Evelyn Morris
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Evelyn Morris, also known as Pikelet, is a musician from the outer suburbs of Melbourne
, Australia
. Although she'd played piano from a young age she began her career in music as a hardcore/punk obsessed drummer, performing in many bands but mostly in Baseball
and True Radical Miracle. In 2003 she switched from drum kit to a mix of instruments and a loop pedal to start a solo career. She utilises delay pedals, piano accordion, drums, guitar and other forms of percussion in her music.
The name Pikelet comes from Evelyn’s mother, who used to spoil her kids with pikelets when she was a little strapped for cash. “She always had eggs, she always had flour and powdered milk in the cupboard, so she would just throw together pikelets,” Evelyn told Mess+Noise in 2007. “It was a really big deal for me, but I found out later that it was just what she did when she had nothing else.”
Pikelet released her self-titled album in 2007. She has toured throughout Australia, Europe and New Zealand playing with acts including Frida Hyvönen
, Jens Lekman
, Beirut
, Camera Obscura
, Darren Hanlon
, The Blow
, Sufjan Stevens
and Ned Collette
.
'Not So Still' is the title of her 2009 EP released on Special Awards Records. She has released 2cds, Pikelet (2007) and Stem (2010) on the Chapter Music Label
.
She played at Melbourne's main Arts Festival in 2010, and was a speaker at the 2010 Melbourne live music rally
.
Pikelet's Myspace
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Although she'd played piano from a young age she began her career in music as a hardcore/punk obsessed drummer, performing in many bands but mostly in Baseball
Baseball (band)
Baseball is a self-managed and independent band from Melbourne, Australia.Baseball played at the Hohaiyan Rock Festival in Taipei in 2005, where lead singer Cameron Potts smashed his violin at the end of the set....
and True Radical Miracle. In 2003 she switched from drum kit to a mix of instruments and a loop pedal to start a solo career. She utilises delay pedals, piano accordion, drums, guitar and other forms of percussion in her music.
The name Pikelet comes from Evelyn’s mother, who used to spoil her kids with pikelets when she was a little strapped for cash. “She always had eggs, she always had flour and powdered milk in the cupboard, so she would just throw together pikelets,” Evelyn told Mess+Noise in 2007. “It was a really big deal for me, but I found out later that it was just what she did when she had nothing else.”
Pikelet released her self-titled album in 2007. She has toured throughout Australia, Europe and New Zealand playing with acts including Frida Hyvönen
Frida Hyvönen
Frida Hyvönen is a Swedish singer-songwriter. She grew up in Robertsfors, a small place just outside Umeå in the north of Sweden , and is currently based in Paris, France....
, Jens Lekman
Jens Lekman
Jens Martin Lekman is a Swedish musician. His music is guitar-based pop with heavy use of samples and strings, with lyrics that are often witty, romantic, and melancholic. The English lyrics reflect an advanced knowledge of the language and its idioms...
, Beirut
Beirut (band)
Beirut is an American band which was originally the solo musical project of Santa Fe native Zachary Francis Condon, and later expanded into a band. The band's first performances were in Wollaston, United Kingdom, in May 2006, to support the release of their debut album, Gulag Orkestar...
, Camera Obscura
Camera obscura
The camera obscura is an optical device that projects an image of its surroundings on a screen. It is used in drawing and for entertainment, and was one of the inventions that led to photography. The device consists of a box or room with a hole in one side...
, Darren Hanlon
Darren Hanlon
Darren Hanlon is an Australian singer/songwriter who plays urban folk music. He has released five solo albums, three EPs and eight singles on Candle Records and Flippin Yeah industries , as well as several compilation tracks...
, The Blow
The Blow
The Blow is the moniker of Brooklyn, New York-based musician Mikhaela Yvonne Maricich, who has recorded several albums for K Records. Jona Bechtolt, aka Yacht, was also a member of The Blow from 2004 to 2007....
, Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens is an American singer-songwriter and musician born in Detroit, Michigan. Stevens first began releasing his music on Asthmatic Kitty, a label co-founded with his stepfather, beginning with the 1999 release, A Sun Came...
and Ned Collette
Ned Collette
Ned Collette is a Melbourne singer-songwriter signed with the Australian record label Dot Dash Recordings.-Background:...
.
'Not So Still' is the title of her 2009 EP released on Special Awards Records. She has released 2cds, Pikelet (2007) and Stem (2010) on the Chapter Music Label
Chapter Music
Chapter Music is one of Australia's longest-running independent record labels. It was founded by Guy Blackman in Perth in June 1992, after a few issues of a Syd Barrett inspired fanzine called Chapter 24, that Blackman started in October 1990, when he was seventeen...
.
She played at Melbourne's main Arts Festival in 2010, and was a speaker at the 2010 Melbourne live music rally
2010 Melbourne live music rally
The 2010 Melbourne live music rally, was a public political rally held on 23 February 2010, in central Melbourne, Australia...
.
Discography
- Pikelet (Chapter Music, 2007)
- Pre-Flight Jitters (Sabbatical, 2008)
- Not So Still (2009)
- Stem (2010)
External links
Pikelet's Myspace