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{{Short description|American band}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}{{Infobox musical artist
| name             = Scarling.
| image            = Scarling.2.jpg
| caption          = Christian Hejnal and Jessicka in 2005
| image_size       =
| background       = group_or_band
| alias            =
| origin           = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.
| genre            = {{hlist|[[Noise pop]]|[[art rock]]|[[gothic rock]]|[[indie rock]]|[[shoegaze]]}}
| years_active     = 2001–2014
| label            = {{hlist|[[Sympathy for the Record Industry]]|[[The Committee to Keep Music Evil]]}}
| associated_acts  = {{hlist|[[Jack Off Jill]]|Candyhateful|Honey to Ash|[[Messy Music|Messy]]|[[The Cure]]|[[Brian Jonestown Massacre]]|[[Amusement Parks on Fire]]|The Ingenues}}
| website          = {{URL|http://www.scarling.com/}}
| past_members     = * [[Jessicka]]
* [[Christian Hejnal]]
* [[Kyle Lime]]
* [[Radio Sloan]]
* [[Rickey Lime]]
* Derik Snell
* Beth Gordon
}}
'''Scarling.''' was an American [[noise pop]] band formed in [[Los Angeles]] in 2001. The band consisted of lead vocalist [[Jessicka Addams]] and guitarist [[Christian Hejnal]].
==Name==
The band's name comes from a fictional word created by singer/fine artist Jessicka in 1999. In 2001 the definition appeared on Scarling's website: "Middle English, from Old English scaerlinc, from scar+ -ling, -linc -ling; akin to Old High German von scar, Latin scarnos 1. the smallest mark on your heart left by the healing of a severe injury. 2. he or she who is scarred densely almost emotionless. 3. a mentally challenged/physically handicapped sibling of a normal star. 4. a band from Los Angeles. The "S" in Scarling. is sometimes [[lower case]] and the word itself ends in a full stop or period."<ref>{{cite web |title=Scarling. |url=http://www.etherealvoices.com/html/scarling.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828232738/http://www.etherealvoices.com/html/scarling.html |archive-date=2008-08-28 |access-date=2011-10-19 |website=Etherealvoices.com}}</ref>
==History==
===Formation & ''Sweet Heart Dealer'' (2002-2004)===
Scarling. was formed by singer [[Jessicka Fodera]] (known simply as [[Jessicka]]) after the dissolution of her band, [[Jack Off Jill]], and guitarist [[Christian Hejnal]]. They were introduced by guitarist Lisa Leveridge,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagomusicguide.com/interview_scarling.htm |title=Chicago Music Guide Scarling. Interview -Noreen Sobczyk |publisher=Chicagomusicguide.com |access-date=2011-10-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928161908/http://www.chicagomusicguide.com/interview_scarling.htm |archive-date=2011-09-28 }}</ref> and they began rehearsing and recording in a [[San Fernando Valley]] performance space; after the pair had written a number of songs together, they began a search for additional band members and eventually cemented the first and very short-lived lineup of Scarling.
In early 2002, Jessicka was introduced to [[Long Gone John]], owner of Sympathy for the Record Industry, by mutual friend [[Mark Ryden]]. On March 19, 2003, Scarling's debut single, "Band Aid Covers the Bullet Hole" (produced by Chris Vrenna), was released on the [[Sympathy for the Record Industry]] label. Its cover featured an illustration called "Wound 39" by Mark Ryden.
