NAOMI ALLIGATOR - New Carpark signee announces EP with video for title track "Concession Stand Girl"

NAOMI ALLIGATOR ANNOUNCES NEW EP CONCESSION STAND GIRL OUT 10/29 VIA CARPARK RECORDS WATCH VIDEO FOR THE ALBUM’S TITLE TRACK “CONCESSION STAND GIRL”

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Naomi Alligator, the alias of Los Angeles-based songwriter and multi-media artist Corrinne James, announces Concession Stand Girl, her new EP and Carpark Records debut. The announcement comes with the release of a video animated by James for the EP’s title track and lead single, “Concession Stand Girl.” FLOOD, who premiered the song and video today, is saying it “showcases [her] folky, vulnerable songwriting along with illustrating a surreal animation for its video.” Inspired by the sparse and confessional qualities of Liz Phair’s early portastudio recordings, James uses the project as her own musical journal to share and process personal anecdotes. Her modern folk production and poetic songwriting links the sounds of artists like Joan Baez and Steeleye Span to a 21st century context. On the title track for Concession Stand Girl that opens the EP, James sings the inner monologue of an unappreciated ticket-taker at a high school football game. James plucks a sparkly banjo and sings details of the concession stand girl’s relationship to each of the spectators who must go through her to enter the game.  “I only used to go to high school football games to see my crushes. I was always really nervous and excited to be seen by the whole school at night. Everything felt personal and yet overwhelming, especially on the bleachers when standing under the giant lights,” says James. “The Concession Stand Girl runs a stand at a high school football game. Her job is to observe the crowd and cater to their needs, but she goes unnoticed. This song is about all of the people that go unnoticed and the dynamic lives that they lead. Sometimes we exist as The Concession Stand Girl and other times we exist as the people that walk by.” Concession Stand Girl is available for pre-order now and due October 29th via Carpark Records.

WATCH THE "CONCESSION STAND GIRL" VIDEO

“I think my music provides space for me to say the things I can’t always say in real life.” says Virginia native songwriter and multi-media artist Corrinne James. While studying New Media and Cinematography at the University of Virginia, James created a secret Bandcamp under the alias Naomi Alligator, and began uploading her intimate home recordings online. Although her primary creative practice has been experimental animation—producing several shorts and music videos for artists like Slow Pulp and Emily Yacina—James found a way to broaden her storytelling through music. “I grew up playing piano, but I was actually learning how to play guitar on the first few Naomi Alligator songs.” James admits. “At the end of high school my friend Ruby sent me a Google Drive zip of all the Girly Sounds recordings and told me ‘You need to listen to this!’” Inspired by the sparse and confessional qualities of Liz Phair’s early portastudio recordings, James decided to create her own musical journal to share and process personal anecdotes. “I was nervous to show it to other people because I was just scared about what they might think, but eventually I started sharing it with friends in college and they would share it with more people.” This fall, five years since her first upload and over a dozen releases later, James will share her new four-track EP, Concession Stand Girl, while making her debut on Carpark. Self-recorded at home, Concession Stand Girl features Corrinne James playing guitar, synth, and banjo. “That banjo was actually a gift from my old professor and mentor, Lydia Moyer,” James recalls.  James wrestles with guilt, purpose, and jealousy through vivid narratives in the songs on her new EP, as well as much of her self-released music and films. James says “I kind of feel like a kid when I’m writing music—it’s just about sharing whatever you’re feeling and getting that out, you know?” Following the release of Concession Stand Girl, James hopes to expand the sound of Naomi Alligator, experimenting with new recording techniques and layered instrumentation, while maintaining her warm songwriting.

NAOMI ALLIGATOR CONCESSION STAND GIRL EP CARPARK RECORDS OCTOBER 24, 2021 PRE-ORDER 1. Concession Stand Girl 2. Momma 3. Anywhere Else 4. Big Blue World

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