Jessica Bailiff is an American singer-songwriter from

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. Her music is largely classified as

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, although it contains elements of

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and

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. Bailiff was discovered by

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Alan Sparhawk Low was an American indie rock band from Duluth, Minnesota, formed in 1993 by Alan Sparhawk (guitar and vocals) and Mimi Parker (drums and vocals). The band was a trio from 1993 to 2020, having featured four different bassists. Low disbanded f ...

, who recommended her earlier

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to Kranky, the label on which Bailiff later recorded. Bailiff collaborated and released records with acts such as

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. and

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fame,

, Dave Pearce of

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, Casino Versus Japan,

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and Annelies Monseré amongst others. Bailiff was also featured on

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's Brain in the Wire compilation.

Discography

*''Even in Silence'' (1998, Kranky) *''Hour of the Trace'' (1999, Kranky) *''Jessica Bailiff'' (2002, Kranky) *''Feels Like Home'' (2006, Kranky) *''Old Things'' (2007, Morc Records) *''At the Down-turned Jagged Rim of the Sky'' (2012, Kranky)

Collaborations

*'' Clear Horizon'' (2003, Kranky) (Collaboration with Dave Pearce) *''

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'' (2005, Kranky) (Collaboration with Rachel Staggs) *''Northern Song Dynasty'' (2002, People The Sky/2005, All Is Number Records; Collaboration with Jesse Edwards)

Rivulets

*''DEBRIDEMENT'' (2003, Chair Kickers' Union) *''you've got your own'' (2004, Acuarela Discos) *''you are my home'' (2006,

Important Records Important Records is an American independent record label based in Groveland, Massachusetts. History John Brien started Important Records in 2001 out of his Newburyport, Massachusetts apartment, initially as an online store. Important's first tw ...

)

Compilation appearances

*"Shadow" on '' Brain in the Wire'' *"Brother La (Twin Scorpio Mix)" on '' Brainwaves'' (2006) *"Chapter 4 " on '' Chamber Music by James Joyce / Fire Records'' (2008) *"Untitled Three- EP" Jessica Bailiff & Odd Nosdam on

2005

References

External links

Jessica BailiffConcert photos
by Laurent Orseau

Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Musicians from Toledo, Ohio American women singer-songwriters Singer-songwriters from Ohio 21st-century American women Kranky (record label) artists {{US-musician-stub