In April 2004, Scarling. released their debut album, ''[[Sweet Heart Dealer]]'', a seven-song release again produced by Vrenna and packaged by Ryden. Later that year, Jessicka was featured on the cover of ''[[ROCKRGRL]]'' magazine's vocalist issue. Scarling was then invited to join the lineup of the [[Robert Smith (musician)|Robert Smith]]-organized [[The Cure#1999–2005: The Trilogy and more personnel changes|Curiosa]] Festival, performing on select West Coast dates alongside [[Interpol (band)|Interpol]], [[The Rapture (band)|The Rapture]], [[Mogwai]], [[Cursive (band)|Cursive]], [[The Cooper Temple Clause]], and longtime inspirations [[The Cure]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=PZ |date=2004-07-09 |title=Curiosa Festival 2004 |url=http://www.powerzone.co.za/scripts/power.dll?subrt=pzfndnews&news=82555 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040828100104/http://www.powerzone.co.za/scripts/power.dll?subrt=pzfndnews&news=82555 |archive-date=2004-08-28 |access-date=2022-11-21 |website=powerzone.co.za}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Vernon |first=Rebecca |date=2005-02-02 |title=(Don't) Abandage Hope: Scarling. Lick Their Wounds and Overcome |url=http://www.slugmag.com/article.php?id=193 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604024139/http://www.slugmag.com/article.php?id=193 |archive-date=2011-06-04 |access-date=2022-11-21 |website=SLUG Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2004-07-07 |title=MTV news July 7, 2004 |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1489262/07072004/3_doors_down.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040823095456/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1489262/07072004/3_doors_down.jhtml |archive-date=2004-08-23 |access-date=2011-10-19 |website=MTV.com |publisher=}}</ref> Smith described the band's music as "dark, desperate, chaotic, gorgeous pop music, the sound of the end of the world" and nominated ''"Sweet Heart Dealer"'' for the 2004 [[Shortlist Music Prize]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-08-24 |title=Finalists For The Shortlist Music Prize |url=http://www.411mania.com/music/news/6503/Finalists-For-The-Shortlist-Music-Prize.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070224082054/http://www.411mania.com/music/news/6503/Finalists-For-The-Shortlist-Music-Prize.htm |archive-date=2007-02-24 |access-date=2022-11-21 |website=411mania}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Everitt |first=Matt |title=Shortlist Listmakers Longlists Listed |url=http://www.xfm.co.uk/Article.asp?b=news&id=37304 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041030032357/http://www.xfm.co.uk/Article.asp?b=news&id=37304 |archive-date=2004-10-30 |access-date=2022-11-21 |website=XFM Online}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Rashbaum |first=Alyssa |date=2004-08-24 |title=MTV news August 28, 2004 |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1490520/20040824/story.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041015161644/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1490520/20040824/story.jhtml |archive-date=2004-10-15 |access-date=2011-10-19 |website=MTV.com |publisher=}}</ref> While ''Alternative Press Magazine'' said Scarling. sounded like, "being French kissed by the most beautiful beings in the world, really alluring yet massive stuff."<ref>Pettigrew, Jason. [https://www.amazon.com/Sweet-Heart-Dealer-Scarling/dp/product-description/B000168A0U Alternative Press Quote 2003] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714185552/http://www.amazon.com/Sweet-Heart-Dealer-Scarling/dp/product-description/B000168A0U |date=2014-07-14 }}</ref> Three weeks before joining the Curiosa tour, drummer Garey Snider left and was briefly replaced by [[Samantha Maloney]] in order to perform live at a group art showing at the Copro/Nason Gallery ([[Santa Monica, California]]). Weeks later they found drummer Beth Gordon, who served as Scarling's permanent replacement. Scarling, with the help of friend and fill-in bassist [[Radio Sloan]], continued to play around Los Angeles and [[San Francisco]] at clubs such as The Bottom Of The Hill, [[Spaceland]] and [[The Troubadour (Los Angeles)|The Troubadour]].
