If you want to know what Lady MacBeth said to Helen of Troy, or why Rapunzel cheats at cards, you'd better listen to this. If you've any passing interest in love, chocolate, werewolves, zebras, the optical illusions of M.C.Escher, mediaeval tapestrie [+]If you want to know what Lady MacBeth said to Helen of Troy, or why Rapunzel cheats at cards, you'd better listen to this. If you've any passing interest in love, chocolate, werewolves, zebras, the optical illusions of M.C.Escher, mediaeval tapestries, shopping malls, poison, infatuation, seduction, or revenge, you'll enjoy rummaging in the 'urban wardrobe' music that is the product of Talis Kimberley's distinctive and intriguing songwriting.
UK-based Talis has recently completed a successful tour which took her to the USA, Canada, and Germany, performing live and on radio and winning friends and fans at every city where she sang.
She has been frequently nominated for US-based Pegasus Awards for songwriting and performance, and is also a published comics writer, being co-creatrix of "Zen Zebras" (Wild Side comic) and "Dryad" (Venue Magazine, UK), besides adding a comic strip titled "Rapunzel" to the packaging of her recent album and single releases.
Talis Kimberley is a blazingly talented and original performer whose work is now starting to reach the wider audience it deserves. From the poignant to the outrageously funny, via intelligent narrative lyrics and inventive eclectic music, Talis combines witty and polished songwriting with blinding charisma onstage.
The new album, 'Archetype Café', is firmly centred in the alternative rock style Talis has developed, and which suits the narrative style of her songs so well. Here are sly and well-observed lyrics crafted into engaging music with Talis's usual crew - her band, Mythical Beasts - adding a fine assortment of instruments to her stunning voice.
Talis has been performing steadily since starting out solo several years ago at events in and around her home town of Bristol. Soon she was travelling widely and delighting a variety of audiences including festivals (Glastonbury, Bristol Community Festival), Arts Centres, and literary events. With John Jones and Kieran Taaffe, she formed the band, Mythical Beasts, which was rapidly signed to an independent label and recorded their first album.
However, when the project failed to reach release through internal problems at the label, Talis seized the opportunity to re-direct her music. With a new line-up behind her (John Jones, Simon Fairbourn, T
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