Georgie James

After Washington, D.C.'s <a href="spotify:artist:0E8Xl0rqwhKVaLB5sjErWr">Q and Not U</a> called it quits in 2005, drummer John Davis teamed with singer/songwriter <a href="spotify:artist:4AwtVXxRyTDFA5MCOglMF8">Laura Burhenn</a> to form Georgie James, a name that refers to an imaginary, androgynous singer in the vein of Ziggy Stardust. Using inspiration from their mutual love for <a href="spotify:artist:2jgPkn6LuUazBoBk6vvjh5">the Zombies</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1SQRv42e4PjEYfPhS0Tk9E">the Kinks</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:70cRZdQywnSFp9pnc2WTCE">Simon & Garfunkel</a>, the duo's harmonies and melodies were a step away from <a href="spotify:artist:0E8Xl0rqwhKVaLB5sjErWr">Q and Not U</a>'s more aggressive, experimental approach. <a href="spotify:artist:4AwtVXxRyTDFA5MCOglMF8">Burhenn</a> (vocals, keyboard) and Davis (vocals, guitar, bass, drums) issued a three-track single, Need Your Needs, through <a href="spotify:artist:4AwtVXxRyTDFA5MCOglMF8">Burhenn</a>'s own Laboratory Records in early 2007, which followed limited demos available only at shows. Their debut full-length, Places, recorded with Chad Clark of <a href="spotify:artist:1S6tHqeTm8aqnjL4rGqAhm">Beauty Pill</a> and T.J. Lipple of <a href="spotify:artist:10djO7vMVmXVsOwxadXEvv">Aloha</a>, was released in autumn 2007 by Saddle Creek. Bassist <a href="spotify:artist:0LtdYxiIXOcCHEgjJjcogy">Paul Michel</a> and drummer Andrew Black complemented the duo during live shows, and Georgie James toured America and Europe in support of Places. However, the group disbanded in August 2008, with <a href="spotify:artist:4AwtVXxRyTDFA5MCOglMF8">Burhenn</a> and Davis citing the desire to pursue separate projects. ~ Kenyon Hopkin, Rovi