Tickley Feather

Tickley Feather is Annie Sachs. She grew up in rural Virginia but has been living in Philadelphia for 5 years now. She has been using her time learning to write and record her own music as part of her nights spent at home, adapting to being the single mother of a young child. Sachs is a four tracking hobbyist who's musical spirit dwells in the realm of her own natural inclinations. She is a firm believer in doing what feels right, and in her recordings she really uses her solo status to great advantage. It adds up a very personal sound which involves all sorts of sensations from serendipity to silliness, and even the sweet and eerie sound of her little boy's voice as he tells her his ideas. Her recordings have been praised by critics from the start, with comparisons to work by artists such as Syd Barrett, Kate Bush, and Gilli Smith, and all the while being given credit for having a sound that is completely its own. Now she's coming in from the outside to share her songs and it's precious beyond value.




Tickley Feather - Hors d'Oeuvres (2009)



Having recently relocated to her home state of Virginia from Philadelphia, Annie Sachs (a.k.a. Tickley Feather) has recorded her newest album Hors D'oeuvres. Recorded in an old dilapidated farmhouse in the Shenandoah woods, Hors D'oeuvres brilliantly captures Annie's Southern Gothic meets Existential Hillbilly vibe. Focused around a sense of joy, the new material is a marked change from her previous work and its sense of moodiness and oppression. Imbued with a purposeful anthemic quality, these songs reach out to the listener embracing a hauntingly beautiful tension, enhanced by a patina of 4 track scuzz.

1. muscles
2. sure relaxing
3. don't call, marylin
4. buzzy Listen
5. trashy boys

6. not a drum
7. roses of romance
8. fly like an eagle
9. club rhythm 96 and cell phone
10. tickley plays guitar

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Tickley Feather - Tickley Feather (2008)



TICKLEY FEATHER, the self-titled debut by Philadelphia's Annie Sachs, is a collection of Late Night path-finding sounds, gingerly home recorded using budget electronics. Selected from the past four years, these songs are washed in effects and demonstrate a barbaric yet meticulous instrumentation, along with a paradoxically, otherworldly and natural vocal style. The resulting sounds tell a secret that feels serendipitous.

1. “I’ve Got Magic Inside My Bones Somewhere”
2. Ooooo
3. Buttshot
4. The Python
5. Fancy Walking
6. “There’s This Magic Spell Right Inside Your Bones”
7. Noisey Dingle
8. Nothing 2 B Sad About
9. Le Daylight
10. 1978 Fast/Xylophone/Leaking Roof
11. Nicht Chant
12. Keyboards Is Drunk
13. Sorry Party
14. Night Train
15. Rain Bucket
16. Tonight Is The Nite
17. Lookout What’s Next
18. Convention
19. “The Bone Hits It With A Drumstick Then Your Skin
20. “I’m Magic”/Bathtime

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Tickley Feather Split 7" (was split w/ serpents of wisdom) (2007)




1. The Revolution
2. The Python
3. Natural Natural
4. You Know Who You Are

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