Julie Peel

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Julie Peel is an American singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles, CA. Peel unleashed her debut full-length album on American Laundromat Records (ALR) in September 2009 and has been enjoying rave reviews and charting at college & specialty radio. Previously featured on ALR compilations including Just Like Heaven (a tribute to the Cure), Gigantic (a tribute to Kim Deal), Dig for Fire (a tribute to the Pixies), and Cinnamon Girl (a tribute to Neil Young), this is Julie’s first solo full-length release. She counts Aimee Mann, Kim Deal, Neil Young and Joni Mitchell among her influences, and their impact is not hard to discern on Near the Sun. Peel’s lo-fi, guitar-driven pop recalls the likes of Ida, Anna Ternheim, Caithlin de Marrais, and Mirah, but bears her own distinctive indie sensibility and style. Born in Cannes, Peel was raised between France and Canada, and sings entirely in English on this album. As a child, she tended toward self-determination. “At 6,” she explains, “I would take my bike and go for long rides in the countryside... Sometimes I would go fishing by myself.” Though her mother worried, Julie always came home “like it’s normal a 6 year old kid would go out all day so far away.” That independent spirit is evident throughout Near the Sun, which Julie recorded, mixed, and produced on her own. She plays most of the instruments as well, though she is also joined on bass, cello, and upright bass by Cyrille Catois (who she met in 2005 and has worked with consisten

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Near the Sun

Just Like Heaven - a tribute to The Cure

Sing Me to Sleep: Indie Lullabies

Just Like A Heaven: A Tribute To The Cure

Julie Peel

Sing Me To Sleep - Indie Lullabies

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SXSW 2010 Showcasing Artists

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Cinnamon Girl: Women Artists Cover Neil Young for Charity

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IndieFeed: Indie Pop Music

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Dig For Fire - A Tribute To PIXIES (Ltd Edition)

Just Like Heaven: a tribute to The Cure

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Gigantic - A Tribute to Kim Deal

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