External links
- https://www.janamccallexpressivetherapy.com/
- JanaMcCall.com
- Jana McCall at AllMusic
- Jana McCall discography at Discogs
- Jana McCall discography at MusicBrainz
Jana McCall | |
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| Origin | Seattle, WA and Bozeman, Montana |
| Genres | Rock, pop, grunge |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, guitarist |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, bass guitar |
| Years active | 1990 – 2004 |
| Labels | Up Records |
| Website | Jana McCall on Myspace |
Jana McCall is an art therapist and American singer-songwriter and visual artist from the Pacific Northwest. She played bass guitar in the short lived all-female band Dickless. [1] After Dickless, she worked briefly with Mark Pickerel (formerly of Screaming Trees) [1] and the band Ruby Doe. [1] Her solo career spanned 1998 to 2002 during which she released two albums; the eponymous Jana McCall and Slumber. [2] [3] [4] She had three songs featured on Up Records compilations.
During her solo career, she was known for creating sorrowful yet powerful songs with subtle, eerie atmospheres. [5] [6] [7]
Jana is a mental health counselor specializing in art therapy in Seattle, Washington. (Jana McCall Expressive Therapy)
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Fortunately, with Slumber, Miss McCall has succeeded in crafting an album of remarkable strength, sorrow, and diversity, all while maintaining her peculiar brand of eerily melodic atmospherics.
let's not peg McCall as a depressing down and out. Slumber is not ultimately one of those albums you put on to wallow about in. Instead, there are very powerful moments that transcend the gloom, taking the album away from the clutches of goth drudgery. It is, in effect, a capsulated collection of stark moments with a definite light at the end of the tunnel.
Steeped in melancholy, each song is like its own gloomy snow globe.
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