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Ambrosia Parsley | |
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 Shivaree performing live in London on April 21, 2005 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | June 23, 1971 |
| Genres | Alternative rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Capitol, Zoë |
Ambrosia Nicole Parsley (born June 23, 1971, in Reseda, California) [1] is an American alternative pop/rock singer-songwriter. She began her career in 1999 as the lead singer of Shivaree accompanied by Danny McGough (keyboard), and Duke McVinnie (guitar).
Parsley was born June 23, 1971, and grew up in Reseda, California. She was the daughter of general telephone and electronics employee Lyle Parsley and the former Pam Pollack. [1]
Ambrosia Parsley has released four studio albums and two EPs with Shivaree. In addition to her work with Shivaree, Parsley has appeared on Mocean Worker's album Enter the Mowo and Verbena's La Musica Negra, and has been featured in many other works by other artists.
In April 2004, Ambrosia Parsley embarked on a project for the liberal radio station Air America called Ambrosia Sings the News, providing a short song, usually under a minute or so, always with the same melody, that attempted to encapsulate the contents of the previous week's headlines. Approximately 47-50 installments of "Ambrosia Sings the News" were aired, some of which she performed live. The show was successful enough that a single entitled "2004 (The Year In Review...For Anyone Who Can Bear the Mere Thought)" was sold exclusively via iTunes.
• Weeping Cherry April 28, 2015, by Barbes Records (US Release)
• Catskill Christmas October 27, 2017, by Dangerbird Records (US Release)
Aside from her work with Shivaree, Parsley has collaborated with other artists. Some of these tracks have become available to the public, including:
Mägo de Oz are a Spanish folk metal band from Begoña, Madrid formed in mid-1988 by drummer Txus di Fellatio. The band became well known for the strong Celtic feel to their music strengthened through their consistent usage of a violinist and flautist. The name for the band was chosen, according to founding member Txus, because "life is a yellow brick road, on which we walk in the company of others searching for our dreams." On the 26th of October, 2018, the band played a special concert to celebrate their 30th anniversary, playing with a symphony orchestra at the WiZink Center in Madrid.
Kicking Against the Pricks is the third album released by the rock music group Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. First released in 1986, the album is a collection of Cave's interpretations of songs by other artists. The title is a reference to a biblical quote from the King James version of the Bible, Acts 26, verse 14.
Ambrosia is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1970. Ambrosia had five top 40 hit singles released between 1975 and 1980, including the top 5 hits "How Much I Feel" and "Biggest Part of Me", and top 20 hits "You're the Only Woman " and "Holdin' on to Yesterday". Most of the original band members have been active with the group continuously for over thirty years to the present day, with the notable exception of original guitarist and lead vocalist David Pack since 2000.
Shivaree was an Americana and alternative country band from United States founded in 1997, consisting of Ambrosia Parsley (vocals), Danny McGough (keyboard), and Duke McVinnie (guitar). Shivaree is best known for the song "Goodnight Moon", released in 1999, which was featured in the tv series Dawson's Creek, and in films such as Kill Bill: Volume 2, and Silver Linings Playbook. Shivaree officially disbanded in 2007, after a very brief promotional tour of their fourth album, Tainted Love: Mating Calls and Fight Songs, a cover album.
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Mocean Worker is the recording alias of jazz musician and producer Adam Dorn.
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Rough Dreams is an album by Shivaree, released by Odeon Records in 2002. Due to disputes with the label, Rough Dreams was not officially released in the United States.
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Angela McCluskey is a Scottish singer-songwriter based in California. She performs as a solo artist and as a member of the folk rock group Wild Colonials. McCluskey has also provided vocals for Curio and recorded the European dance hit and US Mitsubishi commercial hit "Breathe" among other songs with Télépopmusik. Angela also sang "Beautiful Things" for American Express and more recently her voice can be heard on the Schick Quattro commercial singing "I’m Not the Girl". Her songs have appeared on the soundtracks for the films Rachel Getting Married, Sherrybaby, The Beat That My Heart Skipped. Her music has also been featured in the TV series Grey's Anatomy.
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Breach is an EP of 5 songs including three cover songs by Shivaree, released by Zoë Records in 2004. "I close my eyes" and "657 bed b" are the original songs while the rest are covers. The first two songs were later included in the follow-up full-length album Who's Got Trouble?. This EP also features a new recording of "Fear is a man's best friend" which Shivaree had already recorded previously and included in their "John, 2/14" maxi single.
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Enter the Mowo! is a 2004 album by Mocean Worker. The album received positive reviews and includes new recordings and samples of several jazz musicians with electronic backing. Mocean Worker went on tour to support the effort in 2005.
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