Wm Perry

Wm Perry writes & performs tight, well-crafted songs. Honest & not boring, sometimes disturbing, with jangled-y edges. Coming from a variety of art scenes around Chicago and Los Angeles, Wm is a veteran performer with an impressive body of work. Live performances make use of loopers & effects, but he may be “unplugged” or entirely acoustic at times. Wm Perry is an unsigned & self-recorded Singer-Songwriter. Expect cross-genre music encompassing Indie-Rock/ PsychFolk/ Ro...

Wm Perry writes & performs tight, well-crafted songs. Honest & not boring, sometimes disturbing, with jangled-y edges. Coming from a variety of art scenes around Chicago and Los Angeles, Wm is a veteran performer with an impressive body of work. Live performances make use of loopers & effects, but he may be “unplugged” or entirely acoustic at times. Wm Perry is an unsigned & self-recorded Singer-Songwriter. Expect cross-genre music encompassing Indie-Rock/ PsychFolk/ Roots, but you’ll hear he's also well versed in punk and more avant-garde music. Sounds like: Warren Zevon in cahoots with the Fruit Bats Walking Chicago’s alleys while dumpster-diving has provided the environment for Wm Perry’s songwriting process, both in the stop-start rhythm of these solitary activities and in the ever-changing vignettes of street life. But last year Wm bought a cheap old house on Craig’s List, without seeing it first, and packed up and moved to Cincinnati. Renovations are now being completed that will make 4 floors of combined living/ studio/ recording space. But how will living in a city without alleys affect Wm Perry’s music? Check back later to find out. Free mp3 downloads: www.sonicbids.com/wmperry ("offical site with bio & press) www.myspace.com/wmperrymusic www.soundclick.com/wmperry (50 songs here) email: wmperrymusic@gmail.com RECENT PRESS: Young Moss Tongue says “a shitload of jawdroppingly stunning songs” and posts two albums, with more than 600 downloads in just a few days: http://youngmosstongue.blogspot.com/2011/02/wm-perry-draw-your-own-design.html http://youngmosstongue.blogspot.com/2011/03/wm-perry-flight-risk-no-bond.html Influences include Bob Dylan, The Fall, The Mekons, Silver Jews, The Clash, The Jazz Butcher, John Cale, Neil Young, Nick Cave, Mott the Hoople, John Prine, Magazine, The Pixies, Robyn Hitchcock, Golden Smog, Pernice Bros., Fatima Mansions, Leon Russell, Microdisney, Elvis Costello, Camper Van Beethoven, Talking Heads, XTC, Bukka White, The Pogues, Screaming Blue Messiahs, Hank Williams, pre-WW2 country blues, Rockabilly, and of course, the Beatles, Kinks, and Rolling Stones.