Check It Out: Mariee Sioux
By Clare on February 18, 2010 in library
Though Mariee Sioux has received comparisons to the likes of fellow Nevada City native Joanna Newsom, she is known for a sound that is much earthier or, as the record library's copy of her album Face in the Rocks reads, "delicate like a flower."
I picked up Sioux's album while raiding the folk section in the record libe with no expectations and was blown away by the beauty of something I found sandwiched between banjo songs and tall tales. Face in the Rocks, released in 2007, is an [album deeply rooted in nature -- particularly in this line from "Buried in Teeth": "can't tell if I've got rivers or veins running under my skin, flowing out over the plains."
The album is overflowing with intricate, mellifluous lyrics such as this one, and when paired with Sioux's graceful finger picking and Native American flutes and percussion it makes for a truly breathtaking listen.
Mariee Sioux has been performing since the age of sixteen and self-released her first two albums -- Pray Me a Shadow and A Bundled Bundle of Bundles -- in 2004 and 2006 respectively. Face in the Rocks is her only studio album to date.
Tracks for your enjoyment:
Mariee Sioux - Wizard Flurry Home
Mariee Sioux - Buried in Teeth
Mariee Sioux - Two Tongues
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wow, she's cute. I'd tap that.