A continually powerful live performer, Jesy Fortino, aka Tiny Vipers, recently turned in a moving, damn-near incantatory rendition of Life On Earth standout “Dreamer” in the somber, light-strewn KEXP studios. In fact, Fortino’s so focused on the song and its words and associations that it’s a genuine trance-breaking downer when the DJ shows up at the end to congratulate her. One of the things that makes Fortino’s work so great: Each times she shows up, it’s an exorcism.
Life On Earth is out via Sub Pop. Take another listen to “Development.”
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I love this record, and Dreamer is such a great song. Most of this sort of thing that Sub-Pop does is pretty bland but Tiny Vipers is so good it almost makes up for all that.
Oh my goodness, this is beautiful. I have a crush on Jesse.
UGH KEXP use a tripod.
She reminds me of Tanita Tikaram, who also has such a unpretentious singing voice.
njoy: in my defense, this video was a “quick” one to get session to the people, uh, quickly. Here’s the “real” video, though for “Development”:
http://www.vimeo.com/5634643
I mean, for “Dreamer”