The Fat Angel Sings

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fuzzy guitars and strings from the new album “JULY” on Bella Union
As a musician, I’m not a born performer, not a born exhibitionist – I just really love to write music”, says Marissa Nadler. Initially coming from a background in teaching fine arts, the Boston-based songstress made the transition into the realities of a touring artist in 2004, the year her full-length debut Ballads Of Living And Dying hit the shelves. Ever since then, Nadler has only slightly altered her sonic formula, which is firmly rooted in the Americana goth and folk tradition, with a strong emphasis on compelling storytelling and her unmistakable, ethereal voice against stripped-down guitar backdrops. Narco-folk and dream-pop are only two of many rather poor attempts to put a name to her hazy atmospheres and eerie lyricism. Besides releasing albums on labels like Eclipse, Kemado, Box Of Cedar, and her most recent musical homes, Sacred Bones and Bella Union, Nadler has put out demos and off-shoots on her own kickstarter-backed imprint.