Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Singer/songwriter Beth Orton combined the passionate beauty of the acoustic folk tradition with the electronic beats of trip-hop to create a fresh, distinct fusion of roots and rhythm. Born in Norwich, England in December 1970, Orton debuted as one half of the duo Spill, a one-off project with William Orbit which released a cover of John... [+] Read More
Evan Dando
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 80s, 90s, 00s
Lemonheads singer/guitarist/songwriter (and sometimes drummer) Evan Dando was one of alternative rock's publicized artists during the early '90s, before drugs derailed his career and nearly killed him. Born on March 4, 1967, and raised in the suburbs of Boston, MA, Dando had gravitated towards such influential '80s punk outfits as Hüsker Dü and... [+] Read More
Jenny Lewis
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 00s
Born in Las Vegas in early 1977, singer/songwriter Jenny Lewis is one of indie rock's treasured saints. Lewis' talent is a near match for classics such as Loretta Lynn and Petula Clark as well as contemporaries like Neko Case. Lewis is best known for her work as co-songwriter and vocalist for the Los Angeles indie pop group Rilo Kiley. She... [+] Read More
My Morning Jacket
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
My Morning Jacket is a four-piece band from Louisville, KY, built solidly around the vocal and songwriting talent of group leader Jim James. Their sound is lonesome, haunting, almost classic country at times, and that voice -- Jim James' voice shares the same section of that old country highway with the familiar sounds of Neil Young, yet sounds... [+] Read More
