Pike & Sutton 2020
The veteran Austinite’s vocal depth and warmth floats gossamer-like above Wayne Sutton’s serpentine guitar work. The song’s obvious musical chemistry comes honed from the decades these two have played together in Little Sister, then Sister 7, and their own solo work, wherein the other’s influence and even physical presence is never far removed. The sound and its accompanying video resounds as a testament and ode to friendship, collaboration, and an abiding mission.

Heart Is A Compass

Let The Music Get You High

This is the second track we are sharing from the upcoming new release THE CALLING called COUNT ON YOU in light of our campaign launch for pledgemusic.com/patricepike It's one of my favs and we have a video that I'm thrilled about Co-produced by our friends at Broken Records and our folks at Zainwayne Records here in Austin Texas. The song is produced by Mark Addison of Aerie Studio and co-written by me, Patrice Pike and  Matthew Johnson. 

Count On You

This is the title track for the upcoming release THE CALLING out June 2013. This is possibly the final master produced by Mark Addison of Aerie Studios. Written by Patrice Pike. 

The Calling

What's a Jacknife Girl? You decide. From the release Fencing Under Fire

Jackknife Girl

Title track to the Unraveling Recordings 

UNRAVELING

This is one of my favorite songs ever.... from the CD Unraveling

RUFUS

This was recorded during the calling sessions as a possible song for the album because I have never released a full band version of this the way we play it live. We decided it wouldn't be on the Calling, but I love it. 

Volcanoes Unreleased

Patrice Pike burst on to the music scene as the electric front woman for the seminal Austin jam band Sister Seven. She co-founded the band almost immediately upon leaving the high school for the performing and visual arts at Booker T. Washington in Dallas, Texas. Soon after she wrote and sang Sister Seven’s top 10 Billboard hit “Know What You Mean”. Rolling Stone Magazine called her "Tina Turner, Bessie Smith, Janis Joplin, and Robert Plant all rolled up into a tiny but explosive package." She was on the fast track to stardom and then, before it ever fully materialized, it evaporated with the much-publicized Arista shakeup that culminated in the firing of music industry legend Clive Davis. They disbanded in 2000.   Even as the band was flaming out, Pike was already in the process of being re-energized as a songwriter and performer. Her solo material has taken an increasingly narrative turn, while her sound has moved steadily in the direction of R&B and smart Alternative Pop. Over the past decade she has independently released five acclaimed solo records, showcasing her socially astute, literate lyrics alongside her powerful vocals. She has toured relentlessly, both in the U.S. and overseas, building an impressive grassroots fan base. In 2007 she became the youngest member of the Austin/Texas Music Hall of Fame, inducted alongside Lucinda Williams.
She is currently producing arguably the finest release of her career entitled “The Calling”, set for release in June 2013. Pike is filled with gratitude for the challenges that have refined her values, strengthened her humanity, and shaped her way of being in the world. If you listen, you can hear each strand in her lyrics and in her voice. 


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