Jukebox Upchuck #21

I've got a treat for you today, a few songs from psych-folk singer-songwriter Linda Perhacs. Her lone album, Parallelograms, was released in 1970, and you've likely never heard anything quite like it. Perhacs was a dental hygienist living in southern California when she recorded this record. Like many other fleeting female folk artists of her time, her music fell mostly on deaf ears, and she quickly reverted back to her everyday life. Members of the current "freak folk" movement have helped to uncover many gems -- from Karen Dalton to Vashti Bunyan -- and Perhacs' music may just be the most unique of them all. "Chimacum Rain" is simply gorgeous; "Sandy Toes" more straightforward; and the title track just brilliantly bizarre.

Linda Perhacs – "Chimacum Rain"
Linda Perhacs – "Sandy Toes"
Linda Perhacs – "Parallelograms"