Jen Cloher and the Endless Sea
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News on Jen Cloher and the Endless Sea
October 2, 2008
It’s been almost two years since Australia saw or heard from
Jen Cloher. This November s...
April 26, 2006
After selling out album launches in Melbourne and Sydney last week, Jen Cloher and The Endles...
March 14, 2006
Jen Cloher releases her debut album 'Dead Wood Falls' on March 20, and along with h...
Interviews with Jen Cloher and the Endless Sea
November 24, 2006
In the wake of a successful year, Jen Cloher, of Jen Cloher and the Endless Sea, talks to The Dwarf about surprises, love, big business, her tears for Peter Garrett and the album which got...
April 10, 2006
There is an awkward and sensitive relationship between a writer and their subjects. Some are long lasting: like that of writer Truman Capote and Perry Smith as depicted in
Capote, or t...
Photos of Jen Cloher and the Endless Sea
» Jen Cloher and The Endless Sea - Jive, SA - June 10, 2006
» Queenscliff Music Festival - Queenscliff, Vic - November 26, 2005
» Queenscliff Music Festival - Queenscliff, Vic - November 26, 2005
Album reviews for Jen Cloher and the Endless Sea
November 10, 2008
Jen Cloher wants us to turn it up! This promotional teaser is the title track from her forthcoming second album and although it starts off...
Recent live reviews of Jen Cloher and the Endless Sea:
In April 2005 Jen Cloher and The Endless Sea arrived with the song Rain, a lovelorn ballad dedicated to the themes of American writer Raymond Carver’s work – loneliness, redemption and a dark unapologetic humour. Rain touched a nerve with listeners, propelling the band into a constant touring schedule with artists such as Ben Lee and Mia Dyson.
Their debut EP Permanent Marker received glowing reviews from music critics. Chosen by Triple J’s Richard Kingsmill as his ‘pick of the week’, Rain hit number two on the Net 50, earning itself a place on the 2005 Home and Hosed compilation. But it was in the live arena where fans were able to see the band deliver. With three national tours in 2005, as well as numerous high profile supports for the likes of Tex Perkins, Paul Dempsey, Pete Murray, Alex Lloyd and Missy Higgins, Jen Cloher and The Endless Sea established themselves as one of the most sought after bands on the live scene.
Hailing from Adelaide, Cloher moved to Sydney in her late teens to tread the boards at esteemed acting academy
NIDA. Whilst studying, Cloher purchased her first second-hand guitar, cutting class in favour of writing songs in the ladies change rooms. Upon graduating Cloher headed south to Melbourne where she formed her band The Endless Sea: Jen Sholakis (Drums), Lord Geoffrey Dunbar (Bass), Andrea Sumner (Violin) and Michael Hubbard (Guitar).
2006 heralds the follow up to the successful Permanent Marker Ep, with the release of their debut album Dead
Wood Falls. Re-uniting with producer Paul McKercher (Augie March, Eskimo Joe, You Am I) the album was recorded over 5 days live to tape at Melbourne’s infamous Sing Sing Studio’s. “The thing I love the most about this record is that it is, essentially, a live recording”, Cloher enthuses. “You get what was happening right there, right then, between a group of likeminded artists and you can’t reproduce that sound”.
Their debut EP Permanent Marker received glowing reviews from music critics. Chosen by Triple J’s Richard Kingsmill as his ‘pick of the week’, Rain hit number two on the Net 50, earning itself a place on the 2005 Home and Hosed compilation. But it was in the live arena where fans were able to see the band deliver. With three national tours in 2005, as well as numerous high profile supports for the likes of Tex Perkins, Paul Dempsey, Pete Murray, Alex Lloyd and Missy Higgins, Jen Cloher and The Endless Sea established themselves as one of the most sought after bands on the live scene.
Hailing from Adelaide, Cloher moved to Sydney in her late teens to tread the boards at esteemed acting academy
NIDA. Whilst studying, Cloher purchased her first second-hand guitar, cutting class in favour of writing songs in the ladies change rooms. Upon graduating Cloher headed south to Melbourne where she formed her band The Endless Sea: Jen Sholakis (Drums), Lord Geoffrey Dunbar (Bass), Andrea Sumner (Violin) and Michael Hubbard (Guitar).
2006 heralds the follow up to the successful Permanent Marker Ep, with the release of their debut album Dead
Wood Falls. Re-uniting with producer Paul McKercher (Augie March, Eskimo Joe, You Am I) the album was recorded over 5 days live to tape at Melbourne’s infamous Sing Sing Studio’s. “The thing I love the most about this record is that it is, essentially, a live recording”, Cloher enthuses. “You get what was happening right there, right then, between a group of likeminded artists and you can’t reproduce that sound”.