Pearl Charles

American singer-songwriter

Indie rock
Folk rock
alternative country
psychedelic rock
Acid rock
Americana

InstrumentsVocals, guitar, drumsYears active2012–presentLabelsKanine, BurgerFormerly ofThe Blank Tapes

Musical artist

Pearl Charles (born May 11, 1991) is an American singer-songwriter from Los Angeles, California. Her sound is a melding of 1960s rock and 1970s cosmic country.^[4]

Education

Pearl Charles earned a BFA in music from CalArts.^[3]

Music

Pearl Charles got her start as a musician at age 18 in a country duo called the Driftwood Singers, with Christian Lee Hutson. She then went on to join a garage rock band called the Blank Tapes as drummer.^[1]

Charles began a solo project in 2012, and released her first solo record, a 2015 self-titled EP on Burger Records.^[5]

According to Billboard, Charles is a genre-blending artist in the style of Lana Del Rey and Jenny Lewis, with "subdued vocals and more uptempo, playful production".^[6]

Kanine Records released her full-length debut album, titled Sleepless Dreamer, in 2018.^[7]

Personal life

Pearl is the daughter of Larry Charles.^[8]

Discography

Studio albums^[9]

Sleepless Dreamer (2018)
Magic Mirror (2021)

Singles and EPs^[10]

Pearl Charles (2015)^[5]
Night Tides (2017)
Sleepless Dreamer (2018)
All the Boys (2018)

References

^ ^a ^b "PEARL CHARLES: I WENT TIME-TRAVELLING". LA Record.
^ "Credits". All Music.
^ ^a ^b "Chase After Pearl Charles' Mischievous Track 'I Ran So Far'". SPIN. 2015-07-15.
^ "LA Singer-Songwriter Pearl Charles is Ready to Shine". SA Current.
^ ^a ^b "Pearl Charles Pearl Charles EP". Pitchfork.
^ "Pearl Charles Woos Listeners With Wistful New Track 'Night Tides'". Billboard.
^ "Pearl Charles Biography". All Music.
^ Martoccio, Angie (2021-04-27). "Pearl Charles Goes Into the Mystic". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
^ "Pearl Charles". AllMusic. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
^ "Pearl Charles". All Music.