Bronwen Exter

The youngest granddaughter of a Ukrainian communist, a Disneyland tiremaker, an Yves St. Laurent wedding dress model and the Chief Statistician for President Lyndon Johnson, New York-based Bronwen Exter sings her own songs and the songs of Jonathan Spottiswoode, a collection of old lounge numbers, retro folk ballads and twisted pop ditties. Her sultry delivery has already been compared to Peggy Lee, Astrud Gilberto and Mazzy Star's Hope Sandoval. Exter performs mostly at The Living Room and Rockwood Music Hall in New York with Spottiswoode. Her debut album, Elevator Ride, was co-produced by Johnny Society's Kenny Siegal and Spottiswoode. The album has received great reviews, with The New Yorker describing Exter's voice "like a warm mist capable of obscuring all of life's problems."