Scarling.

Scarling. is an American noise pop band from Los Angeles, whose core members are Jessicka and Christian Hejnal-Addams. The band formed in 2002. They have released two albums, Sweet Heart Dealer and So Long, Scarecrow.

Scarling.
Christian Hejnal and Jessicka 2005
Background information
OriginLos Angeles, California, U.S.
GenresNoise pop, art rock, gothic rock, indie rock
Years active2002–present
LabelsSympathy for the Record Industry, The Committee to Keep Music Evil
Associated actsJack Off Jill, Candyhateful, Honey to Ash, Messy, The Cure, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Amusement Parks on Fire, The Ingenues
Websitewww.scarling.com
MembersJessicka
Christian Hejnal
Past membersSamantha Maloney
Kyle Lime
Radio Sloan
Rickey Lime
Derik Snell
Beth Gordon

Name

The band's name comes from a fictional word created by singer/fine artist Jessicka in 1999. In 2001 the definition appeared on Scarling's website: "Middle English, from Old English scaerlinc, from scar+ -ling, -linc -ling; akin to Old High German von scar, Latin scarnos 1. the smallest mark on your heart left by the healing of a severe injury. 2. he or she who is scarred densely almost emotionless. 3. a mentally challenged/physically handicapped sibling of a normal star. 4. a band from Los Angeles. The "S" in Scarling. is sometimes lower case and the word itself ends in a full stop or period." [1]

History

Scarling. was formed by singer Jessicka Fodera (known simply as Jessicka) after the dissolution of her band, Jack Off Jill, and guitarist Christian Hejnal. They were introduced by guitarist Lisa Leveridge,[2] and they began rehearsing and recording in a San Fernando Valley performance space; after the pair had written a number of songs together, they began a search for additional band members and eventually cemented the first and very short-lived lineup of Scarling.

In early 2002, Jessicka was introduced to Long Gone John, owner of Sympathy for the Record Industry, by mutual friend Mark Ryden. On March 19, 2003, Scarling's debut single, "Band Aid Covers the Bullet Hole" (produced by Chris Vrenna), was released on the Sympathy for the Record Industry label. Its cover featured an illustration called "Wound 39" by Mark Ryden.

In April 2004, Scarling. released their debut album, Sweet Heart Dealer, a seven-song release again produced by Vrenna and packaged by Ryden. Later that year, Jessicka was featured on the cover of ROCKRGRL magazine's vocalist issue. Scarling was then invited to join the lineup of the Robert Smith-organized Curiosa Festival, performing on select West Coast dates alongside Interpol, The Rapture, Mogwai, Cursive, The Cooper Temple Clause, and longtime inspirations The Cure.[3][4][5] Smith described the band's music as "dark, desperate, chaotic, gorgeous pop music, the sound of the end of the world" and nominated "Sweet Heart Dealer" for the 2004 Shortlist Music Prize.[6][7][8] While Alternative Press Magazine said Scarling. sounded like, "being French kissed by the most beautiful beings in the world, really alluring yet massive stuff."[9] Three weeks before joining the Curiosa tour, drummer Garey Snider left and was briefly replaced by Samantha Maloney in order to perform live at a group art showing at the Copro/Nason Gallery (Santa Monica, California). Weeks later they found drummer Beth Gordon, who served as Scarling's permanent replacement. Scarling, with the help of friend and fill-in bassist Radio Sloan, continued to play around Los Angeles and San Francisco at clubs such as The Bottom Of The Hill, Spaceland and The Troubadour.

On October 21, 2004, John Peel, English disc jockey and radio presenter, invited Robert Smith to stand in for him while he was in Peru as a guest DJ on what turned out to be the last Peel Session show.[10] Smith played Scarling's Crispin Glover as one of the tracks in his eclectic set.[11] Scarling. were also chosen by Smith to be part of his Celebrity Playlist on iTunes along with Cocteau Twins, My Bloody Valentine, Supergrass, Nirvana, Placebo, The Psychedelic Furs, and several bands that played on the Curiosa tour earlier that year.[12] Smith wrote a quote about each song and wrote "Beautiful shadows" next to the Scarling. track.[13]

After a series of 7" singles on Sympathy, Scarling announced in early 2005 that their second album, So Long, Scarecrow, would appear later that year; it was preceded by the single "We Are the Music Makers", and was released on August 23, 2005. So Long, Scarecrow was co-produced by Rob Campanella, formerly of The Brian Jonestown Massacre, at his studio, The Committee to Keep Music Evil headquarters. The critical reception for Scarecrow was generally strong: Alternative Press gave the album a 5 out of 5 rating.[14] Simon Price from The Independent said, "In contrast to the abrasive JOJ sound, Scarling. work up a wonderfully hazy guitar swirl, reminiscent of post-My Bloody Valentine noise-pop from the Britain of the early Nineties."[15] Chris Beyond from No-Fi Magazine described Scarecrow as "somewhere between Blonde Redhead and Sonic Youth and said "there are 13 tracks on this album, but they leave you wanting more."[16] Scarling's was touted as resurrecting goth' by Venus magazine: "Goth isn’t dead. It’s just evolved into a sweeter version with Scarling’s variety of distorted but, dare I say, gorgeous version of the once-dreary genre. On the band’s full-length debut, So Long, Scarecrow, frontwoman Jessicka’s syrupy yet cautious vocals are quite different than her former angry, self-mutilating persona in the late ’90s Marilyn Manson-esque group Jack off Jill."[17]

