Peter Himmelman
By All Music Guide
By All Music Guide
ew wave singer/songwriters as Elvis Costello and Joe Jackson. The group became Himmelmans backup band for the release of his debut album, This Fathers Day (1986), which earned him a contract with Island Records. He followed with Gematria (1987), Synesthesia (1989), and From Strength to Strength (1991). By the last release, he had moved to Epic Records, releasing 1992s Flown This Acid World and 1994s Skin. Stage Diving appeared on the Plump label in 1996. The following year, he released the childrens album My Best Friend Is a Salamander on the Baby Boom label. Later that year, Himmelman signed with the Six Degrees subdivision of Island Records. His first album for the label was Love Thinketh No Evil, released in spring 1998. More childrens recordings followed, as did 2004s Unstoppable Forces on Majestic. In 2005 he delivered the raw and bluesy Imperfect World, followed by his first anthology, Mission of My Soul: The Best of Peter Himmelman. My Green Kite appeared in 2007 from Rounder Records.
