Seela Misra

Seela Misra is a Canadian-born singer-songwriter residing in Austin, Texas. She was the lead singer of the jazz band TOrcH and is also the back-up singer for Matt the Electrician. Seela is known for an expressive vocal range, "one moment she rasps like a Jersey deli queen, the next she's cooing coquettishly." This is evident in her solo work and when delivering jazz standards with the Jazz Pharaohs or with TOrcH where she has been credited with "unswerving hipness" succeeding where others have failed "in melding her own style with those from the past."

Seela's initial foray into recording, Probably Lucy (1994) conveyed "a spare sultriness," quickly selling out its first pressing. "Dark and atmospheric," while simultaneously admitting "what her songwriting lacks in answers, it makes up for in mood." "Sonically compelling,"

Performed with Sean Hayes, Ian McLagan, Craig Ross, Tom Freund, Stanley Smith, Freedy Johnston, Ephraim Owens, Eric Beverly, Whammo, Jon Greene.

Discography

Solo Probably Lucy (1994) Something Happened (1999) Hard Times Hit (2003) Rock With Us (2004) with 4-Eyes, Live Valentine (2013) Track you Down (2016) Cool (2020)

with TOrcH Sounds for Staying Home (2002) Before the Night is Over (2005) Charmed (2007)