Heather Duby has been a fixture on the Seattle indie scene for over 12 years and has recently moved to New York City. In July of 2006, Duby released her third full-length album on Sonic Boom Recordings. Produced by Steve Fisk (Low, Soundgarden), the self-titled album, featuring fellow Seattle musicians Erin Tate, Alex Rose (Minus The Bear) and Rob Hampton (Band of Horses), met with critical acclaim in the likes of The Onion, The Seattle Times and The Village Voice. Its terse instrumentation, juxtaposed against Duby's languished piano sections, adroitly demonstrated the caustic forces at work within Duby's song writing. Supported by a West Coast Summer tour, and a handful of weekly jaunts throughout the Northeast, Duby appeared alongside acts such as Minus The Bear, Maritime, Headlights and David Bazan. Her self-titled album eventually went on to land in the number five slot in The Seattlest's Top-five Northwest releases for 2006, along with the number one single spot by music critic Michael Alan Goldberg (Seattle Weekly, Village Voice) for the song "Dullard, Or Are You A Breakfast Alcoholic". Several tracks later went on to appear in the MTV drama "The Hills". In the coming months, Duby is slated to begin studio work on her fourth yet-to-be-titled album at Red Room Recording in Seattle. Working alongside producer Matt Bayles (Minus The Bear, Isis, Mastodon), Duby intends to record 12 songs written during the Fall of 2006 and Winter 2007. The new demos convey a healthy range of Duby's multifaceted song writing abilities, ranging from pensive piano sketches to solemn guitar-based melodies. Coupled with Duby's critically-acclaimed vocals, the recent demos capture an expansive breadth of emotion and melody, revealing Duby as an artist ceaselessly affected by love, loss and all of their respective intermediaries. Recently relocating to New York City, Duby will be touring and performances both with and without her backing band through 2007 and 2008. Read Heather's full bio here. Live Shows 2008 Union Pool 484 Union Ave. , Brooklyn, NY Friday Night Jan. 25, 2008 9pm Albums available at available at available at available at Press The Onion, A.V. Club "The sinewy bass, drum, and synthesizer threads that weave through "Never Even Made A Voyage," the first song on Heather Duby's third full-length, are a triple-match for Duby's voice, which shifts easily from ethereal to bratty to grandly theatrical. Heather Duby (Sonic Boom) expands the singer's sound, moving beyond the atmospheric piano-and-electronics balladry that she started with in 1999. The new album pulses and surges, responding to heartbreak with defiant triumph. B " The Seattle Times - Tom Scanlon "A self-challenging, career-progressing album - what better present can an artist give herself?" Rollingstone.com - Charles Bermant "Duby's strength is her ability to match her angelic voice with abrasive instrumentation. Unlike artists who wear their eclecticism like a loud suit, Duby's oddball combinations fit together nicely." Philadelphia Weekly - Michael Alan Goldberg "On her terrific self-titled third album Duby's piano-heavy arrangements are more organic, and her vocals are grittier and more confident. There's a gothic tinge to her work, though it's more Brontë than Siouxsie, and her touring ensemble–which includes members of Seattle math-rockers Minus the Bear–brings added rhythmic complexity live." The Stranger - Kathleen Wilson Since her 1999 release Post to Wire, Seattle-based singer Heather Duby has been compared to the triphop coolness of Beth Orton and the ethereal goth queen Siouxie Sioux. Her deft mix of electronic beats and icy-cool vocals are unrivaled in these parts, as no one else quite manages to blend the two elements as effortlessly and flawlessly. Duby's third and latest album, Come Across the River, has been released on Sonic Boom Recordings and showcases the singer coming into her own with a dark collection of songs that portray more emotion than her past efforts. Duby rivals Mazzy Star's Hope Sandoval with her heady-yet-melting vocals as a wallowy guitar accompaniment flows thickly beneath tambourine tinkle. Chimerical and intense, Come Across the River is a fine album that finds Duby, once again, standing unrivaled. All Music Guide - MacKenzie Wilson Seattle songbird Heather Duby has surely found her voice this time, with Come Across the River. Following up 1999's Post to Wire and 2001's electronic album Elemental, Duby dispels the uncertainty and preconceptions of those two records with a breathless kind of confidence as she approaches 30. The saying that the third time's a charm proves true here; she and producer Steve Fisk work with a template of electronic samples, pianos, and strings for an organic arrangement. The simplistic approach accentuates Duby's ethereal vocal style all the more, making Come Across the River her most daring set of songs. From the childlike loveliness of "Golden Syrup," to the vaudevillian "The Rare Vavoom," Duby's concentration on each individual song reflects her own personal and professional growth. Emotion is loaded, however Duby's not exclusively concerned with only feeling. A literary impression, whether it be romantic or humanistic or both, "Make Me Insomnia" and "Providence" are solid indications that Duby has truly found her place. Come Across the River metaphorically supports Heather Duby's rise beyond idealized expectations not only of critics, but of herself. She's made one of the finest albums of her career. Past Performances 1998-2007 The Mercury Lounge, NYC Joe's Pub, NYC Bumbershoot, Seattle The Triple Door, Seattle The Troubador, Los Angeles The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco Photos Hi-Res . Links SonicBoom Recordings myspace.com/heatherduby Sub Pop Contact contact@heatherduby.org

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