Carla Bozulich

Carla Bozulich
Background information
Birth nameCarla Ragin Bozulich
Born (1965-12-24) December 24, 1965 (age 58)
New York City, New York, U.S.
OriginLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Instruments
Years active1982–present
LabelsConstellation, Folktale
WebsiteCarlaBozulich.com

Carla Ragin Bozulich (born December 24, 1965)[1] is an American musician based in Los Angeles, known as the lead singer, lyricist and founder of The Geraldine Fibbers and Evangelista as well as a founding member of Ethyl Meatplow and Scarnella. The Geraldine Fibbers recorded two albums for Virgin Records. Their first album (Lost Somewhere Between The Earth And My Home) was described as "...a Country Feedback Masterpiece" by Vice.[2]

Bozulich's Evangelista project began in 2006. The album was under her own name and titled Evangelista.[3] The album was released by Montreal, Quebec-based Constellation Records and was that label's first release by a non-Canadian artist.[4] In 2007, The Sunday Times called Evangelista "...a vivid inner darkness which shames rock's weeping millionaires."[5] On the albums Hello, Voyager (2008), Prince of Truth (2009) and In Animal Tongue (2011), Bozulich adopted Evangelista as a project name. Some consistent members include bassist Tara Barnes, keyboardist/sampler Dominic Cramp, guitarist Nels Cline, violinist Jessica Moss, organist Nadia Moss, drummer Ches Smith, multi-instrumentalist and co-producer Shahzad Ismaily. Various members of Godspeed! You Black Emperor contributed to arranging, recording and additional collaborative songwriting. The line-up of Evangelista changes each time they play or record. The Hello, Voyager album features 14 musicians over various pieces.

In 2014, Constellation released Boy, under Bozulich's name, as solo artist. Her most recent album with Constellation, Quieter was released in May 2018 and is a compilation of previously unreleased recordings. Bozulich has also been involved in other projects, including collaborations with Francesco Guerri, Noveller/Sarah Lipstate and Devin Sarno.

  1. ^ "United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch (Carla Ragin Bozulich Los Angeles, California, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.
  2. ^ Shipley, Al (June 1, 2017). "The Geraldine Fibbers' Debut Was a Country Feedback Masterpiece". Vice. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  3. ^ "Music Review: Carla Bozulich - Evangelista". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  4. ^ "10 Essential Albums from Constellation Records, The Legendary Independent Record Label". Pitchfork. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  5. ^ Lee, Stewart (2006-08-06). "Carla Bozulich: Evangelista". The Sunday Times. ISSN 0956-1382. Retrieved 2019-07-31.