- Dawn Landes【 54 songs in total 】
- Dawn Landes is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She is originally from around Louisville, Kentucky but spent many years living and performing in Brooklyn, New York. As a recording artist she has released four full-length albums: dawn's music (2005), Fireproof (2008), Sweetheart Rodeo (2010), and Bluebird (2014) and five EPs: Straight Lines (2006), Two Three Four (2006), Mal Habillée (2012), Covers EP (2014) and Desert Songs (2015). In support of her releases, Landes has toured extensively in the US, Europe and around the world, often sharing the stage with artists such as Ray Lamontagne, Feist, Andrew Bird, José González, The Weakerthans, Midlake, Suzanne Vega, and Sufjan Stevens.
As an instrumentalist, she has toured as part of New York City American roots music band Hem. and Sufjan Stevens' touring band (2015-2016). A producer and engineer, she worked at Stratosphere Sound in New York City and at Philip Glass' own personal recording studio. In 2007 Landes helped found Saltlands Studio in Brooklyn, NY. She has collaborated with contemporaries like Justin Townes Earle, Will Oldham and Josh Ritter in the studio. Her songs have been featured in popular films and TV shows, including The Good Wife, Bored to Death, Skins, House, Gossip Girl and United States of Tara. She composed original scores for two feature films Blackbird and Familiar Strangers and wrote the end credit song for Savage Grace starring Julianne Moore. Landes has appeared with The American Songbook Series, Boston Pops, TED and in 2012 with the NYC Ballet at the Lincoln Center for the Benjamin Millepied ballet 'Two Hearts' singing a ballad entitled 'The Brown Girl' as part of composer Nico Muhly's score.
In June 2012, she released Mal Habillée, a collection of original French songs in the style of Ye-Ye. It features guest vocals by Matthew Caws (Nada Surf) and Tunde Adebimpe (TV on the Radio) and an interactive ebook with illustrations by the artist Danica Novgorodoff to accompany the text. In February 2014, she released Bluebird which features guest appearances by Norah Jones and others Bluebird won the 2015 14th Annual Independent Music Awards for ''Folk/Singer-Songwriter Album of the Year'.
Landes is at work on a musical called ROW with book-writer Daniel Goldstein, under commission from New York Voices. In 2015 she presented a Ted Talk on the musical subject, transatlantic rower, Tori Murden McClure. Landes also performs as a member of all-girl trio The Bandana Splits. Landes was once married to musician Josh Ritter, with whom she also toured.
Discography
Albums
dawn's music (2005)
Fireproof (2008)
Sweetheart Rodeo (2010)
Bluebird (2014)
EP
Straight Lines (2005)
Two Three Four (2006)
Mal Habillée (2012)
Covers EP featuring Jim James (My Morning Jacket) (2014)
Desert Songs EP with Piers Faccini (2016)
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Lyricist
Composer
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Accordion Song
2005
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2
All Dressed In White(Provided)
2010
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Bloodhound
2014
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4
Bluebird
2014
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5
Bodyguard
2008
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6
Brighton
2010
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7
Caroline(Provided)
2008
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8
Close Your Eyes(Provided)
2008
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9
Clown
2010
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10
Cry No More
2014
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11
Dance Area
2010
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12
Diamond Rivers
2014
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13
Dig Me A Hole
2008
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14
Drive
2008
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15
French(Provided)
2005
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16
Goodnight Lover
2008
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17
Heaven's Gate
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18
Heel Toe
2014
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19
Home
2014
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20
Honey Bee
2005
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21
I Don't Need No Man
2008
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22
I Was Born Under a Wandering Star
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23
I Won't Back Down
2008
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24
I'm In Love With The Night
2008
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25
Kids In A Play
2008
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26
Kissing Song
2005
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27
Little Miss Holiday
2010
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28
Love Song
2014
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29
Love
2010
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30
Lullaby for Tony
2014
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31
Money In the Bank
2010
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32
Morning Sun(Provided)
2008
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33
Mud & Stars
2005
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34
Oh Brother
2014
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35
Picture Show
2008
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36
Private Little Hell
2008
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37
Romeo
2010
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38
Scars
2005
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39
Straight Lines
2008
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40
Suspicion
2005
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41
Sweetheart of the Rodeo
2010
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42
Tired Of This Life
2008
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43
Tous les garçons et les filles(Provided)
2010
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44
Toy Piano(Provided)
2008
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45
Traffic(Provided)
2005
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46
Try to Make a Fire Burn Again
2014
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47
Twilight
Dawn M Landes
2008
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48
Valentine
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49
Wandering Eye
2010
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50
Who Are You?(Provided)
2008
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51
Without You
2005
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52
You Alone
2008
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53
Young Folks
2008
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54
Young Girl
2010