Los Angeles based singer-songwriter Jillian Speer has announced June 22nd as the release date for her EP “Daggers & Suede”.
In her six song self-release, Jillian sings stories of love, longing, and loss. Speer’s classically trained guitar sets the trance, supported by innovative drummer Chris Dave (Adele, Angus & Julia Stone, D’Angelo) and on electric guitar Tim Stewart (Lady Gaga, Jesse J). With a rich vocal tone, sweet and beautiful at times, pleading and powerful at others, the music brings together Jillan’s influences into a unique sound. The genre defying EP to fuses punk-blues with urban beats, topped with world melodies sung with pop sensibility. Produced by Grammy-Award winning producer/mixer Qmillion (Robert Glasper, Seun Kuti, Beenie Man) the sessions were recorded at world famous Ocean Way Studios and Westlake Recording.