The master mind behind Deep Sea Diver, Jessica Dobson, plain and simple, she's a badass. She's the type of woman that makes me impelled to take off my bra and torch it. Redirecting the topic of feminism to her incomparable music, the name of her band automatically flashes Grizzly Bear's tune, "Deep Sea Diver," through my head. Unknown is the inspiration behind the name and if it was conceived by the love of Grizzly's little ditty or the admiration of the peculiar aquatic deep sea divers. If you weren't convinced of Dobson's credibility, you might find it enlightening to know that she is also the recent 2008 touring guitarist for a little known man named Beck. Somehow having played as Beck's guitarist on her resume and now opening for Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, Dobson still seems to be a solo artist under the radar and overlooked in the Blogisphere. She recently released her pretty great 6-song New Caves EP on April 27, 2009. While sifting through the Daytrotter archives, often many of the artists' sound quality or performances fall short and sound like a mic-ed up living room rendezvous with friends after having a few too many cocktails. Deep Sea Diver's phenominal performance at Daytrotter is undoubtedly the best that has graced their presence in a long time. "New Caves" and "Pillars of Fire" are on her New Caves EP.
Daytrotter Session:
