Nedelle Torrisi
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| Birth name | Nedelle Torrisi |
| Born | September 27, 1980 |
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| Genre(s) | Indie Folk |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Guitar, Piano |
| Years active | 2003-Present |
| Label(s) | Tangram7s |
| Associated acts | Nedelle and Thom, The Curtains, Cryptacize |
| Website | www.nedelle.com |
Nedelle Torrisi (born September 27, 1980 in Redding, California) is an American musician who lives in Oakland, California.
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[edit] Biography
Torrisi grew up studying classical violin and performing in musicals, with hopes of a Broadway career. Her mother is an ex-nun and pianist, while her father is an ex-priest and jazz drummer. Her brother is a clarinetist. Torrisi studied jazz history and earned a BA from San Francisco State University.
[edit] Musical career
She has released and toured using her first name only, in the style of Lois (the two are friends). She has toured with Deerhoof, Destroyer, Fred Thomas, Jens Lekman, Magnolia Electric Co., and Xiu Xiu.
Her first album, Republic of Two was released by Kimchee Records in May 2003. Her second album, From the Lion's Mouth was released by Kill Rock Stars on February 22, 2005. She released an album on Kill Rock Stars, Summerland, with Thom Moore as Nedelle & Thom in 2004. She has released two 7" singles, Good Grief, and a 2005 tour split with Fred Thomas. She also participated in Sanitary Records' 2006 cassingles project, releasing a split cassette single with The Curtains which featured her song Your Fiance.
Her latest album The Locksmith Cometh was released May 27 via the Tangrams7 label. This album includes the song Your Fiance from her split cassingle and the song Poor Little City Boy, which had been previously included in the Kill Rock Stars compilation The Sound the Hare Heard. Xiu Xiu has covered a song from this album using the title, Blueberry Mineshaft, although the track bears the title Ex-Priest on Nedelle's album.
[edit] Other projects
She performed background vocals on albums by The Curtains, and John Vanderslice, played violin on an album by Xiu Xiu, and provided lead vocals for a song by Saturday Looks Good To Me. She was a touring member of The Curtains in 2006. She is, as of 2007, a member of the band, Cryptacize, who are as of 2007 recording an album.
[edit] Discography
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[edit] Singles
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