New Pepi Ginsberg Video - "The Waterline"

The 24-year-old Brooklyn (via Philadelphia) singer-songwriter Pepi Ginsberg released her third album Red the end of last month. The collection, produced by her Park The Van labelmate Scott McMicken of Dr. Dog, has a vintage, analog-drenched feel, but with more than enough tweaks and twitters to keep it expansive and interesting. The Albert Birney-directed video for bona fide standout "The Waterline" finds Ginsberg ambling through a shifting, color-coding NYC landscape (St. Marks, Alice tripping in the park). She smiles, looks concerned, loses her head, is frozen in space and smeared with paint, and there are creepy encounters with people in masks, etc., but the real star of the whole thing is her gorgeous voice. It hits with some sorta Edie Brickell warmth, but in a much jazzier Jolie Holland or, better yet, Spector realm. Also, listen closely to her words: "Tell them life is poetry, you can't ... read twice."

Nice the way the song swells in the middle and then just keeps on driving. You should take it with you:

Pepi Ginsberg - "The Waterline" (MP3)

Red is out on Park The Van. Hear more at her MySpace, or check out her Daytrotter session, or, ya know, leave the house:

05/15 - New York @ Joe's Pub
05/17 - Washington, DC @ The Velvet Lounge
05/27 - Rochester, NY @ The Bug Jar*
05/28 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johhny Brenda's*
06/12 - Philadelphia PA @ The Khyber*
06/13 - New York @ The Knitting Factory

*with The Spinto Band

Posted at 1:24 PM in MP3, Tour Dates, Video
Tags: Pepi Ginsberg

8 Comments

You have got to be kidding! She can't carry a tune and has a horrible voice

Posted by: Paul at 05/07/08 2:34 PM  | Reply
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amazing song and cool video! Paul, Tegan and Sara have new t-shirts you can buy!

Posted by: Mike111 at 05/07/08 3:04 PM  | Reply
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terrible live. absolutely forgettable on an otherwise unbelievable lineup with the acorn phosphorescent and bowerbirds a few months back.

and im pretty sure its brooklyn via grenwich,ct. pretty sure.

Posted by: mcg at 05/07/08 5:17 PM  | Reply
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Incredible

Posted by: Enrique at 05/08/08 2:31 PM  | Reply
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actually she went to school in Philly so she was there for 4 years, but is from CT originally. also, she will be much better live now as she is revamping her band.

Posted by: elvin at 05/08/08 2:57 PM  | Reply
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I find her voice rather charming, though her habit of dropping off in pitch at the end of phrases might get annoying if she does it too much. Cute video and what an amazing smile!

Posted by: jd at 05/10/08 8:25 PM  | Reply
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beautiful video. beautiful voice. this is talent.

Posted by: alfie at 05/12/08 2:46 PM  | Reply
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What a great video for a great song. My favorite album of the year so far.

Posted by: John at 05/14/08 7:36 PM  | Reply
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