On October 21, 2004, [[John Peel]], [[England|English]] [[disc jockey]] and [[radio presenter]], invited Robert Smith to stand in for him while he was in Peru as a guest DJ on what turned out to be the last [[Peel Session]] show.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.egigs.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=229&pid=961&mode=threaded&show=&st=0 |title=The Cure's Robert Smith's Peel Sessions Play List |publisher=Egigs.co.uk |access-date=2011-10-19 |archive-date=2011-07-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724105739/http://www.egigs.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=229&pid=961&mode=threaded&show=&st=0 |url-status=live }}</ref> Smith played Scarling's Crispin Glover as one of the tracks in his eclectic set.<ref>[http://www.imeem.com/groups/Mw7Eca5Y/forums/B3I8QZuc/VQ1VcjWy/guest-djs-sitting-in-for-john-peel-next-week/ What Robert Smith Played/Peel Sessions] Posted Oct 22, 2004  {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Scarling. were also chosen by Smith to be part of his Celebrity Playlist on [[iTunes]] along with [[Cocteau Twins]], [[My Bloody Valentine (band)|My Bloody Valentine]], [[Supergrass]], [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], [[Placebo (band)|Placebo]], [[The Psychedelic Furs]], and several bands that played on the Curiosa tour earlier that year.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20051016045206/http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ChainofFlowers/april05.html Chain Of Flowers] Cure News Archive April 2005</ref> Smith wrote a quote about each song and wrote "Beautiful shadows" next to the Scarling. track.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stereogum.com/archives/robert-smiths-celebrity-playlist_001366.html |title=Stereogum Robert-Smiths-celebrity-playlist |publisher=Stereogum.com |access-date=2011-10-19}}</ref>
===''So Long, Scarecrow'' & touring (2005-2007)===
After a series of [[7-inch single]]s on Sympathy, Scarling announced in early 2005 that their second album, ''[[So Long, Scarecrow]]'', would appear later that year; it was preceded by the single "We Are the Music Makers", and was released on August 23, 2005. ''So Long, Scarecrow'' was co-produced by [[Rob Campanella]], formerly of [[The Brian Jonestown Massacre]], at his studio, [[The Committee to Keep Music Evil]] headquarters.  The critical reception for ''Scarecrow'' was generally strong: ''[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]'' gave the album a 5 out of 5 rating.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Heisel |first=Scott |date=2006-01-31 |title=Less screamy, more dreamy. |url=http://www.altpress.com/reviews/125.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060224161044/http://www.altpress.com/reviews/125.htm |archive-date=2006-02-24 |access-date=2022-11-21 |website=Altpress.com |publisher=Alternative Press}}</ref> Simon Price from The Independent said, "In contrast to the abrasive JOJ sound, Scarling. work up a wonderfully hazy guitar swirl, reminiscent of post-My Bloody Valentine noise-pop from the Britain of the early Nineties."<ref>Price, Simon.[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20050904/ai_n15331927/?tag=content;col1 ''The Independent on Sunday'' (London, England) September 4, 2005]</ref>{{Dead link|date=November 2022 |fix-attempted=yes |url=}} Chris Beyond from ''No-Fi Magazine'' described ''Scarecrow'' as "somewhere between [[Blonde Redhead]] and [[Sonic Youth]] and said "there are 13 tracks on this album, but they leave you wanting more."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Beyond |first=Chris |date= |title=NO-FI Music Reviews for October & November 2005 |url=http://www.nofimagazine.com/51musrev.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907033344/http://www.nofimagazine.com/51musrev.htm |archive-date=2008-09-07 |access-date=2022-11-21 |website=www.nofimagazine.com}}</ref> Scarling's was touted as resurrecting goth' by ''Venus'' magazine: "Goth isn’t dead. It’s just evolved into a sweeter version with Scarling’s variety of distorted but, dare I say, gorgeous version of the once-dreary genre. On the band’s full-length debut, So Long, Scarecrow, frontwoman Jessicka’s syrupy yet cautious vocals are quite different than her former angry, self-mutilating persona in the late ’90s Marilyn Manson-esque group Jack off Jill."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morrissey |first=Callye |date=2005-12-01 |title=Venus Zine: Scarling. |url=https://venuszine.com/articles/music/sounds/3074/Scarling |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013234336/https://venuszine.com/articles/music/sounds/3074/Scarling |archive-date=2008-10-13 |access-date=2022-11-21 |website=Venus Zine}}</ref>
In December 2005, Scarling. embarked on its first [[United Kingdom|UK]] tour, creating a buzz for themselves and selling out most venues. SLS's first single "City Noise" is featured on the compilation ''Alright, This Time Just the Girls Vol. 2'' and 2006's ''[[Staring To The Sun]]''. The song "Bummer" from ''SLS'' was featured on Showtime's ''[[The L Word]]'' season 3 episode "Latecomer",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thel-music.blogspot.com/2006_09_01_archive.html |title=Latecover, The LWORD music |publisher=Thel-music.blogspot.com |access-date=2011-10-19}}</ref> as well as an [[Urban Outfitters]]/Filter magazine compilation. An episode of the medical drama ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' (season 2) is titled "[[Band Aid Covers the Bullet Hole]]".<ref>{{Cite web |title="Grey's Anatomy" Band-Aid Covers the Bullet Hole (2006) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0763962/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060412113553/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0763962/ |archive-date=2006-04-12 |access-date=2022-11-21 |website=IMDb}}</ref>
In 2006, Scarling continued to tour in the [[United States]] and Europe, embarking on their first co-heading with [[UK]] [[shoegaze]] outfit [[Amusement Parks on Fire]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tourdates.co.uk/Amusement-Parks-On-Fire |title=tourdates.co.ukAmusement-Parks-On-Fire |publisher=Tourdates.co.uk |date=2006-06-02 |access-date=2011-10-19 |archive-date=2011-08-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807061937/http://www.tourdates.co.uk/amusement-parks-on-fire |url-status=live }}</ref> and opening for [[The Wedding Present]]<ref>{{cite web |last=McDonnell |first=Clare |date=2006-05-31 |title=Gig Guide: Wed 31 May |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/news/gig_20060531.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113230000/https://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/news/gig_20060531.shtml |archive-date=2012-11-13 |access-date=2011-10-19 |website=BBC 6 Music |publisher=[[BBC]]}}</ref> and [[Depeche Mode]] later in the year.
