimistic ‘Sunflower,’ you’re just as easily mesmerized.
The music of Alice Peacock possesses the comfort and charm of classic songwriters like Carole King and Joni Mitchell, two artists Peacock says have been huge influences for her.
Alice Peacock is currently on tour supporting her latest album, Who I Am.
Tour:
Video: ‘Who I Am’
Downloads:
| Alabama Boy (acoustic) |
| I’ll Be The One |
| Time |
| Sunflower |
WWW:
www.alicepeacock.com
The official site.
I hadn’t heard anything from her new one, these are great, thank you!
Also, thank you for linking my blog here!
Glad you like the songs, Anne!