Kelly Hogan

Equally comfortable with indie rock, traditional country, and jazz pop, Georgia-based singer/songwriter Kelly Hogan explored all of those directions and more in her career. As the singer/guitarist for the Jody Grind in the early '90s, Hogan made a name for herself and the band with her lovely, versatile voice. The group released two albums -- 1990's One Man's Trash Is Another Man's Treasure and 1992's Lefty's Deceiver -- before a car accident killed two of its members. After this loss, Hogan joined the arty garage rock revivalists <a href="spotify:artist:2jBV0cVwpmmbspM1Txs4XL">the Rock*A*Teens</a>, appearing on their 1996 self-titled debut EP; that year, she also released her first solo album, The Whistle Only Dogs Can Hear, which featured her own material alongside covers of <a href="spotify:artist:5Sr14eTmMMC76LEFDSnvh9">Palace</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:7EFfGZiKL1Ud3cspnlMq4H">Vic Chesnutt</a> songs. After the release of <a href="spotify:artist:2jBV0cVwpmmbspM1Txs4XL">the Rock*A*Teens</a>' full-length debut, Cry, in 1997, Hogan left the group and began collaborating with alt-country and indie rock artists like <a href="spotify:artist:2EEw2tt8AJcH9qXUeB96Oc">Will Oldham</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:1FJkZkRR5uu59CuuBh1cyu">the Waco Brothers</a>. In 2000 she released her second solo album and <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Bloodshot+Records%22">Bloodshot Records</a>' debut, Beneath the Country Underdog, which featured <a href="spotify:artist:0utGdg6jsUnLXl9CAxJcjk">Jon Langford</a>'s <a href="spotify:artist:3xGBGUDWvUNGz2kUOKrEhH">Pine Valley Cosmonauts</a> as her backing band, guest vocals by <a href="spotify:artist:3cmq7YmDFFy99rpgJipF2E">Edith Frost</a>, and photography by <a href="spotify:artist:4Cedjq5BQL3MhapRvDpFED">Neko Case</a>. A year later, she returned with Because It Feel Good, another eclectic set featuring performers like <a href="spotify:artist:4uSftVc3FPWe6RJuMZNEe9">Andrew Bird</a> and covers of songs by <a href="spotify:artist:5PSWc8Y94zFsAtZlTe7ipI">the Statler Brothers</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2ajVJyxI4sHmTMtTA3ENko">Smog</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:218kRJZ7FJs0hWIk8Ynzhz">Charlie Rich</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:3HQyFCFFfJO3KKBlUfZsyW">Randy Newman</a>. Hogan spent the next several years appearing on records and collaborating with the likes of the aforementioned <a href="spotify:artist:4uSftVc3FPWe6RJuMZNEe9">Bird</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:7k8oHbK8ratXIVlYX7fVRU">the Minus 5</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:1rXr1ZnvbRoYBaedIl9v4v">Drive-By Truckers</a>, as well performing as a full-time member of <a href="spotify:artist:4Cedjq5BQL3MhapRvDpFED">Neko Case</a>'s backing band. Her second solo outing, I Like to Keep Myself in Pain, was released through <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22ANTI%22">ANTI</a> in 2012. ~ Heather Phares, Rovi