Only frontman Chris Higdon remains from the original lineup of Elliott, a Louisville emo band known for its intense stage presence, replete with piano and percussion samples. Higdon, bassist Jonathan Mobley, and drummer Ben Lord formed Elliott after the breakup of their previous band, Falling Forward. After releasing the In Transit EP with... [+] Read More

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As a rule, group efforts are something that come before a solo career--not after a solo career is in full swing. First, the artist makes a name for himself/herself as part of a group, then the artist leaves the group to become a full-time solo artist. That's usually how it works, but with Imogen Heap, it was the other way around; the British... [+] Read More

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Singer/songwriter/keyboardist Kim Fox updates the female singer/songwriter archetype of the early '70s (think Carole King and, especially, Laura Nyro) in much the same way as the indie-piano trio Suddenly, Tammy! -- whom she credits with inspiring her move from opera and classical music into pop -- and her former Bloomington, IN, neighbor, Lisa... [+] Read More

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Progressive Brit-pop band Subcircus burst on the scene in late 1994. Singer and leader Peter Bradley Jr. (who hails from the same Yorkshire town where Bram Stroker wrote Dracula) and guitarist Nikolaj Bloch met after Bloch found Bradley's "Musicians Wanted" ad in Melody Maker. Bradley and his brother Bobby had already been performing as the... [+] Read More

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Veda Hille can put the world into words -- she is one of the most poetic women in music in the late 1990s, and she is a feminist with a message. Her musical influences include Glenn Gould, the Rheostatics, Thelonius Monk, Robin Holcomb and writer Annie Dillard. ~ Amanda Nusbaum, All Music Guide

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