Carla J. Easton

Carla Jennifer Easton is a singer-songwriter from Carluke, Scotland. Easton has been a member of the bands Futuristic Retro Champions and TeenCanteen and currently is the keyboard player for The Vaselines while also pursuing a solo career, first under the name Ette and now under the name Carla J. Easton. Her 2018 album Impossible Stuff was shortlisted for the Scottish Album of the Year Award in 2019.[1]

Carla Jennifer Easton
Birth nameCarla Jennifer Easton
Born1985 (age 34–35)
GenresIndie pop, alternative rock
InstrumentsVocals, piano, keyboards
LabelsLast Night From Glasgow, Olive Grove Records, Neu!Reekie! records
Associated actsFuturistic Retro Champions, TeenCanteen, The Vaselines
Websitecarlajennifereaston.com

Biography

In 2006 Easton formed the band Futuristic Retro Champions with friends from the Edinburgh School of Art. The band split up in 2010, having released two EPs.[2] In 2011 she graduated with a Masters of Fine Art from Glasgow School of Art.[3]

TeenCanteen

Easton formed TeenCanteen in 2012[4], on vocals and playing keyboard, with Sita Pieraccini on bass, Chloe Philip on guitar and Debs Smith on drums.[5] In 2016 their debut album Say It All with a Kiss, which made the Longlist for the Scottish Album of the Year Award in 2017, was released by Last Night From Glasgow.[6] In 2017 they released an EP Sirens, then announced that TeenCanteen were taking a break.

Solo career

In 2016 Easton released her solo album Homemade Lemonade through Olive Grove Records under the name Ette. The album was listed as number 4 on the Bandcamp best albums of 2016, where it was described as a 'big, loud, glorious confection'.

In 2017 Easton was invited to the first singer-songwriter residency at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. At the residency she met Howard Bilerman who later invited her to record an album in his Montreal studio.[7] This was released as Impossible Stuff in 2018 under the name Carla J. Easton. Impossible Stuff was shortlisted for the Scottish Album of the Year Award in 2019.[1]

Easton co-wrote and sang the lead vocals on a track on Belle & Sebastian's How to Solve Our Human Problems EP (Part 3), released in 2018.

Discography

Futuristic Retro Champions
  • FRC EP (2010)
  • LaChunky EP (2010)
  • May The Forth/Settle Down (2010)

TeenCanteen
  • Honey (2013) – Neu!Reekie! records
  • You're Still Mine/ Vagabond (2014) – Neu!Reekie! records
  • Say It All with a Kiss (2016) – Last Night From Glasgow
  • Sirens (2017) – Last Night From Glasgow

Solo
  • Homemade Lemonade (2016) – Olive Grove Records
  • Impossible Stuff (2018) – Olive Grove Records

References
  1. "SHORTLIST 2019". The Say Award. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  2. "Futuristic Retro Champions RIP?". Everything Flows. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  3. "Help Musicians UK Supported Artists". Help Musicians UK. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  4. "Music interview: Carla J Easton on pulling out all the stops for new album Impossible Stuff". The Scotsman. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  5. "Interview: Carla Easton (Teen Canteen / ETTE)". Nicola Meighan. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  6. "LONGLIST 2017". SAY Award. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  7. "Singer-songwriter Carla J. Easton on taking songs written on her childhood piano in Carluke to renowned Canadian studio". The Sunday Post. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
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