===Hiatus (2007-2013)===
Scarling. currently resides in the neighborhood of [[Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California]]. On February 14, 2006 ([[Valentine's Day]]), while on a break from touring, Jessicka and guitarist Christian Hejnal were engaged. Their wedding took place on October 13, 2007, at the Oviatt Penthouse in Los Angeles.<ref>[http://www.latimes.com/features/lifestyle/la-ig-goth28oct28,1,2276757.story "This bride definitely wears black"] {{Webarchive|url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20071105195155/http://www.latimes.com/services/site/premium/access-registered.intercept |date=2007-11-05 }} Los Angeles Times Oct 28, 2007</ref> The band was largely on hiatus for six years following their marriage, with Jessicka returning to focus on her art career.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.mxdwn.com/2015/07/14/features/a-conversation-with-jack-off-jills-jessicka-addams/|title = A Conversation with Jack off Jill's Jessicka Addams -|date = 14 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Westall |first=Mark |date=2011-08-07 |title=Interview:Revealing Jessicka Addams and her “Little Grey Secrets.” |url=https://fadmagazine.com/2011/08/07/interviewrevealing-jessicka-addams-and-her-%E2%80%9Clittle-grey-secrets-%E2%80%9D/ |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=FAD Magazine |language=en-GB}}</ref>
Scarling. performed at the wedding of [[Bravo (US TV channel)|Bravo]]'s [[Shear Genius]] finalist [[Janine Jarman]] and Matthew Wolcott at the [[Houdini Mansion]] in Hollywood on June 26, 2010.<ref>Wihlborg, Ulrica. [http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20397458,00.html People.com "A Shear Genius Wedding!" Sunday June 27, 2010]</ref>
===Return to activity (2013-2014)===
Jessicka has stated that, after her art show "Little Grey Secrets", Scarling. would resume.
Scarling. released their single "[[Who Wants to Die for Art?|Who Wants To Die For Art?]]" digitally in the US on iTunes October 29, 2013. Jessicka Addams suffered health problems shortly after the release of the songs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.mxdwn.com/2015/07/14/features/a-conversation-with-jack-off-jills-jessicka-addams/|title = A Conversation with Jack off Jill's Jessicka Addams -|date = 14 July 2015}}</ref>
==Discography==
{{Main articles|Scarling discography}}
'''Studio albums'''
*''[[Sweet Heart Dealer]]'' (2004)
*''[[So Long, Scarecrow]]'' (2005)
==References==
{{reflist}}
== Further reading ==
* {{Cite web |last=Sobczyk |first=Noreen |date=October 2005 |title=An Interview with: Scarling |url=http://www.chicagomusicguide.com/interview_scarling.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051105053335/http://www.chicagomusicguide.com/interview_scarling.htm |archive-date=November 5, 2005 |access-date=May 28, 2024 |website=Chicago Music Guide}}
==External links==
*[http://www.scarling.com Official website]
*[http://www.sympathyrecords.com Sympathy for the Record Industry]
*[https://www.facebook.com/scarlingmusic Scarling's Facebook Page]
*[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p607413|pure_url=yes}} Scarling. Allmusic Guide Page]
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[[Category:Musical groups established in 2001]]
[[Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2014]]