Biography

Evergreen Dazed

Elizabeth Bruce - Vocals, Keyboards, Harmonica, Percussion.

Mark Turrell - Guitars, Keyboards, Programming.

This El Cerrito, CA band has been around since 1991, building a small but dedicated following of their dreamy guitar pop sound.

Their first album ‘Cloudbeams In Your Eye’ (CBBMLP3) was released in Oct 1992. It features acoustic pop in the style of The Sundays or Mazzy Star, electronic ambient pieces, and echo-laden space rock. They secured a feature article in UK psych magazine Ptolemaic Terrascope, and an entry in Chris William’s book of underground bands ‘Adrift In The Ether’. This drew the attention of Spanish indie-pop label Elefant, resulting in a 7” EP ‘Ocean Beach’, in 1995, and appearances on a couple of label compilations in the mid 1990’s.

In 2003 the band released their second full-length record, ‘Broken Road’, again on their own label (CBBCD13). This CD highlights their love of classic 60’s sunshine pop, early 70’s singer-songwriters, and 80’s indie-pop. The eleven tracks run the gamut from the simple acoustic guitar of ‘Le Petit Ange’, to the funky Fender-Rhodes driven ‘Nothing but Dry Land’, and the pop-rock of ‘Sorry Little Heart’. This release garnered praise and comparisons to Richard and Linda Thompson in their heyday.

The duo recorded their next one in late 2004. ‘The AM Sounds Of Evergreen Dazed’ (CBBCD23) was released in Sep 2005. Featuring 12 tracks and running to 55 minutes, this release is a mellower and more downbeat affair than the previous effort. From the first track ‘September’ with it’s slide guitar and ancient drum machine, all the way through to ‘The Last Dream’, a psychedelic smorgasbord of backward guitars, distant feedback, and organ, the music drifts and swirls through numerous styles but is always rooted in ‘their’ sound.

They have been playing live as a duo since 1992, and perform regularly in the bay area playing venues such as the Hotel Utah, and the Starry Plough.

The band always record at home in their own Evergreen Studios, using analog 4 and 8 track machines. This brings a homegrown flavor to their music sadly lacking in much of today’s sterile ‘product’.

Look out for a new EP and new acoustic material in 2007.

Liz also performs with jazz and bossanova bands, and Mark has an experimental side-project called NashSpaceRocket