Live at Dance Palace
A remixed release of a magical solo acoustic live performance at an old church space in West Marin in 2014.
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soulful folk-nouveau
Singer-songwriter, musician and producer Brindl’s music is folk-nouveau: a unique blend of singer-songwriter folk, soul, and blues. Brindl’s roots run deep in the North Bay music community — growing up in West Marin and now calling Sonoma County her home — her poetic songwriting reflects her connection to Northern California’s natural beauty and bohemian culture. Brindl has released three full length albums independently on her Moxy Music label, toured the West Coast in support of her album Love It Up, and has been featured on KRSH and Folk Alley.
Albums
Love It Up
A collaboration with engineer and bassist Ben Bernstein (New Monsoon, Deborah Crooks, KFOG) to produce and record Love It Up in 2014 at Mission Recorders in San Francisco. The album features a talented team of players including Mike Stevens on drums (Mark Kozelek, Donna Summer), Dennis Haneda on electric guitar (CJ’s, Bobby Jo Valentine, The Courtney Janes), and Jon Mitguard on pedal steel (Danny Click). The songs range from the upbeat title track “Love It Up,” to the sweet and catchy baritone ukulele tune “Just What I Need,” to the alt-country flavored song “Understand.” Love It Up was funded by a successful Indiegogo fundraiser and featured an original video short titled This Is Music.
The album was recorded in part at Mission Recorders in San Francisco with the core trio of bass, drums and guitar and vocals. “It was important to me that the songs were recorded live to capture an authentic feel,” says Brindl. Overdubs for the album were recorded and mixed at Brindl’s home studio, a cabin in the woods of San Geronimo Valley. As well as playing acoustic guitar, piano/keyboards on the album, Brindl also plays the baritone ukulele (“Just What I Need”) and The B-tar (“Unfolding”), a 4-stringed prototype instrument she designed.
Songs from Love It Up were featured on KRSH, KRCB and 35 stations nationally as well as being selected as featured album on folkally.com.
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Press
“The album has a warm spacious sound with lots of air and room in the mix to hear not only Brindl’s vocals and lyrics, but the wide stereo feel of the well-arranged music. Stand-up bass, pedal steel, mandolin, guitars, keyboards all melting together behind Brindl’s voice, like dark chocolate. And like dark chocolate, this album would go well with a good bottle of red wine and a fire to curl up to.” ~ Andre de Channes – KRSH Program Director/Midday Host
“In the same way that Feist can evoke wintry Nova Scotia and Fiona Apple makes you picture a jagged Manhattan skyline, Brindl’s California soul-folk calls to mind the coast of West Marin. Rhythms like rolling black oak hills. Melodies that move like streams to an ocean. And stories about unexpected tremors that could shake away the beauty in a heartbeat.” ~ Drew Pearce, Music Writer
“Brindl’s powerful and heartfelt lyrics tell the story of her soul in her new album Love It Up. With tendrils of light and dark, sweet and piercing, her poetic and emotional lyrics are encased by her excellent musicianship on the piano and guitar throughout the entire album. Musically, the layers of jazz and blues undertones allows Brindl’s smoky-smooth voice to seduce you with a sound that is nothing but pure joy to behold.” –CAROLYN MCCOY, MUSIC WRITER
“Aficionados of genre-bending female vocalists should become familiar with Brindl.”
~ Mark Pulliam, San Diego Troubador
“Brindl’s sultry, retro-folk stylings on ‘Shine’ show just why she’s so quickly earning her reputation in Northern California.” ~ Jason Walsh, Editor, Pacific Sun Weekly
“…breaking all the pop song rules with an unconventional rhyme scheme and captivating lines…” ~ Paul Liberatore, Marin Independent Journal
“Like Norah Jones or Sarah Harmer, Brindl sings with sensuality and grace.” ~ Drew Pearce, Acoustic Guitar Magazine
“…a joy to listen to. Kind, funny, sassy, and understanding, Brindl’s heart truly beats through acoustic music. – Tim Mudd, San Diego Troubador
