Pree is an Electri-Folk band made up of:
Ethan Brasseaux ~ bass, drums, aux percussion
Vanessa Degrassi ~ flute, guitar, ukulele, bass, glockenspiel, melodica
May Tabol ~ main vox, guitar, keys
Ben Usie ~ drums, bass, musical saw
They make Preety good sounds, give 'em a listen.
Pree will be packing their suitcases and heading out on a pre-release Fall tour (9/13-11/10) in support of Folly starting this September in DC then heading up through the Northeast to include Multiverse Playground in NYC and Pop Montreal, veering through the Midwest, then back through the Northeast for Indie Week in Toronto CMJ. Post CMJ, the band will head South for a few shows, then make their way to Los Angeles! So keep an eye out for them, full tour info below.
No Fable
Live On People Who Hate People Radio
In The Parlor
Lack of Fight
Hailing from the nation's capitol of Washington DC, Pree is beautiful and light, yet somehow raw and dirty, fusing diverse and creative instrumentations with quirky vocals and lyrics. The band's upcoming album, Folly, incorporates sounds that will make you happy, sad, excited and maybe a bit frightened at times, perhaps that's because they play a saw! Paper Garden is excited to announce the release of Folly on October 18, 2011.
Meanwhile you can check out a couple of the tracks.
Folly was written and recorded over the course of several heat waves and snow storms by May and her cohorts in a rotating cast of bedrooms, basements, and attics across the District, bearing witness to two foreclosures, a bit of squatting, a larger bit of eviction, and a subsequent life shuffle that would rival that of a wind-addled gypsy moth. The patchwork, guerilla style of recording which grew out of necessity ultimately served to instill a sense of tension throughout the record, leaving one hanging on despite the imminence of something so delicate falling apart.
Tour promo
Tour Information
9/13 - Washington, DC - The Black Cat w/ Birdlips
9/14 - Newark, DE - Mojo Main
9/15 - Philadelphia, PA - Danger! Danger! Gallery
9/16 - Brooklyn, NY - Permanent Records In-Store Performance
9/16 - Brooklyn, NY - The Rock Shop w/ Jenny Owen Youngs
9/17 - Brooklyn, NY - Paper Garden Records Multiverse Playground
9/17 - New York, NY - The Living Room
9/18 - Danbury, CT - Heirloom Arts Theatre
9/19 - Cambridge, MA - All Asia
9/20 - Portland, ME - One Longfellow Square
9/21 - Montreal, QC - POP Montreal - Official Indyish Showcase
9/22 - Ithaca, NY - The Shop
9/23 - Youngstown, OH - The Lemon Grove
9/24 - Detroit, MI - The Trumbullplex
9/25 - Grand Rapids, MI - Mexicains Sans Frontieres
9/26 - Chicago, IL - Reggie's Music Joint
9/27 - Milwaukee, WI - Bad Genie
9/28 - Iowa City, IA - Uptown Bill's
9/29 - Des Moines, IA - Vaudeville Mews
10/3 - Kansas City, MO - Czar Bar
10/4 - Columbia, MO - Sideshow
10/5 - St. Louis, MO - Pop's Blue Moon
10/6 - Champaign, IL - Mike 'N Molly's
10/12-10/16 - Toronto, ON - Toronto Indie Week Festival
10/22 - CMJ - Paper Garden Records Office Showcase
10/27 - Clemson, SC - University of Clemson Live Televised Performance w/ Frau Eva
10/29 - Atlanta, GA - The Music Room w/ Frau Eva
10/30 - Birmingham, AL - The Nick w/ Frau Eva
11/1 - New Orleans, LA - Circle Bar w/ Frau Eva
11/10 - Los Angeles, CA - Origami Vinyl In-Store Performance
