In the time since Dressy Bessy was a consistently active band, MySpace has gone from a top online community site to virtual haunted house. Because of social media’s seismic shift, Tammy Ealom knows there’s work ahead in getting the word out on Dressy Bessy’s new album, Kingsized, the sugary Pop band’s triumphant sixth studio effort, its first since 2008.
“We didn’t even have a Facebook page back then,” the guitarist/vocalist says. “All this stuff has come up since we’ve been out of the scene. We’re having to build it back up.”
Eight years ago, Dressy Bessy released Holler and Stomp to less than enthusiastic critical reviews that ranged from lukewarm to hateful.
The album’s unfairly harsh reception, combined with low tour attendance, would have ended lesser bands, but Ealom has a rare gift for perspective. Read more in this week’s Sound Advice.
Dressy Bessy plays Southgate House Revival (Revival Room) Thursday with Serenity Fisher and the Cardboard Hearts and the Invisible Strings. More into/tickets:
southgatehouse.com .
This article appears in Mar 2-9, 2016.