Rachel Margaret

Deep longing has a new voice.
Imagine a gene lab accident. Beakers holding the DNA of Tracey Thorne, Elisabeth Fraser and Morrissey crash to the floor, their contents mixing and recombining as they drip down the wall toward an electrical outlet. Days after the cleanup, the technicians lean over their benches. In a corner, behind a seam in the flesh-colored linoleum baseboard where the mops couldn't reach, is a still-damp spot.
In the bustling world of indie pop, acts come and go. But Rachel Margaret is carving out a niche all her own-- at once both cutting edge and timeless. Passionate vocals floating over dreamy synths and hyper-hooky guitars, coupled with amazing songwriting, have garnered Rachel serious buzz in the underground.
Rachel's songs have received radio play on numerous stations across the country, including KFOG, Energy 92.7, KUSF, SomaFM, and New Jersey's own Homegrown Radio, among others.
With the impending release of her sophomore album, Temporary Sanity, due out in Fall 2010, Rachel has already received numerous offers to remix the title track.



A product of the University of Texas and the Ecole Normale Superieur de Musique in Paris (the one not in Texas), Rachel is currently in graduate school in the Bay Area.
There is a tangible element of sadness and longing to the work that is evocative of love gone wrong. Is it true to life? "Well, basically, I am pretty cynical about love at the moment, but that doesn't mean I'll stay that way. I guess maybe right now it's more fun to write about love with perspective. It's like a tightrope act. It's only interesting if it's way off the ground and there isn't a net."
Music for acrobats.
Awards
May 4, 2010: "Plans" wins an Honorable Mention (3rd Place in the Pop Category) at the 2010 West Coast Songwriters Song Contest.
August 5, 2009: Rachel is a Runner Up in Round 3 of the We Are Listening Singer/Songwriter Awards.
July 27, 2009-July 2010: "Someday Soon" is currently featured on KFOG's Local Scene Vol. 6 CD.
http://www.kfog.com/music/LocalSceneCDVol6/tabid/789/Default.aspx
May, 2009: "Julia" received an Honorable Mention from the 2009 West Coast Songwriters International Songwriting Competition.
"Someday Soon" (from her EP, "Buena Vista Park"), was Julian Lennon's Pick of the Week (November 16, 2008) on Below Zero (www.belowzerobeats.com).
"Landfill", won Honorable Mentions at both the 2008 West Coast Songwriter's International Songwriting Competition, and the 2007 British We Are Listening Singer/Songwriter Awards.



Licensing
Songs from Rachel's EP Buena Vista Park are available for film/tv/media licensing through Song Street Records, a division of 615 Music Library, LLC.



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