Jess & the Bandits - Jessica - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Digitally remastered and expanded edition including seven bonus tracks. The commonly held belief is that Seattle's influential hard rock scene started during the early '90s with the establishment of grunge. However, peel back the layers and you'll see that even grunge had to have roots. It's no surprise then to find that TKO, and specifically band leaders Brad Sinsel and Rick Pierce, were at the very beginning of those rumblings, all be it wearing very different clothes. Formed in 1977, the band was originally spotted by Albatross Productions, the original team that first signed and recorded Heart. It wasn't long before newly formed MCA subsidiary Infinity Records placed them in the studio with original Heart producer Mike Flicker, to record their debut album Let It Roll. Originally issued in early 1979, the album was the subject of a major promotional push with the band's progress only to be thwarted by the tag's subsequent financial collapse as a result of advancing $6 million dollars for a part spoken word album of Pope John Paul II. Musically Let It Roll was geared towards the '70s rock sound we all know and love, evoking comparisons to the Who, Bowie and Queen, but it was clear that, beneath the smooth productions chops, a hard rock band was itching to impress.

Hailing from Slap out, AL, Jessica has been a natural performer, wowing audiences since the age of 10. At 20, she won the state-wide artist showcase, Stars of Alabama, and in 2013 was part of the Vans Warped Tour. Meuse's tenure on American Idol led to her becoming the first person in the history of the hit series to perform her own composition, InchBlue-eyed Lie,Inch during the finals. InchJessica pulled together a powerful performance of her original song,Inch commented Ryan Seacrest InchI already have many new original songs written and I believe our team will make some of the best sounding Jessica Meuse music yet. The direction for my album will lean country, loaded with soul, truth, and a twist of my alt-rock influence. I'm ready for this next level of my musical journey and am happy to have a great group of people supporting me along the way!Inch

2012 album from the indie singer/songwriter. After being in Europe as a touring member of Boduf Songs, Jessica Bailiff spent much of 2011 writing and recording at the Down-Turned Jagged Rim of the Sky in her Spartan home studio. Down-tuned, distorted bass guitar adds a new color to her palette, but familiar ones also come into play fuzzed and delayed electric guitar, organ, piano, cello and drums. This is another intimate collection of songs recorded entirely by Jessica at home, in a room next to where she sleeps. If you listen carefully, you might hear her dreaming.