Shivaree

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Shivaree
Shivaree performing live in London on 21st April 2005
Background information
Genres	Alternative rock
Years active	1999–present
Labels	Capitol, Zoë
Website	http://www.shivaree.com
Members
Ambrosia Parsley Danny McGough Duke McVinnie

Shivaree is an American alternative pop/rock band formed in 1999 consisting of Ambrosia Parsley (vocals), Danny McGough (keyboard), and Duke McVinnie (guitar). They have produced four albums, with approximately 500,000 combined sales.^{[citation needed]} Shivaree is best known for the song "Goodnight Moon", released in 1999 and appearing in Dawson's Creek and Kill Bill: Volume 2.

History

The band takes its name from the American term, "shivaree", which means, roughly, a noisy mock serenade for newlyweds. It is most commonly used along the Mississippi River, and to the west of it.

They have produced four full-length albums (with one not receiving a North American release due to contract disagreements) and have approximately 500,000 combined sales to their name. They credit numerous other musicians in their work and are usually joined by two or three other collaborators when performing live. The band have mentioned their use of primarily Southern ideas and memes, and cite William Faulkner as an influence. After contract disagreements with their previous label, it appeared that the group would split up after their second album. However, an EP and another two albums later followed.

Their most well known song, "Goodnight Moon", was featured in Seasons 3 and 6 of the television series Dawson's Creek and played over the closing credits of the Quentin Tarantino film Kill Bill: Volume 2. It also plays through the closing scenes and the end credits of the film, Ni reprise ni échangée, the French comedy-drama with the English title, Monique, and was used in a commercial for the Norwegian clothing shop Cubus.

Band members

Shivaree's band members are vocalist Ambrosia Parsley, keyboardist Danny McGough, and guitarist Duke McVinnie.

In April 2004, Parsley embarked on a project for the liberal radio station Air America called Ambrosia Sings the News — a short song, usually under a minute or so long that attempted to encapsulate the contents of the previous week's headlines. In addition to her work with Shivaree, Parsley has appeared on Mocean Worker's album Enter the Mowo, and Verbena's La Musica Negra.

Discography

Albums

• I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head for Making Me Live in this Dump (Oct 19, 1999)
• Rough Dreams (Jun 17, 2002) - NOT released in USA due to disagreements with record label.
• Who's Got Trouble? (Jan 11, 2005)
• Tainted Love: Mating Calls and Fight Songs (Jul 31, 2007) - album of covers

EPs

• Corrupt and Immoral Transmissions (EP - 2000)

• Breach (EP - 2004)

Singles

• "Goodnight Moon" (1999 & 2000) MV
• "Bossa Nova" (2001) MV
• "John 2/14" (2002) MV
• "After The Prince And The Showgirl" (2002)
• "I Close My Eyes" (2005) MV
• "New Casablanca" (2005) MV - not release as single but a music video was made to promote the album.
• "2 Far" (2005) - this track is a remake of "Gone too Far" from their previous album "Rough Dreams".

MV indicates that a music video was made for the song as part of promotion.

Non-Album, Live Unreleased, and Alternate Mix Tracks

• "Scrub" - was released in the "Goodnight Moon" Maxi single in 1999

and then again in the "Corrupt and Immoral Transmissions" EP in 2000.

• "My Boy Lollipop" - was released in the "Goodnight Moon" Maxi single in 1999

and then again in the "corrupt and immoral transmissions" EP in 2000.

• "Funeral Song For A Dog" - was release only once in the "Bossa Nova" Maxi single in 2001.

• "The Snake" - was released only once in the "John 2/14" Maxi single in 2002.

• "Stroll" (Live) - was NEVER released on CD. It is only a live performance at Le Ciel in Grenoble, France on April 25, 2005.

• Great Balls of Fire (Live) - was an unofficial promo release of "The Black Sessions 2002" (The Black Sessions are performances of the live music broadcast on the French Radio station ‘France Inter‘. These are recorded in front of a live audience and featured on a C‘est Lenoir show. A French Radio DJ‘s name is Bernard Lenoir [“Lenoir“ means “black“ in English]). This was released in a CD of only 2500 copies to local radio stations and shops in North America and Europe. Only 2,500 copies were made of this CD.

• "Tonight You Belong To Me" (Live) - was an unofficial promo release of "The Black Sessions 2002". This was released in a CD of only 2500 copies to local radio stations and shops in North America and Europe.

• "Get Out And Get Under The Moon" (Live) - was NEVER released on CD. It is only a live performance at Le Ciel in Grenoble, France on April 25, 2005.

• "Heaven" (Live) - Duo with Nada Surf for the emission on "Musicplanet2nite"

in Arte on 03.10.2002 but was NEVER released on CD.

• "Dedicated Follower Of Fashion" (Live) - a cover of 'The Kinks' performed in 2002

• "Goodnight Moon" (Live) - was release only once in the "Corrupt and Immoral Transmissions" EP in 2000.

• "I Don't Care" (Live) - was release in the "Corrupt and Immoral Transmissions" EP in 2000

and then again in the "Bossa Nova" single in 2001.

• "Bossa Nova" (Allskate Mix) - was release only once in "Bossa Nova" single in 2001 and was the mix used in the music video instead of the one actually included in the album.

• "I Close My Eyes" (Video Mix) - was NEVER released. This Mix only appeared for its music

video in 2005.

• "Bossa Nova" (Album Edit) - was release only once in "Bossa Nova" single in 2001.

It’s very similar to the Version in the album "I Oughtta Give You A Shot In The Head..." but with an alternate ending to the song. Technically called “(Album Edit)” in the single although it‘s not the exactly the same as the one published in the actual album.

• "I Close My Eyes" (Breach Edit) - was released only once in the "Breach" EP in 2004. Almost Identical to the version in the album "Who's Got Trouble" but with a slight difference in instruments and an alternate/longer ending.

Collaborations & Solo work of Ambrosia Parsley

Aside from the work She has done with Shivaree, Ambrosia Parsley has done some collaborations with other artists and a couple of Solo tracks that have become available to the public through projects/albums of others. According to a Rounder Records publicist, Ambrosia was to release her debut solo album in the spring of 2008 but such album was never released. The reasons as to why her solo album was not released in 2008 is unknown but as of October of 2009 it is still rumored that such album is still being worked on and will see its release.

Tracks that Parsley participated in are:

• "Camellia" (back up vocals) - was released in the album "La musica negra" by Verbena on May 20, 2003.

• "I'll take the woods" (lead singer) - was relased in the album "Enter the Mowo!" by Mocean Worker on April 6, 2004.

• "Everybody Came" (lead singer) - released in the album "For the Kids Too" with various artists released on October 19, 2004.

• "Girls: Must be single and very pretty" (lead singer) - released in Esopus Magazine #6 tittled "Help Wanted" in May 1, 2006. This is a collaboration with 'The Elegant Too'.

• "You'd be surprised" (duet with lead singer of band) - was relased in the album "Your Language" by White Hassle on July 25, 2008.

• "Then Was Then and Now Is Now" (lead singer) - was release in the album "The Best Is Yet To Come: The Songs Of Cy Coleman (2009)" with various artists and it was released on September 15, 2009.

References

External links

• Official site by Zoe Records
• Anderman, Joan (November 19, 2004). "Let her tell you a story". The Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2004/11/19/let_her_tell_you_a_story/. Retrieved May 10, 2009.