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   Tristan Bourdeau de Fontenay to All   
   Brooklyn-Based Music Incubator Signs Ker   
   01 Mar 15 09:35:44   
   
   From: sunofmusic@gmail.com   
      
   (Brooklyn, NY, February 2015) With a well-bred attitude brimming with   
   substance, both musically and lyrically, Kerchief is a welcome departure from   
   what a listener might commonly find from a "twenty-something" female artist on   
   today's Top 40. Kerchief (   
   born Brittany Hill) hails from Ohio, but currently lives in Tennessee, brings   
   a middle America sentimentality and work ethic to her most recent meticulous   
   recording work with producer Matty Amendola.   
      
   After calling it quits with her band of seven years, Vanity Theft (Vigilante   
   Music/Adamant Records) Hill's main focus was writing; Towing inspiration from   
   the journey that has led her to where she is today. With five releases, two   
   acclaimed web shows,    
   and worldwide touring history with Hunter Valentine, Taking Back Sunday, and   
   Sick Of Sarah, going solo was a cathartic experience that traced illustrations   
   of what she was going through at that time.   
      
   "This album is a chance to connect with all those working so hard to make ends   
   meet and make sense of life, and to remind them to cherish the moment," said   
   Hill. "One day you'll look back and remember what it was like to want to work   
   so hard for    
   something you believed in, and you'll wish you were back there facing the   
   unknown, but doing your best."   
      
   Throughout the upcoming album, Hill is commanding attention, asserting herself   
   with the confidence that she needs to be heard. Listeners will not take long   
   the answer the call.   
      
   "Machines & Animals" offers tracks that expertly weave Hill's smooth voice   
   with the edge of her songwriting and lyrics. Guitar riffs bite into bass lines   
   that ebb and flow with emotional vocals, taking inspiration from a personal   
   journey. Heavy drum    
   beats and layered guitars articulate the feelings behind stories of the   
   pursuit of finding purpose in life's daily struggles, reflecting an evident   
   influence from '90s alternative rock.   
      
   "From the writing process to pre-production, to the recording process with   
   producer Matty Amendola, to the finished product, I feel that the songs became   
   fully realized," said Hill. "I never had to bite my tongue. The songs were   
   written from a raw    
   emotional place, experimented with in the studio and brought to their full   
   potential with Matty in Brooklyn, NY. This is the best thing I've done to   
   date."   
      
   Amendola knew working with Kerchief would be a perfect fit as soon as he heard   
   her demos. Working closely with engineer and Grammy Award winner Butch Jones,   
   he created a sound that would bring Kerchief's debut album to life.   
      
   "What separates this record from the other indie rock out there, is that the   
   songs themselves come first," said Amendola. "It's a rare quality to find an   
   artist who's a real straight shooter and puts so much of her soul into her   
   lyrics, while keeping    
   everything simple and relatable.   
      
   After recording with producer Matty Amendola, he brought the full team on   
   board from his music incubator 825 Records and signed Kerchief to an artist   
   development and distribution deal. The first single "Milk & Honey" is slated   
   for a March 24th, 2015    
   release. Full-length album "Machines & Animals" following in the Spring, as   
   well as a Summer tour with dates to be announced.   
      
   www.KerchiefMusic.com   
      
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   CONTACT:   
   (p) 347-240-5417   
   (e) info@825Records.com   
   www.825Records.com   
      
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