Maria Taylor
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| Born | May 21, 1976 (age 30) Birmingham, Alabama |
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| Genre(s) | Singer/Songwriter Indie Rock Folk Rock |
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Piano, Guitar, Drums | |
| Label(s) | Saddle Creek | |
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Azure Ray Now It's Overhead |
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Maria Taylor (born May 21, 1976) is an American singer/songwriter from Birmingham, Alabama. She is also a member of the duo, Azure Ray with Orenda Fink, and Now It's Overhead, both on Saddle Creek Records. She plays several instruments, including the piano, guitar, and drums, and has collaborated with such artists as Bright Eyes, Moby, Abra Moore, David Barbe, and Crooked Fingers.
She released her first solo album 11:11 on Saddle Creek Records on May 24, 2005. Her second solo album, Lynn Teeter Flower, was released on March 6, 2007, also on Saddle Creek.
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[edit] Biography
Born 30 years ago in Alabama, the ethereal-voiced Maria Taylor won over her first fans at age 15 as part of the Birmingham duo Little Red Rocket, a rock/pop group that brought comparisons to Belly. When that outfit, which issued two CDs -- 1997's Who Did You Pay and 2000's It's in the Sound -- disbanded after getting lost in the shuffle that was Geffen's merger with Universal Music Group, Taylor and her musical partner, Orenda Fink, relocated to Athens, Georgia, and regrouped as Azure Ray.
With help from Conor Oberst's well-trained ear, the Saddle Creek label act Now It's Overhead picked up on their plaintive pop sound and courted them to join. As half of that group, they signed to the Omaha, Nebraska-based Saddle Creek while continuing their Azure Ray projects on the independent Warm Recordings.
In 2001, both Azure Ray and Now It's Overhead released scantly received self-titled debuts; a year later, Taylor and Fink took up full-time residence in Omaha and released Burn and Shiver. The pair's third full-length, 2003's Hold on Love, released on Saddle Creek, brought it indie-scene raves on the merits of the singles "The Drinks We Drank Last Night" and "New Resolution." Fall Back Open, a Now It's Overhead set, was released in 2004 amid heavy touring.
Having paid her dues by contributing vocals to various projects by Moby, Bright Eyes, and Crooked Fingers, Taylor struck out in 2005. Her lyrics owe a debt to Carole King and Laura Nyro.[1]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- 11:11 (2005)
- Lynn Teeter Flower (2007)
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[edit] Trivia
- The song "Song Beneath the Song" has been featured on Grey's Anatomy and also appears on the show's soundtrack.
- The song "Christmas After All" was also featured in an episode.
- Her 2005 debut album shares its title with the comparable Regina Spektor's 2001 debut.
- She is the on-and-off-again girlfriend of Conor Oberst and has played drums on some Bright Eyes tracks. She can be seen playing the drums in the music video for the Bright Eyes song "Four Winds"
As of March 2007, Maria's latest interview with Spin magazine, she has currently stated her and Connor's engagement.
[edit] References
- ^ La Gorce, Tammy. Biography: Maria Taylor. All Music Guide. AOL Music. Retrieved on January 17, 2007.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Saddle Creek Records
- Maria Taylor on MySpace
- set of live videos at scheduletwo.com
- HD Music Video of "Song Beneath the Song" at Apple Quicktime site
- Lazy-i Interview: July 2005
- Video Interview with Maria Taylor
- Mary Taylor Livejournal Community
| Saddle Creek Records |
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| Artists |
| Azure Ray | Beep Beep | Bright Eyes | Broken Spindles | Criteria | Cursive | Desaparecidos | Eric Bachmann | The Faint | The Good Life Ladyfinger (ne) | Maria Taylor | Mayday | Neva Dinova | Now It's Overhead | Orenda Fink | Son, Ambulance | Sorry About Dresden | Two Gallants |
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| The Cog Factory | Conor Oberst | Lagniappe | Mike Mogis | Music of Nebraska | Presto! Recording Studios | Robb Nansel | Saddle Creek 50 Simon Joyner | Sokol Auditorium | Spend an Evening with Saddle Creek | Team Love Records | Tim Kasher |
