Perry Blake

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Perry Blake (born May 10, 1970) is an Irish singer and songwriter, known for the delicate, downtempo, melancholic style of his songs and his soft singing voice.

His 1998 self-titled debut album was very successful in the United Kingdom and won critical praise. His first single, The Hunchback Of San Francisco, also came from this album.

Perry Blake has gained a lot of popularity in France, where his music was used for the soundtracks of the films Presque rien (2000) and 3 petites filles (2004).

His musical influences are Leonard Cohen, David Sylvian, Scott Walker, and Nick Drake. He has collaborated with Françoise Hardy and Emilie Simon.

Blake's new album Canyon Songs has a strong country flavour and has been described by those in the know as an instant classic.Canyon Songs will be released in 2007.

[edit] Discography

• Perry Blake (1998)
  • Little boys and little girls
  • The hunchback of san francisco
  • 1971
  • Anouska
  • Broken statue
  • Genevieve
  • So long
  • Naked man
  • Widows by the radio
  • Weeping tree
  • House in the clouds

• Still Life (1999)
  • Sandriam
  • This time it's goodbye
  • Leave it all behind
  • No lullabies
  • If i let you in
  • Bury me with her
  • Still lives
  • Friend (you've been whispering again)
  • War in france
  • Stop breathing
  • Driftwood
  • Give me back my childhood
  • Wise man's blues

• Presque Rien (2000)
  • Almost nothing
  • How can the knower be known?
  • The boy becomes a man
  • Wise man's blues
  • This time it's goodbye

• Broken Statues-(Live At Cirque Royal, Nuits Botanique, Brussels on september 29th, 2000) (2001)
  • Blackbird
  • Broken statues
  • Genevieve
  • No lullabies
  • Driftwood
  • House in the clouds
  • The hunchback of San Francisco
  • 1971
  • So long
  • How can the knower be known?
  • I'm still waiting

• California (2002)
  • This life
  • California
  • Pretty love songs
  • Saying goodbye
  • The road to hollywood
  • How can the knower be known?
  • Ordinary day
  • A face in the crowd
  • Morning song
  • Venus of the canyon

• Songs for Someone (2004)
  • We are not stars
  • When I'm over you
  • Lies lies lies
  • The fox in the winter
  • Ava
  • Song for someone
  • You're not alone
  • Native new-yorker
  • Tropic of cancer
  • Travelling
  • We couldn't decide
  • The end of the affair
  • Coming home

• The Crying Room (2006)
  • The crying room
  • Forgiveness
  • Freedom
  • These young dudes
  • I got what I wanted
  • If you don't want me
  • New year's wish
  • Storms
  • Blue sky calling

• Canyon Songs (2007)
  • Gemini
  • The ballad of Billy Bob
  • Do we only fall in love in lovesongs?
  • Songbird
  • The letter
  • If you see Mary
  • Something still reminds you
  • Have I let you down?
  • Sometimes

[edit] External links

• Official Site
• Concert photos by Laurent Orseau (Black Session)