Pearl Charles
Pearl Charles | |
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 Pearl Charles performing at SXSW 2016 in Austin, Texas. | |
| Background information | |
| Born | May 11, 1991[1] |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, drums |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | Kanine, Burger |
| Associated acts | Lana Del Rey, Jenny Lewis, Conor Oberst, Jonathan Tyler[2] The Growlers, Father John Misty, and Thee Oh Sees.[3] |
Pearl Charles (born May 11, 1991) is an American singer-songwriter from Los Angeles, California. Her sound is a melding of 1960s rock and 1970s cosmic country.[4]
Education[]
Pearl Charles earned a BFA in music from CalArts.[3]
Music[]
Pearl Charles got her start as a musician at age 18 in a country duo called the Driftwood Singers, with Christian Lee Hutson. She then went on to join a garage rock band called the Blank Tapes as drummer.[1]
Charles began a solo project in 2012, and released her first solo record, a 2015 self-titled EP on Burger Records.[5]
According to Billboard, Charles is a genre-blending artist in the style of Lana Del Rey and Jenny Lewis, with "subdued vocals and more uptempo, playful production".[6]
Kanine Records released her full-length debut album, titled Sleepless Dreamer, in 2018.[7]
Discography[]
Studio albums[8]
- Pearl Charles (2015)
- Sleepless Dreamer (2018)
- Magic Mirror (2021)
Singles and EPs[9]
- Night Tides (2017)
- Sleepless Dreamer (2018)
- All the Boys (2018)
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References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "PEARL CHARLES: I WENT TIME-TRAVELLING". LA Record.
- ^ "Credits". All Music.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Chase After Pearl Charles' Mischievous Track 'I Ran So Far'". SPIN. 2015-07-15.
- ^ "LA Singer-Songwriter Pearl Charles is Ready to Shine". SA Current.
- ^ "Pearl Charles Pearl Charles EP". Pitchfork.
- ^ "Pearl Charles Woos Listeners With Wistful New Track 'Night Tides'". Billboard.
- ^ "Pearl Charles Biography". All Music.
- ^ "Pearl Charles". AllMusic. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- ^ "Pearl Charles". All Music.
External links[]
- 1991 births
- Living people
- California Institute of the Arts alumni
- American female singer-songwriters
- American women guitarists
- American female rock singers
- 21st-century American women singers
- Musical groups from Los Angeles
- Rock music groups from California
- Folk rock groups from California
- 21st-century American singers
- Guitarists from California
- 21st-century American guitarists
- 21st-century American women guitarists
- Kanine Records artists