“Makes me think of early Aretha beamed down to Earth in a static tractor beam that flickers on and off like an interstellar disco ball…”—Sound On the Sound

Announcing the debut record from the soulful, “nomadic psychedelic folksinger” Earth Girl Helen Brown: a “unique mix of country, girl group, R&B, and ghoulishness,” brought to life by Sonny Smith of Sonny & the Sunsets, with help from Heidi Alexander + Grace Cooper of the Sandwitches.  Here’s Helen’s story, as Sonny tells it:

“Helen Brown was born in Vancouver, Canada, but raised in an Athens, Georgia-based religious cult, and was blinded in one eye from a childhood baseball injury. As an adult, she dropped out of Evergreen and traveled the country for a while as a nomadic psychedelic folksinger, before forming her first band One Eyed Tramps. For years, she lived alone in a mountaintop in southern Alaska, where she befriended a Cherokee Shaman (later revealed as a fake) who encouraged her to pursue a frustrating academic career. Rampant drug use, frequent fainting on stage, and occasional self-inflicted knife wounds on stage led to more interest in her stage antics than her music. However, a few sides did emerge in the late ’90s (recording dates unknown), which feature a unique mix of country, girl group, R&B, and ghoulishness. Crude and amateurish at best, these recordings are appreciated for their sincerity and intensity of feeling.”

mp3: Earth Girl Helen Brown :: Hit After Hit

Earth Girl Helen Brown’s Story of an Earth Girl 10” EP is limited to 500 copies on white vinyl, out on March 1. Pre-order the 10” here.

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Earth Girl press:

Aquarium Drunkard

Pitchfork

Everybody Taste

Sound on the Sound