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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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erinedmonds wrote:
came across him accidentally, so glad I did.
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binosaurs wrote:
lovely discovery.
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BrantK wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wmZgZAVDXA
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mariep88 wrote:
So rad.
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Ainhache wrote:
where is he, why he is not on tour
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abbina wrote:
i do love him!
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superfly299 wrote:
Vocally he sounds like Andrew Bird.
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RReneeElizabeth wrote:
I think I like you.
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MattKlomp1 wrote:
Elvis P. fans - anyone heard the new Jakob Dylan album? Great folk sound and Neko Case is on most of the album doing backup vocals. Highly recommend checking it out..http://soundcloud.com/jakobdylan/sets/women-and-country
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philipsemmler wrote:
I fixed the swedish info on Elvis Perkins biography :)
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BulbusMollusc wrote:
Would love to see E.P. If it were up to me, i'd leave it all up to you!
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farmolio wrote:
Fantastic live act- his band is very tight, very versatile. Great, great show.
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captncappy wrote:
AINHACHEs -- Elvis Perkins' mother was on one of the flight's that crashed into the twin towers on 9/11, which also happened to be one day before the anniversary of his father's death. These events were inspiration for the album 'Ash Wednesday.
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ghmanage wrote:
Has anyone heard the new Langhorne Slim record? Thoughts? Here is a live song from it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHN2BYvImK4
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_meandthemajor wrote:
does anyone have the song - "Lorraine, Lookout" it was the b-side to I'll Be Arriving on the Record Store Day 7" .. I can't find it anywhere, and I'd really appreciate it.
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Ainhache wrote:
What the hell means the song of "While You Were Sleeping". It's amazing but I can't understand it.
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mactiste wrote:
great concert at Black Note, Valencia, with Dawn Landes
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nyuudo wrote:
Barcelona's show was really good! encore was amazing!
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Lyla1990 wrote:
I saw him on Saturday, it was a wonderfull gig!
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Elvis on NPR's Mountain Stage
7 Sep 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/elvisperkins
Late last year, Elvis taped a performance for the excellent
NPR program Mountain Stage. An encore of that episode will air on
September 10th. Air times vary by station, for a complete list
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