In December 2005, Scarling. embarked on its first UK tour, creating a buzz for themselves and selling out most venues. SLS's first single "City Noise" is featured on the compilation Alright, This Time Just the Girls Vol. 2 and 2006's Staring To The Sun. The song "Bummer" from SLS was featured on Showtime's The L Word season 3 episode "Latecomer",[18] as well as an Urban Outfitters/Filter magazine compilation. An episode of the medical drama Grey's Anatomy (season 2) is titled "Band Aid Covers the Bullet Hole".[19]

In 2006, Scarling continued to tour in the United States and Europe, embarking on their first co-heading with UK shoegaze outfit Amusement Parks on Fire[20] and opening for The Wedding Present[21] and Depeche Mode later in the year.

Scarling. currently resides in the neighborhood of Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California. On February 14, 2006 (Valentine's Day), while on a break from touring, Jessicka and guitarist Christian Hejnal were engaged. Their wedding took place on October 13, 2007, at the Oviatt Penthouse in Los Angeles.[22]

Scarling. performed at the wedding of Bravo's Shear Genius finalist Janine Jarman and Matthew Wolcott at the Houdini Mansion in Hollywood on June 26, 2010.[23]

Jessicka has stated that, after her art show "Little Grey Secrets", Scarling. would resume. Scarling. released their single "Who Wants To Die For Art?" digitally in the US on iTunes October 31, 2013.

On May 13, 2014, Mark Ryden released an album entitled The Gay Nineties Old Tyme Music: Daisy Bell, that features Scarling along with other artists all giving a different rendition of the same song, "Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built for Two)". The album, printed on 180 g red vinyl, was limited to 999 copies, all hand-numbered and signed by Ryden. Half of the records were sold at the Michael Kohn gallery. The proceeds from the record will benefit Little Kids Rock, a nonprofit that supports musical education in disadvantaged elementary schools.[24][25]

Discography

Albums

Singles and EPs
  • "Band Aid Covers the Bullet Hole" (7", Sympathy for the Record Industry, 2003):
    "Band Aid Covers the Bullet Hole" — "H/C"
  • "Band Aid Covers the Bullet Hole" (CD, Sympathy for the Record Industry, 2003):
    "Band Aid Covers the Bullet Hole" — "H/C" — "Creep"
  • "Crispin Glover" (7", Sympathy for the Record Industry, 2004):
    "Crispin Glover" — "Love Becomes a Ghost"
  • "Crispin Glover" (7", Sympathy for the Record Industry, 2004):
    "Crispin Glover" — "Art of Pretension"
  • Scarling. / The Willowz (split 7", Sympathy for the Record Industry, 2005)
    "We Are the Music Makers" (Scarling.) — "Break Me Down" (The Willowz)
  • "Staring To The Sun" (CD, Sympathy for the Record Industry, 2006)
    "City Noise" — "Staring to the Sun" — "Wave of Mutilation"
  • "Who Wants To Die For Art" (2013), — The Committee to Keep Music Evil

Compilations
  • Blisscent II CD Compilation (2003)
  • Alright This Time Just The Girls Vol. 2 (2005)
cover by Camille Rose Garcia
  • Mark Ryden's The Gay Nineties Olde Tyme Music (2014)

Cover songs

Music videos
  • "Daisy Bell" (2014) directed by Mark Ryden

Sources
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References
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  2. "Chicago Music Guide Scarling. Interview -Noreen Sobczyk". Chicagomusicguide.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
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  4. Vernon, Rebecca. Slug Magazine, February 2, 2005
  5. "MTV news July 7, 2004". Mtv.com. 2004-07-07. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  6. "Finalists For The Shortlist Music Prize 08.24.2004". 411mania.com. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
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  8. Rashbaum, Alyssa (2004-08-24). "MTV news August 28, 2004". Mtv.com. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  9. Pettigrew, Jason. Alternative Press Quote 2003
  10. "The Cure's Robert Smith's Peel Sessions Play List". Egigs.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  11. What Robert Smith Played/Peel Sessions Posted Oct 22, 2004
  12. Chain Of Flowers Cure News Archive April 2005
  13. "Sterogum Robert-Smiths-celebrity-playlist". Stereogum.com. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  14. Pettigrew, Jason."Less screamy, more dreamy." Alternative Press Magazine Jan. 31, 2006
  15. Price, Simon.The Independent on Sunday (London, England) September 4, 2005
  16. Beyond, Chris.SCARLING. "So Long, Scarecrow" CD, 2005 review No-Fi magazine. Archived September 7, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  17. Morrissey, Callye. Venus Magazine Issue 26, December 1, 2005
  18. "Latecover, The LWORD music". Thel-music.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  19. "Grey's Anatomy" Band-Aid Covers the Bullet Hole (2006)
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  21. "Gig List". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
  22. "This bride definitely wears black" Los Angeles Times Oct 28, 2007
  23. Wihlborg, Ulrica. People.com "A Shear Genius Wedding!" Sunday June 27, 2010
  24. Williams, Maxwell. May 2, 2014 "Katy Perry Featured on Pop Artist Mark Ryden's $100 'Gay Nineties' Album (Exclusive)" The Hollywood Reporter (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  25. "The Gay Nineties Olde Tyme Music - Daisy Bell". Archived from the original on 2014-05-11. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
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