Sydney Wayser is a French-American, New York-based singer-songwriter who plays guitar, piano and children's toys. Wayser grew up in Los Angeles, California, while spending her summers in Paris.
The Louvre and the Orangerie being only a few blocks from her apartment, she quickly gleaned much of French culture from her songwriter father, leading her to musical influences that include Edith Piaf, Charlotte Gainsbourg, and Jacques Brel, among many others.
Her third album, Bell Choir Coast, was recently released.
Obviously a young lady with good taste in music, it's fitting she should be at SXSW this year. I'm really enjoying this new album.
Here's track seven, lucky seven, on the album.
Wolf Eyes
Dream It UpSydney Wayser performs at Indaba Music's showcase at Bandpage HQ - SXSW 2012.
Produced by Indaba Music
Camera // Ian Perlman / Rishi LInley / Oresti Tsonopoulos
Video Editor // Oresti Tsonopoulos
Audio Engineer // Rick Louie / Josh Robertson
That same song was used by Billabong to promote their summer swim 2012 collection. Featuring model Zippora Seven from New Zealand. Couldn't resist it.
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Sydney sings another of her great songs this time at Handsome Lady Records.
Atlas
You can hear the rest of the album right here, and damn good it is.
released 27 March 2012
Produced & Engineered by Dan Molad
Additional Production by Sydney Wayser
Arranged by Dan Molad and Sydney Wayser
Recorded at Sounds Like A Fire in Brooklyn, NY
Mixed by Shawn Everett
Mastered by Jeff Lipton at Peerless Mastering, Boston, MA
Assistant Mastering Engineer: Maria Rice
Sydney Wayser - Voice, Background Vocals, Piano, Harmonium, Wurlitzer, Ukulele, Percussion, Synthesizers
Dan Molad - Bass, Electric Guitar, Background Vocals, Percussion, Synthesizers, Wurlitzer, Recorder, Melotron, Melodica
Zach Mangan - Drums, Percussion, Drum Loops
Peter Lalish - Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Bass, Gilles, Background Vocals
Evan Smith - Woodwinds
Jessica Wolfe - Background Vocals
Adam Tressler - Guitars on "Dirty Work"
Craig Brodhead - Guitars on "Wake Up"
Gabriel Duncan - Guitar on "This one goes out to Ethan Hawke"
Matt Davidson - Background Vocals on "Wake Up"
All songs written by Sydney Wayser except for "Dirty Work" written with Adam Tressler and "Wake Up" written with Craig Brodhead
