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Abra Moore's Bio

At a time when almost every new rock artist feels the need to trumpet her personal angst, Abra Moore offers a true alternative. We're talking alternative-pop that stands up next to Liz Phair, Joan Osborne and Ani DiFranco. Listen to the prophetic lyrics and hooky refrain of "Four Leaf Clover," the darker, melodic psychedelia of "Keeps My Body Warm," and the guitar crunch of "Don't Feel Like Cryin'." How refreshing it sounds.

Strangest Places is Moore's major label debut for Arista Austin and a perfect blend of the various sounds that have shaped her life since early childhood.

"It's a canvas that I threw all my life experiences and musical influences onto and this is what came out," she says of the new album.

"This music thing just kind of chose me," says Abra. "I come from a very artistic family, so I've always done this. My father is an artist from the Beat generation. I grew up hearing Billie Holiday, Chet Baker and the whole jazz era. I was into the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Judy Garland, Bette Midler, Tom Petty and also all the '70s stuff. It all colored my palette."

"Four Leaf Clover," the album's first single, video and lead track deals playfully life when it seems overwhelming. "That song was written exactly as it happened. I really was just sitting around thinking it over, and it was just a little too much."

"Don't Feel Like Cryin'" seems strangely optimistic at first. Strange in the sense that it's a spirit that's been missing from all too many records lately. "It's simply about coming out of a strong relationship and then you see the person again. But now, it's 'Hey, I'm just fine.' It's a pretty universal thing," she says, explaining the song's cheerfulness.

"Universal" aptly describes most of the themes that Abra Moore incorporates into her music. "I write purely from my experiences and those I've witnessed," she says.

Like many artists, Moore seems somewhat hesitant about discussing her songs' lyrics in detail. That may account for her description of the album's title as simply being, "about the slippery fish; trying to get 'it,' trying to have 'it,' and what 'it' might be." She explains the seemingly self-explanatory "Keeps My Body Warm," as an "ethereal siren call." "All I Want" is about that feeling of infatuation. "It's classic lust where you can't even think rationally about anything else," she says. Abra never had to make a conscious decision to pursue a musical career.

It came naturally. She composed her first song at age six while growing up in the scenic splendor of Hawaii. She studied piano during her early teens in New York City, later moving to Europe where she played small clubs along the coast of England and busked for change on the romantic streets of Paris. "I did a lot of my growing up overseas," she says. While studying at the University of Hawaii, she started playing with some friends she'd met on campus and soon became one of the founding members of Poi Dog Pondering (a band that would eventually release two albums on Columbia Records).

Settling in the music mecca of Austin, Texas, Abra recorded her critically acclaimed debut album Sing for Bohemia Beat records, distributed by Rounder. Sing like Strangest Places also produced by Mitch Watkins, was a quieter, more intimate work. Critics and fans were especially touched by the title track on Sing, which was addressed to Abra's mother who died when she was four. The album also featured the traditional Hawaiian folk classic, "Ku'u Ome O Kahaluu." Music critic Michael Corcoran called it "stunning" in the Austin American Statesman, while Peter Blackstock praised the record's "delicate folk-pop songwriting," and "catchy pop appeal" in his review for the Seattle Post Intelligencer.Julia Trainor at Hits pens Sing as "the perfect backdrop to lyrics that are both poetic and poignant."

Perhaps the most rewarding of the lot, however, was a review by Johnny Black in Britain's Q Magazine which described Moore's passion as that of "the angry young Bob Dylan," which came hot on the heels of a long European tour. The tour culminated with a live performance on VH1-UK as well as a phenomenal concert in London at Borderline.

Strangest Places, produced by Watkins and mixed by Jack Joseph Puig, showcases the edgier pop side of Abra. "It wasn't a conscious decision," Moore said. " As Mitch and I began honing in on the songs, they started to take on a life of their own." Watkins is a long time veteran of the progressive music scene in Austin, as well as having toured extensively with Leonard Cohen. Puig's recent mixing credits include Weezer, Belly, L7, The Verve Pipe, Aimee Mann and Tonic. "When Jack Joseph's name came up as a possibility for a mixer, we knew instantly that he was the right one. It was a really great team, the three of us working together."

The result is a logical progression from the acclaimed, "delicate" Abra Moore of Sing. Strangest Places unveils a fresh, aggressive approach to Abra Moore's artistry without sacrificing any of the quirkiness or melodicism that were so captivating on her debut.

In the hands of Abra Moore, the Strangest Places are also the most intriguing.

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