Angela McCluskey
| Angela McCluskey | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Genres | Alternative, pop rock, singer-songwriter, scottish |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels | Manhattan, Geffen |
| Associated acts | Wild Colonials, Télépopmusik, Curio, Glasvegas, Morgan Page, BT, Robbie Robertson |
| Website | angelamccluskey.com |
Angela McCluskey is a Scottish singer-songwriter[1] 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 (on albums Genetic World and Angel Milk). Angela also sang 'Beautiful Things' for American Express and more recently her voice can be heard on the Shick Quatro commercial singing 'I’m not the girl'. Her songs have appeared on the soundtracks for the films Rachel Getting Married and Sherrybaby.
Biography
McCluskey was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1967. She went to London, and found work as a publicist, and then in the video department of EMI Records. In 1993, McCluskey relocated to Hollywood, California.
She is married to composer Paul Cantelon.
In Los Angeles in 1993, McCluskey and her friend Shark formed a band called Wild Colonials. Two albums, Fruit of Life (1994) and This Can't Be Life (1996), were followed by performances at 1997's Lilith Fair road show.
During this period, McCluskey worked with Dr. John, Cyndi Lauper, Deep Forest, Joe Henry, The The, Triptych and Télépopmusik.
In 2004, McCluskey released her debut album The Things We Do. The record was written and recorded in Manhattan and Sweden. It was produced by Shudder To Think's Nathan Larson.
In 2009 Angela released her second solo album You Could Start a Fight in an Empty House including the track Handle with Grace (feat. Télépopmusik)
In 2011, Angela performed her one woman (and two men) show Catch a Falling Star in New York while also performing at Carnegie Hall. Angela also appears as a featured vocalist on Robbie Robertson's album How to Become Clairvoyant.
In the Air, her collaboration with Morgan Page, went to No. 1 on the Billboard Dance Chart.
In 2012, Angela released Lambeth Palace, her third solo album—featuring collaborations with Morgan Page, Ambrosia Parsley, and Richard Fortus.
She also released Stargazing (feat. Delerium) on their album Music Box Opera.
In 2013 Angela released XIX with duo Christian Rich and also We are the Future with Andy Caldwell.
Discography
- The Things We Do (2004)
- Angela McCluskey EP (2004)
- You Could Start a Fight in an Empty House (2009)
- Handle With Grace EP (2010)
- Here Comes The Sun (2011)
- Lambeth Palace (EP) (2012)
with The Garden of Eden
- The Garden of Eden (1988)
with Wild Colonials
- Fruit of Life (1994)
- This Can’t Be Life (1996)
- Reel Life vol 1 (2000)
- Life As We Know It EP 1/4 (2007)
with Telepopmusik
- Genetic World (2001)
- Angel Milk (2005)
as a featured artist
- Is It Love Kendrick Lamar (feat. Anglea McCluskey) (2009) - Telepopmusik Don't Look Back sampled
- Tell Me Why (feat. Angela McCluskey) by Morgan Page (2010)
- " When the Night Was Young" with Robbie Robertson on'How To Be Clairvoyant'
- In the Air (feat. Angela McCluskey) (by Morgan Page, Sultan & Ned Shepard, BT) (2012)
- "Stargazing" on Music Box Opera by Delerium (feat. Angela McCluskey) (2012)
- "XIX" Angela McCluskey & Christian Rich (2012)
References
- ↑ Stein, Maggie (4 May 2002). "Catalogue Debut Lets Telepopmusik 'Breathe'". Billboard. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
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