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Los Angeles, United States (1976 – present)
Elvis Perkins (born February 9, 1976) is a folk-rock singer-songwriter. He is the son of actor Anthony Perkins (an Academy-award nominated screen actor best known for his role as Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho) and photographer Berry Berenson. He was raised in Los Angeles, California and New York City. Perkins is a great-grandson of the fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli and a nephew of the actress Marisa Berenson.
Perkins’s melancholy songs reflect the personal tragedy he has experienced over the years. His father died of AIDS in 1992. His mother was on board a flight that was flown into the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. His debut album, Ash Wednesday, a chronologically sequenced album of songs written before and after his mother’s death, was released in February 2007 by XL Recordings with a lead single called “All The Night Without Love”. Perkins had help from his elder brother, Oz Perkins, on drums and friend Ethan Gold who produced, arranged, and mixed the album. The album includes backing vocals by Ariana Lenarsky, Shana Levy of indie band Let’s Go Sailing, and Becky Stark of Lavender Diamond among others.
His second album, Elvis Perkins In Dearland, will be released on March 10, 2009
Oficial website: www.elvisperkins.net
Perkins’s melancholy songs reflect the personal tragedy he has experienced over the years. His father died of AIDS in 1992. His mother was on board a flight that was flown into the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. His debut album, Ash Wednesday, a chronologically sequenced album of songs written before and after his mother’s death, was released in February 2007 by XL Recordings with a lead single called “All The Night Without Love”. Perkins had help from his elder brother, Oz Perkins, on drums and friend Ethan Gold who produced, arranged, and mixed the album. The album includes backing vocals by Ariana Lenarsky, Shana Levy of indie band Let’s Go Sailing, and Becky Stark of Lavender Diamond among others.
His second album, Elvis Perkins In Dearland, will be released on March 10, 2009
Oficial website: www.elvisperkins.net
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apropriadamente wrote:
gracinha
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bobblydylan wrote:
deng can anyone rip the NPR archive to that? vvvv ppleasee
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rockxcasbah wrote:
Anybody seeing him at WXPN's "Free At Noon" series in Philadelphia's World Cafe Live on 6/19?
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simon02659 wrote:
Imho, 'while you were sleeping' reminds me of Neutral Milk Hotel.. Beautiful!
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Semafi wrote:
xxxk me, this guy's fantastic!!!
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Monoceros_ wrote:
lovely.
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tdi17 wrote:
saw him on saturday. good show!
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rkfs wrote:
Someone should vandalize the Wiki and say he's the son of Elvis Presley and Carl Perkins.
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GigLeaf wrote:
Photo of full band during encore of recent London ICA gig here - http://camgig.blogspot.com/2009/04/elvis-perkins-ica.html
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bobblydylan wrote:
so fucking excited to see him in june.
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pushpullpulk wrote:
both
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Proserek wrote:
should we listen to Elvis Perkins or Elvis Perkins In Dearland? confusing.
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maddermermaid wrote:
Free download of Shampoo: http://amiestreet.com/music/elvis-perkins-in-dearland/elvis-perkins-in-dearland Fantastic :)
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RIPELIVEJAM wrote:
gotta give the new one more time, definitely more eclectic/upbeat than Ash Wednesday but that's a good and interesting thing.
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JadeHavok13 wrote:
j'adore. <3
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montcie wrote:
criminally underrated to say the least - Ash Wednesday dreaded during my childhood but what a great album.
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drew-is-cool wrote:
New album is all like whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat and stuff.
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anawynn wrote:
great new record, thanx elvis
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16
Elvis Perkins
Sala Apolo, Barcelona, Spain
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18
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Sala Heineken, Madrid, Spain
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22
Elvis Perkins
Scala, London, United Kingdom
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'Chains, Chains, Chains' Video Premiere
30 Jun 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/elvisperkins
The stunning new video for 'Chains, Chains, Chains' (directed by Sean Pecknold) debuts today on AOL's Spinner site. Check it out here:http://www.spinner. …
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