Angel Corpus Christi
| Angel Corpus Christi | |
|---|---|
 Cover of The 80's | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Andrea Ross |
| Born | Flint, Michigan United States |
| Genres | Indie rock, rock |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, Musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, accordion |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Labels | Almo Sounds, Munster Records, Criminal Damage Records, Gulcher Records, a&r/ENT |
| Associated acts | Dean Wareham, Suicide, X-tal |
| Website |
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Angel Corpus Christi (real name Andrea Ross) is a San Francisco-based singer, songwriter and accordionist, who records and performs with her husband, guitarist Rich Stim (of MX-80).
As well as writing and performing her own songs she has recorded cover versions by artists such as The Ramones, Suicide, Alice Cooper, Mötley Crüe, and Lou Reed.[1] After two low-key albums in the mid-1980s on Criminal Damage records, 1990 saw the release of Accordion Pop vol. 1, and The 80's. .[2] In the mid-1990s, she signed to the major-backed label Almo Sounds, who issued White Courtesy Phone which features a guest appearance from Herb Alpert.[2] She has also recorded with Dean Wareham (formerly of Galaxie 500 and Luna) and Alan Vega (of Suicide),[2] and played accordion on Spiritualized's 1997 album Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space.[3] Her 2003 release, Divine Healer, features former Switchblade Symphony guitarist George Earth on guitar and bass, who also played guitar and drums on her 2005 release, Louie Louie.[4][5] In 2009, Angel, working with producer Dave Nelson, deconstructed seven Elvis Presley songs for her release, Elvis Elvis.[6] In 2012, Angel released Angel Does X-tal, a five-song EP tribute to the San Francisco band, X-tal.
Discography
Albums
- I Love NY (1984, Criminal Damage, reissued 1999, Munster)
- Wake Up & Cry (1985, Criminal Damage)
- Dim The Lights (1987, ENT)
- Accordion Pop Volume 1 (1989, Stim)
- The 80's (1989, Next Big Thing)
- White Courtesy Phone (1994, Almo Sounds)
- Accordion Pop Volume 1 (2003 re-issue, Gulcher Records)
- Divine Healer (2003, Gulcher Records)
- Louie Louie (a tribute to Lou Reed) (2005 Gulcher Records)
- Elvis Elvis (a tribute to Elvis Presley) (2009 a&r/ENT)
- Angel Does X-tal (a tribute to X-tal) (2012 a&r/ENT)
- Half Moon Fever (a tribute to Tom Petty) (2015 a&r/ENT)
Singles
- "Pull Girl"/"Ruff Tuff Creme Puff"
- "Je T'aime (I Wanna Boogie With You)"/"Wild Bill" (with Dean Wareham) (1994)
- "Me and My Beretta" (1996, 3mv/Almo Sounds)
- "Je T'aime" (with Dean Wareham)/"Cheree" (with Alan Vega)/"Surfer Girl" (1998, Almo Sounds)
- "You"/"I Want Everything" (with Dean Wareham) (2001)
- "Big Black Cloud"/"Candy"
References
- ↑ Trouserpress.com entry
- 1 2 3 Strong, Martin C.: "The Great Alternative & Indie Discography", 1999, Canongate, ISBN 0-86241-913-1
- ↑ Allmusic.com biography
- ↑ "AMG Angel Corpus Christi Divine Healer: Credits". Retrieved 2011-06-23.
- ↑ "AMG Angel Corpus Christi Louie Louie: Credits". Retrieved 2011-06-23.
- ↑ http://russellsmusicreviews.blogspot.com/2010/08/angel-corpus-christi-elvis-elvis.html, Russell's Reviews