Back in 1990, singer / songwriter Paleface became part of the Anti-Folk scene in
New York City.
His song 'Burn & Rob' gained him some notoriety and received some airplay attention on college radio.
This early version is markedly different than the one that appeared on his first album in 1991. ➤
That 2nd version can only really be said to be 'fuller and more polished' when compared with this one. Both recordings were produced by Kramer of NYC's Shimmy Disc record label.
In '89 it was Daniel Johnston who had taught Paleface how to write songs, and soon he was performing in small clubs and the subway, while sharing an apartment with friend and fellow struggling musician Beck.
There are different opinions out there as to which artist influenced the other more, but personally I don't feel it matters.
I will say though, that there was a time in the early '90's when Paleface and Beck shared a similar sound in some of their recordings.
At various points during the 1990's, Paleface's career progressed in fits and starts, partially due, it would seem, to the inability of the music industry to settle on the right niche to market him towards.
These days things appear to be running a little smoother, as both Paleface and the music scene have matured just a bit.
From the LP
'What Else Do You Do?
(A Compilation of Quiet Music)'
(Shimmy Disc, 1990),
Listen to Paleface:
Burn & Rob (click for audio)
See also:
- Official website: palefaceonline.com
- Paleface entry with bio at Antifolk.Net
- An interview at The Idiot Online
- A live show review at journalism, fiction by Brian Tucker
- There's info and recent tunes available at the Official Paleface MySpace page
- There's other info and older tunes available at the Paleface "unofficial FAN PAGE" at MySpace
- At YouTube: A video clip of Paleface performing 'She's So' (in '07?)
Back in 1990, singer / songwriter Paleface became part of the Anti-Folk scene in 
