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Dressy Bessy - "I'm Still Here"
Written by Tammy Ealom
Produced by Tammy Ealom & John M. Hill
Recorded at Little Sounds, Denver, CO
Vocals, guitars, keys, percussion - Tammy Ealom
Lead guitar - John M.Hill
Bass - Michael Giblin
Drums - Craig Gilbert

Mixed by Larry Crane at Jackpot Studios, Portland, OR
Mastered by Garrett Haines at Treelady Studios, Pittsburgh, PA
Cover Art by Billy Blob
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I'm Still Here

From the album "Pink Hearts Yellow Moons" Kindercore Records (USA), Track & Field (UK). Released September 7, 1999.


My Maryanne

You Stand Here

Big Vacation

Makeup

Extra-Ordinary

If You Should Try To Kiss Her

Jenny Come On

Little TV

Lookaround

From the album "Pink Hearts Yellow Moons"  Kindercore Records (USA), Track & Field (UK).  Released September 7, 1999. 

Just Like Henry

I Found Out

From the album "Sound GO Round" Kindercore Records (USA), Track & Field (UK). Released February 26, 2002.

That's Why

Just Being Me

There's A Girl

I Saw Cinnamon

From the album "Dressy Bessy" Kindercore Records (USA), Track & Field (UK).  Released January 1, 2003.

Georgie Blue

This May Hurt (A Little)

Baby Six String

The Things That You Say That You

Just Once More

From the singles collection album "Little Music" Kindercore Records (USA), Track & Field (UK). Released March 11, 2003


Said You Would

Fuzzy

Ultra Vivid Color

All The Right Reasons

Instead

Gloria Days

Lipstick

From the singles collection album "Little Music" Kindercore Records (USA), Track & Field (UK).  Released March 11, 2003

Live To Tell All

In The Morning

Debut solo album by Tammy Ealom of Dressy Bessy

Junk Mail

"What Do I Get?"  by Buzzcocks performed by Dressy Bessy

Written by Pete Shelley.  Performed by Dressy Bessy.  Additional performances by Michael Giblin, Eric Allen, and Sara Fischer.  Recorded by John Hill and Tammy Ealom at Little Sounds, Denver, Colorado.  Mixed by Jason McDaniel.  Mastered by Jim Wilson.  From the upcoming album "Fast Faster Disaster"  out June 2019 on Yep Roc Records (CD/LP/Digi) - Burger Records (CS). BMI.

What Do I Get?

"We never broke up," Dressy Bessy singer/guitarist Tammy Ealom says on the occasion of the release of KINGSIZED, her band's first new album in seven years.  "It was never our intention to drop out, it just sort of happened.  We were dealing with life, but we never stopped making music."

Indeed, the 13-song KINGSIZED makes it clear that, nearly 20 years into their career, Dressy Bessy are making some of their most compelling and accomplished music.  Such melodically infectious, lyrically barbed new tunes as "Lady Liberty," "Make Mine Violet" and the anthemic title track are potent examples of the band's uncanny ability to wrap Ealom's personally-charged, pointedly subversive lyrics in sparkling, irresistibly catchy songcraft.

In addition to showcasing the band's musical chemistry, KINGSIZED also draws upon the talents of a wide assortment of friends, admirers, and contemporaries.  R.E.M's Peter Buck adds distinctive 12-string guitar on "Lady Liberty" and "Cup 'O Bang Bang," while legendary Pylon frontwoman Vanessa Briscoe-Hay adds her voice to "Get Along (Diamond Ring).”  Minus 5/Young Fresh Fellows mastermind Scott McCaughey plays keyboards on "Make Mine Violet" and "57 Disco"  and R.E.M's Mike Mills sings on the band's distinctive rendering of the George Harrison classic "What Is Life," which appears as the b-side of the 7" single release of "Lady Liberty."

KINGSIZED, after the departure of original bass player Rob Greene, features an assortment of notable guest bassists as well, including Eric Allen of The Apples In Stereo, Jason Garner of the Polyphonic Spree and The Deathray Davies, Mike Giblin of Split Squad and fabled punk progenitor Andy Shernoff of The Dictators.


KINGSIZED also marks a return to the band’s early recording approach.  As Hill explains, "With our first two albums, we were a completely D.I.Y. operation, and we recorded everything at home.  Then we did our next three albums in the studio.  Three or four years ago, we revamped our home studio, so we could record complete works at home.  Now we have the sound quality of a real studio without the time constraints.  We have enough time for stuff to jell and enough time to work things out."

While KINGSIZED features some of the most focused, organic music Dressy Bessy has ever made, the new album is consistent with the pursuit of joy and transcendence that's been the band's mission from its early days in its hometown of Denver. 

Although such seminal Dressy Bessy releases as Pink Hearts Yellow Moons, The California EP, SoundGoRound, Little Music: Singles 1997-2002, Dressy Bessy and Electrified earned the band an enthusiastic fan base with their effervescent, uplifting pop tunes, they also caused some observers to miss the tougher edge of Ealom's lyrics. 
 
Now that they're back in action with some of their strongest music to date, Dressy Bessy is happy to be back at work.  "I feel like we're just starting to get good at what we do," Ealom states.  "We've had a lot of time to hone in our sound, knowing what we want to sound like and figuring out what we need to do to get that.  I'm really excited about the future."

"We actually kind of know what we're doing now," adds Hill with a chuckle.  "We used to always be flying by the seat of our pants, but we're better players, Tammy is a better singer, and we're a better band.  I think we've recorded the best album that we ever have, so our plan now is to just get out there and rock, then keep on rocking.  We need our fans and we feel like they need us too."

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