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Karen Elson 's Cruel Summer video can be seen at Style.Com Karen Elson interview with Matthew Schneier from style.com : Many of Karen Elson’s fans are more used to seeing than hearing the redheaded stunner: in countless editorials and campaigns, and on runways all over the world. But that changes tomorrow, when the multitalented English beauty (don’t call her a “model-slash”) releases her first album, The Ghost Who Walks. Her countrified ballads—recorded in her adopted city of Nashville and produced by her husband, Jack White—should earn her a whole new set of devoted admirers. Below, Elson spoke to Style.com about mournful music, onstage fashion, and her vote for the most heartbreaking sound there is. And click here to check out her acoustic video performance of “Cruel Summer” and hear her sound for yourself. Your first album, The Ghost Who Walks, is out tomorrow. What sound were you going for with it? I have a real love for melancholy songs that express the everyday—what’s the...

From: The New York Times : Karen Elson Is Dressing the Part, and Singing It By MELENA RYZIK LIFE is unfair and everybody knows it, but should you require a refresher, you need only to watch Karen Elson, the redheaded supermodel, design muse and wife of Jack White of the White Stripes , sing. There she was Monday night at Le Poisson Rouge in the West Village, performing songs from her debut album in a voice that can go from retro-breathy chanteuse to rootsy belter in a few notes. It was the fourth stop in a whirlwind mini-tour that included Nashville, where she and Mr. White live with their two children, and Austin, Tex., where she played at the South by Southwest music festival. The shows were intended to introduce Ms. Elson as more than just a pretty face, or even a pretty voice, but as an artist in her own right. At each gig she took the stage in a peach-dyed vintage gown and a 1917 Gibson Style O guitar to give a preview of her album, “The Ghost Who Walks,” which was produced by h...

This acoustic performance of 'Stolen Roses' was shot in Laurel Canyon, California. It was directed by Maximilla Lukacs and Sarah Sophie Flicker .

From LePoissonRouge.com : Karen Elson's forthcoming album The Ghost Who Walks marks the debut solo release from the singer/songwriter. After finding success as a model at an early age, Karen has kept her musical career on something of a slow burn until now. She's been garnering widespread critical acclaim as a founding member of Manhattan's celebrated political cabaret troupe The Citizens Band for several years, and her beguiling voice has appeared on recordings from Robert Plant and Cat Power, but it wasn't until 2009 that Karen entered the Third Man Studio in Nashville, Tennessee to record 11 of her own songs. With production by Jack White, the forthcoming album is set to be released on Third Man/XL in the summer. Karen Elson's performed at Le Poisson Rouge on March 22, 2010. This was first New York City show as a solo artist . Songs: a cover of "Milk and Honey" and the title track from her album " The Ghost Who Walks":

From The Huffington Post : Karen Elson has more than just a pretty face--she has a beautiful voice, too. The redheaded stunner is set to release an album this summer, produced by her husband Jack White of the White Stripes. Elson has already posted a preview of what we can expect on her website . Watch her perform her single "The Ghost Who Walks":