From: New York,United States
Adrienne Anemone is the former ringleader of Mimicry Records' The TunaHelpers (http://thetunahelpers.org/) and currently the lullaby banshee that visits Brooklyn-based singer songwriter and guitarist, Adrienne Sneed, in her slumber. Her operatic vocals and gentle guitar
pickings tug at the listener's heart through thoughtful ruminations on
fear, Christianity, child abuse, eating disorders, witchery, bravery and utter despair, all the while still bringing them back to that warm
bit of sunlit earth that feels both vulnerable and exciting, terrifying and magical. Adrienne Anemone often uses handmade props,
prerecorded tracks, and costumes in her (more) theatrical
performances. She will be headed out on an midwest east coast tour in late April/early May 2009.
Here is what the press says:
Bitch Magazine The Tuna Helpers I'll Have What She's Having (Web of Mimicry)
"Though Adrienne may race around stage, kicking and screaming, her
piercing eyes bulging out of her head as she releases a glorious yowl,
you'd somehow feel at ease leaving her with your children."
Venus Online, December 2005
"...Adrienne's quivering, soaring words melt against cascading guitar,
cello, and Bethany's tinkling keyboards, creating a dramatically
melodic mood."
Splendid Magazine The TunaHelpers: "I'll Have What She's Having"
"...the key element, however, is Adrienne's alluring voice. She's
classically trained, and can carry a tune as easily as she can stalk
your speakers with her siren-like performance. Weak-minded musical
patrons beware: it only takes a few notes to fall under the Helpers'
hex."
KNOX NEWS (Knoxville, Tennessee)
"...weaving gothic tales of toys gone wild and kittens and children in
peril. And all the while, strings and various "instrumental
affectations" escort Adrienne through mad-girl vocal flips and
operatic swells."
Nashville Scene: The TunaHelpers
"...they recognize that storybooks hinge on nightmarish fears and
human yearnings-something that comes through most keenly in the ache
of Adrienne the Anemone's vocals."