Julia Othmer - Sound (2019)

"Perhaps the best way to explain Julia would be if Norah Jones, Tom Waits, Billie Holiday, and Lyle Lovett had a musical orgy and let you watch behind a curtain of burning lace and a whiskey waterfall. I'll bring the unfiltered cigarettes, you bring your soul." - Out of Print Magazine

Julia Othmer is a "captivating" piano-playing singer/songwriter known for her energetic live performances. Her new album "SOUND" - a collaboration with UK-based producer/composer James T Lundie will be released in April of 2019. “SOUND sounds so good” writes Elmore Magazine, it has “stunningly sophisticated and dramatic architecture” and is “spellbinding and visceral.” Acclaimed music writer Tim Finn describes SOUND as a “self-made record with a big-label sound… rich in space and soaring dynamics and rife with layers and textures and melodies and grooves.” Public Radio host Bob McWilliams says her “songs are powerful.”

The album’s first two singles – “Purple and Gray” and “Hungry Days (Make Me Feel)” have reached over 275,000 views on YouTube and been featured on over 100 radio stations around the world. Chart highlights include Pop Radio UK #1, Big Indie Giant (South Africa) #3, UK Independent #6, and Radio VGR (UK) #2. “Hungry Days (Make Me Feel)” was featured on Japan’s #1 radio station “ and highlighted as a “Top 3 Indie Videos” by InterFM host Mike “In Tokyo” Rogers.

Tracks from Julia's critically acclaimed debut album, Oasis Motel, have been featured on such shows as Witches of East End, Switched at Birth, The Lying Game, Army Wives, and DeGrassi: The Next Generation. She has received songwriting awards from the Billboard World Song Contest and the International Songwriting Competition. Julia has shared the stage with Sarah McLachlan, Emmylou Harris, and Heart, Regina Spektor, The Alarm, Lisa Loeb and John Waite among others.

Julia is a lover of books & libraries & used bookstores & new bookstores & the New York Times Sunday Crossword Puzzle & is currently obsessed with ancient civilizations. She lives in LA. Her hometown is KC.