Pearl Charles

Pearl Charles
Pearl Charles performing at SXSW 2016 in Austin, Texas.
Background information
Born (1991-05-11) 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[5]

Music

Pearl Charles got her start as a musician at age 18 in a country duo called the Driftwood Singers. She then went on to join a garage rock band called the Blank Tapes as drummer.[1]

Pearl Charles began a solo project in 2012, and released her first solo record, a 2015 self-titled EP on Burger Records.[6]

According to Billboard, following a well-received self-titled EP in August 2015, Pearl Charles put herself on the map as a genre-blending artist whose drew comparisons to Lana Del Rey and Jenny Lewis for her subdued vocals and more uptempo, playful production.[7]

Kanine Records released her full-length debut in 2018 titled 'Sleepless Dreamer'.[8]

Discography

Studio albums[9]
  • Pearl Charles (2015)
  • Sleepless Dreamer (2018)
Singles & EPs[10]
  • Night Tides (2017)
  • Sleepless Dreamer (2018)
  • All The Boys (2018)

References

  1. 1 2 "PEARL CHARLES: I WENT TIME-TRAVELLING". LA Record.
  2. ↑ "Credits". All Music.
  3. ↑ "Chase After Pearl Charles' Mischievous Track 'I Ran So Far'". SPIN. 2015-07-15.
  4. ↑ "LA Singer-Songwriter Pearl Charles is Ready to Shine". SA Current.
  5. ↑ "Chase After Pearl Charles' Mischievous Track 'I Ran So Far'". SPIN. 2015-07-15.
  6. ↑ "Pearl Charles Pearl Charles EP". Pitchfork.
  7. ↑ "Pearl Charles Woos Listeners With Wistful New Track 'Night Tides'". Billboard.
  8. ↑ "Pearl Charles Biography". All Music.
  9. ↑ "Pearl Charles". All Music.
  10. ↑ "Pearl Charles". All Music.
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