Who's Got Trouble? is an album by Shivaree, released by Zoë Records in 2005. It has been called "dark cabaret pop."

Personnel

*Ambrosia Parsley – Vocals

*Duke McVinnie – Guitar

*Danny McGough – Keyboards

Reception

CMJ New Music Monthly said that "much of the album tends to give off a background ambience" and that "Shivaree's nouveaux lounge, old-timey cabaret flare trickles with an underlying bizareness that smacks of one of those hypnotic late-night excursions so common in David Lynch films."

Billboard Magazine said that "while the musicianship of the group is indisputable, Parsley's unusual childish voice is stunted by pedestrian songwriting."

The Torontoist called the album "fascinating and almost unsettling in its uniqueness."

Stylus Magazine argued that although "they may have shrunk their range and scope slightly, the songwriting and execution is as strong as ever."

Phoenix New Times believed that "despite the low volume, this album delivers an emotional knockout punch."

References

Artist/Band Information

Shivaree is an American alternative pop/rock band formed in 1999 consisting of Ambrosia Parsley (vocals), Danny McGough (keyboard), and Duke McVinnie (guitar). They have produced four albums, with approximately 500,000 combined sales. Shivaree is best known for the song "Goodnight Moon", released in 1999 and appearing in Dawson's Creek and Kill Bill: Volume 2.

History

The band takes its name from the French term, "shivaree", which means, roughly, a noisy mock serenade for newlyweds. It is most commonly used along the Mississippi River, and to the west of it.

They have produced four full-length albums (with one not receiving a North American release due to contract disagreements) and have approximately 500,000 combined sales to their name. They credit numerous other musicians in their work and are usually joined by two or three other collaborators when performing live. The band have mentioned their use of primarily Southern ideas and memes, and cite William Faulkner as an influence. After contract disagreements with their previous label, it appeared that the group would split up after their second album. However, an EP and another two albums later followed.

Their most well known song, "Goodnight Moon", was featured in Seasons 3 and 6 of the television series Dawson's Creek and played over the closing credits of the Quentin Tarantino film Kill Bill: Volume 2. It also plays through the closing scenes and the end credits of the film, Ni reprise ni échangée, the French comedy-drama with the English title, Monique, and was used in a commercial for the Norwegian clothing shop Cubus.

Band members

Shivaree's band members are vocalist Ambrosia Parsley, keyboardist Danny McGough, and guitarist Duke McVinnie.

Ambrosia Sings The News

In April 2004, Ambrosia Parsley embarked on a project for the liberal radio station Air America called Ambrosia Sings the News — a short song (always the same melody), usually under a minute or so long that attempted to encapsulate the contents of the previous week's headlines. Approximately 47-50 installments of "Ambrosia Sings the News" were aired with some being live performances. The show was successful enough that a single titled "2004 (The Year In Review...For Anyone Who Can Bear the Mere Thought)" that summarized exactly what the title suggests was sold exclusively via iTunes. In addition to her work with Shivaree, Parsley has appeared on Mocean Worker's album Enter the Mowo, and Verbena's La Musica Negra.

Discography

Albums

* I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head for Making Me Live in this Dump (Oct 19, 1999)

* Rough Dreams (Jun 17, 2002) - NOT released in USA due to disagreements with record label.

* Who's Got Trouble? (Jan 11, 2005)

* Tainted Love: Mating Calls and Fight Songs (Jul 31, 2007) - album of covers

EPs

* Corrupt and Immoral Transmissions (EP - 2000)

* Breach (EP - 2004)

Singles

* "Goodnight Moon" (1999 & 2000) MV

* "Bossa Nova" (2001) MV

* "John 2/14" (2002) MV

* "After The Prince And The Showgirl" (2002)

* "I Close My Eyes" (2005) MV

* "New Casablanca" (2005) MV - not release as single but a music video was made to promote the album.

* "2 Far" (2005) - this track is a remake of "Gone too Far" from their previous album "Rough Dreams".

* "Cold Blooded" (2007)

MV indicates that a music video was made for the song as part of promotion.

Non-Album Studio Recordings and Alternate Versions

* "Scrub" - was released in the "Goodnight Moon" Maxi single in 1999

and then again in the "Corrupt and Immoral Transmissions" EP in 2000.

* "My Boy Lollipop" - was released in the "Goodnight Moon" Maxi single in 1999

and then again in the "corrupt and immoral transmissions" EP in 2000.

* "Funeral Song For A Dog" - was released only once in the "Bossa Nova" Maxi single in 2001.

* "You Don't Know What Love Is" - was never released. It was recorded during Shivaree's debut album but never released. A 50 second clip was available in an EPK posted in October 2010 on Ambrosia's official Facebook.

* "The Snake" - was released only once in the "John 2/14" Maxi single in 2002.

* "Bossa Nova" (Allskate Mix) - was released only once in "Bossa Nova" single in 2001 and was the mix used in the music video instead of the one actually included in the album.

* "Bossa Nova" (Album Edit) - was released only once in "Bossa Nova" single in 2001.

It’s very similar to the Version in the album "I Oughtta Give You A Shot In The Head..."

but with an alternate ending to the song. Technically called “(Album Edit)” in the single although it‘s not the exactly the same as the one published in the actual album.

