Jen Wood

After several years fronting the acoustic duo known as Tattle Tale, vocalist Jen Wood parted ways from the band and her hometown of Seattle in 1996 for Santa Cruz, California. During her yearlong tenure, she recorded a number of heartfelt pop songs that only consisted of her and her acoustic guitar. Released on her own label, Radar Light, all 11 tracks would make up the No More Wading album that debuted on cassette in 1997. Following the recording of her second album, Getting Past the Static, that same year with <a href="spotify:artist:0tXdvAMrxsEOVmnMJIHolv">that dog.</a> violinist <a href="spotify:artist:1hO7u836ntSuPofTfvjzr6">Petra Haden</a>, Wood moved back to Seattle and saw her work released by <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22W.I.N.+Records%22">W.I.N. Records</a> in 1998. Following a split EP on <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Tree+Records%22">Tree Records</a> with <a href="spotify:artist:6U9PwS3WsiKBVewf7wtwIZ">Joan of Arc</a> frontman <a href="spotify:artist:30e3CYz24vlVZzdnegJHsg">Tim Kinsella</a>, Wood's first official album, No More Wading, was reissued in May of 1998. Collaborations with <a href="spotify:artist:6jUpCAtHPCEowkiAo4bpWK">Jeremy Enigk</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:5yV1qdnmxyIYiSFB02wpDj">Postal Service</a> followed, with the latter yielding the hit single "Nothing Better" in 2002. In 2010 Wood issued her official sophomore outing, Finds You in Love, via New Granada. The piano and electronica-driven Wilderness followed in 2014. ~ Mike DaRonco, Rovi