Bronwen Exter

She’s a history buff. She’s a Bond girl. She’s a feminist.

And she currently sings about twenty-five of Mr. Spottiswoode’s songs: a collection of old lounge numbers, retro folk ballads, and twisted pop ditties.

“I’m a connoisseur of the Spottiswoode canon,” she says humbly. “I like to think I have picked the best.”

She also sings her own songs. Frankly, they are much better than Mr. Spottiswoode’s. But she is kind enough not to admit it.

Her sultry delivery has been compared to Peggy Lee, Astrud Gioberto and Mazzy Star’s Hope Sandoval.

Ms. Exter performs mostly at Rockwood Music Hall and Joe’s Pub in New York, accompanied by Spottiswoode on a Fender electric guitar, Trevor Exter on cello and Brian Geltner on drums.

Elevator Ride

Her new album, Elevator Ride, includes fourteen of Spottiswoode’s songs.

Produced by Kenny Siegal and Spottiswoode himself, Elevator Ride is at once raw and sophisticated, a lounge pop rock and roll record!

Named for a suicidal lyric that evokes, for Exter, the moments before a socialite’s tumble from the top of a skyscraper, “Elevator Ride” brings together the darkest and most delicate of Spottiswoode’s songwriting with the visceral pull of Siegal’s rock and roll.

Miss Exter, the youngest granddaughter of a Ukrainian communist, a Disneyland-tire maker, an Yves St. Laurent wedding dress model and the Chief Statistician for President Lyndon Johnson, polishes the album off with her own song, “Float,” bringing the record to a lush, haunting close that anticipates a gorgeous second project, already in the works.

The album has already been included in Performing Songwriter’s list of top ten DIY albums. And one cut, “Trust What You Feel,” was recently featured in ABC’s prime time show, Six Degrees.

Reviews
Lyrics
Spotty’s Reminiscences

“Exter possesses a breathy, ethereal singing voice that is reminiscent of Rickie Lee Jones and the Cowboy Junkies’ Margo Timmins. Elevator Ride is full of enchanting tales of scorned women, the Deep South, and intoxicating tropical nights, with Exter’s voice creating alternating senses of narcotic tranquility and tragic nightmare … Basically, if you don’t like this album, then there’s something wrong with you.” – BreakThru Radio (Ethan Kanat)

Contact: beexter@yahoo.com

Site: www.bronwenexter.com