* "I Close My Eyes" (Breach Edit) - was released only once in the "Breach" EP in 2004. Almost Identical to the version in the album "Who's Got Trouble" but with a slight difference in instruments and an alternate/longer ending.

* "I Close My Eyes" (Video Mix) - was NEVER released. This Mix only appeared for its music

video in 2005. It is essentially the same as the "Who's got trouble?" version but with more back up vocals.

Official Live released tracks

* "Goodnight Moon" (Live) - was released only once in the "Corrupt and Immoral Transmissions" EP in 2000.

* "I Don't Care" (Live) - was released in the "Corrupt and Immoral Transmissions" EP in 2000

and then again in the "Bossa Nova" single in 2001.

Live Covers and Live Unreleased songs

* "Stroll" (Live) - was NEVER released on CD. It is only a live performance at Le Ciel in Grenoble, France on April 25, 2005.

* Great Balls of Fire (Live) - was an unofficial promo release of "The Black Sessions 2002" (The Black Sessions are performances of the live music broadcast on the French Radio station ‘France Inter‘. These are recorded in front of a live audience and featured on a C‘est Lenoir show. A French Radio DJ‘s name is Bernard Lenoir ). This was released in a CD of only 2500 copies to local radio stations and shops in North America and Europe. Only 2,500 copies were made of this CD.

* "Tonight You Belong To Me" (Live) - was an unofficial promo release of "The Black Sessions 2002". This was released in a CD of only 2500 copies to local radio stations and shops in North America and Europe.

* "Get Out And Get Under The Moon" (Live) - was NEVER released on CD. It is only a live performance at Le Ciel in Grenoble, France on April 25, 2005.

* "Heaven" (Live) - Duo with Nada Surf for the emission on "Musicplanet2nite"

in Arte on 03.10.2002 but was NEVER released on CD.

* "Dedicated Follower Of Fashion" (Live) - a cover of 'The Kinks' performed in OuiFm radio(AccousticSession+Interview in Paris) March 25, 2005. was never released.

* "Hold Me Right" (live) - only performed on tour but never released.

Ambrosia Parsley (Solo work & Collaborations)

Aside from the work She has done with Shivaree, Ambrosia Parsley has done some collaborations with other artists and a couple of Solo tracks that have become available to the public through projects/albums of others.

Tracks that Parsley participated in are:

* "Ether" (back up vocals) - was released in the album "La musica negra" by Verbena on May 20, 2003.

* "I'll take the woods" (lead singer) - was released in the album "Enter the Mowo!" by Mocean Worker on April 6, 2004.

* "Everybody Came" (lead singer) - released in the album "For the Kids Too" with various artists released on October 19, 2004.

* "Girls: Must be single and very pretty" (lead singer) - released in Esopus Magazine #6 titled "Help Wanted" on May 1, 2006. This is a collaboration with 'The Elegant Too'.

* "Counting" (lead singer) - released in the album "Songs of Sara P. Smith" (an album of various artists as a tribute to Sara P. Smith) in 2006.

* "Morning Light" (lead singer) - released in the album "Songs of Sara P. Smith" (an album of various artists as a tribute to Sara P. Smith) in 2006.

* "You'd be surprised" (duet with lead singer of band) - released in the album "Your Language" by White Hassle on July 25, 2008.

* "Then Was Then and Now Is Now" (lead singer) - released in the album "The Best Is Yet To Come: The Songs Of Cy Coleman (2009)" with various artists and it was released on September 15, 2009.

* "Night Time" (duet with Elegant Too) - unknown origin or date. was posted on March 22, 2009 on Ambrosia Parsley's facebook account.

* "My World" (lead singer) - a new song composed and produced by The Elegant Too with Parsley's vocals was made known on 11-21-10 in a commercial for Juicy Couture's new fragrance called "peace love and juicy couture". Possibly forming part of Ambrosia's solo album debut.

Ambrosia Parsley solo debut album

According to a Rounder Records publicist, Ambrosia was to release her debut solo album in the spring of 2008 but the album was never released. The reasons as to why her solo album was not released in 2008 is unknown but as of October 2009 through non-official sources it was confirmed that Parsley continues to work on her solo album and will eventually see its release.

On April 2010 the song "Rubble" was presented on www.ambrosiaparsley.net as the first single from her upcoming solo debut album (still untitled). The single became available for listening as streaming audio and a free download was offered on Parsley's official website but still no sign of an album release date.

On October 7, 2010 a message was posted on Parsley's official Facebook account that stated "Ambrosia has been hard at work on a solo project with the esteemed Elegant Too duo of Chris Maxwell and Phil Hernandez (Ray Davies, Yoko Ono, Fred Schneider, Jon Spencer, some others) and they’re threatening to debut a collection of heretofore unheard/unholy goods." On October 10, 2010 she debuted 3 new songs, "My Knees", "The Waltz" and an untitled song in a small live performance in Phoenicia, New York giving hope that an album will, in fact, be released.

On December 6, 2010 Parsley confirmed the album release in 2011 by saying "Finishing up in January. Hoping for a spring release" and also confirmed another track from the album titled "Weeping Cherry".

References