Molly Burch
{{short description|American singer-songwriter}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|10|23}}
| genre = Indie pop, indie rock
| years_active = {{start date|2013}}–present
| label = Captured Tracks
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| partner = Dailey Toliver
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Molly Burch (born October 23, 1990) is an American singer-songwriter. Based in Los Angeles, California, her music often reflects themes of heartbreak and loss.{{cite web
| author= LIBBY WEBSTER
| date= February 17, 2017
| publisher= Austin Chronicle
| url= http://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2017-02-17/molly-burch-mixes-heartbroken-narratives-and-fifties-pop/
| title= Molly Burch Mixes Heartbroken Narratives and Fifties Pop: Austin newcomer's debut, Please Be Mine, is a quiet triumph
| accessdate= March 23, 2017
| quote=...Molly Burch reminisces about her move from North Carolina to Texas in 2013, ... A breakup in Asheville ..carry a velveteen husk from Patsy Cline, Roy Orbison's warble, and the dreamy wistfulness of Françoise Hardy. flesh out warm, gentle, vintage sounds. Pure, simple need takes care of the rest. ... Growing up in Los Angeles...
| author= BRYAN C. PARKER
| date= February 12, 2017
| publisher= Austin Monthly
| url= http://www.austinmonthly.com/AM/February-2017/Musician-Profile-Molly-Burch/
| title= MUSICIAN PROFILE: MOLLY BURCH: SONGWRITER FLOURISHES THROUGH HEARTACHE ON DEBUT ALBUM, "PLEASE BE MINE"
| accessdate= March 23, 2017
| quote=...Burch confronts universal feelings of love and longing on her new album, Please Be Mine, ...
}} She is the lead vocalist and writer.{{cite web
| author= Andrew Sacher
| date= February 3, 2017
| publisher= Brooklyn Vegan
| url= http://www.brooklynvegan.com/sallie-ford-and-molly-burch-streaming-new-songs-touring-together/
| title= Sallie Ford and Molly Burch streaming new songs, touring together
| accessdate= March 23, 2017
}} Burch studied jazz vocal performance at UNC Asheville and gravitated towards vocalists such as Nina Simone and Billie Holiday.{{cite web
| author= Joel Oliphint
| date= March 22, 2017
| publisher= Columbus Alive
| url= http://www.columbusalive.com/entertainment/20170322/concert-preview-molly-burch-at-sick-weekend-2
| title= Concert preview: Molly Burch at Sick Weekend 2
| accessdate= March 23, 2017
| quote=...At UNC Asheville, Burch studied jazz vocal performance, gravitating toward singers like Billie Holiday and Nina Simone, ...lease Be Mine sounds as if it could have been recorded late at night in a dusty club at any point in the last 40 years. Part of that vintage sound comes from Burch's slightly smoky, timeless voice (think Angel Olsen with a little Patsy Cline), and part of it comes from recording the album's 10 tracks live.
}} A reviewer described her music as an "intoxicating ode to an unrequited love" as from a "smoky club chanteuse".{{cite web
| date= January 24, 2017
| publisher= Pop Matters
| url= http://www.popmatters.com/post/molly-burch-try-singles-going-steady/
| title= Molly Burch - "Try" (Singles Going Steady)
| accessdate= March 23, 2017
| quote=...Molly Burch is plainly torn by her unanswered feelings as she breathlessly wears her pain quite openly on lines like “I wish you would try”. ...
}}
Early life
Burch was raised in Los Angeles. Both her parents were involved in the film industry; her mother worked as a casting director while her father was a screenwriter and producer. Her sister is screenwriter Samy Burch.{{cite web |last1=n.a. |title=Girl to Know: Molly Burch |url=https://www.dnamag.co/home/girl-to-know-molly-burch |website=DNA MAG |access-date=30 January 2024}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ List of studio albums, with selected details ! scope="col" style="width:9em"| Title ! scope="col" | Details |
| scope="row" |Please Be Mine
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| scope="row" |First Flower
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| scope="row" | The Molly Burch Christmas Album
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| scope="row"| Romantic Images
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| scope="row" | The Molly Burch Christmas Album - Expanded
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| scope="row" | Daydreamer
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=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ List of singles with selected details ! scope="col" style="width:9em" | Title ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Album |
| scope="row" | "Downhearted"
| rowspan="2" | 2016 | rowspan="3" | Please Be Mine |
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| scope="row" | "Try'" |
| scope="row" | "Wrong for You"
| 2017 |
| scope="row" | "Wild"
| rowspan="3" | 2018 | rowspan="3" | First Flower |
| scope="row" | "To the Boys" |
| scope="row" | "Candy" |
| scope="row" | "Only One"
| rowspan="3" | 2019 | rowspan="2" {{Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row" | "Ballads" |
| scope="row" | "Last Christmas ft. John Early and Kate Berlant"
| The Molly Burch Christmas Album |
| scope="row" | "Needy"
| 2020 | {{Non-album single}} |
| scope="row" | "Emotion feat. Wild Nothing"
| rowspan="3" | 2021 | rowspan="3" | Romantic Images |
| scope="row" | "Control" |
| scope="row" | "Heart of Gold" |
| scope="row" | "Cozy Christmas/December Baby"
| 2022 | The Molly Burch Christmas Album - Expanded |
| scope="row" | "Physical"
| rowspan="3" | 2023 | rowspan="3" | Daydreamer |
| scope="row" | "Unconditional" |
| scope="row" | "Tattoo" |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/18727-molly-burch-wrong-for-you/ Review in Pitchfork]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mewi8f56has Downhearted] song in YouTube
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Category:American women singer-songwriters
Category:Singers from Austin, Texas
Category:University of North Carolina at Asheville alumni