The Secret History

A stylish yet emotional mix of glam rock, new wave, girl groups, and indie pop, New York's the Secret History formed in 2007 out of the ashes of <a href="spotify:artist:0WHRD6kCiKzJ0AqDNnZh1Y">My Favorite</a>. That group's singer/songwriter, Michael Grace, Jr., guitarist Darren Amadio, bassist Gil Abad, keyboardist Kurt Brondo, and drummer Tod Karsik joined forces with Lisa Ronson, daughter of guitarist <a href="spotify:artist:2jzjxYOe3G5aeucbMg0Smp">Mick Ronson</a>, when she answered the band's ad for a "Female Voice/Tragic Cult Figure." Another vocalist, Erin Dermody, completed the Secret History's lineup. The group began playing live late in 2007, debuting with a batch of songs about a fictional rock band called the Haunted Hearts. Their debut release, the Desolation Town EP, arrived in fall 2008 on <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Le+Grand+Magistery%22">Le Grand Magistery</a>; their first full-length album, The World That Never Was, was released in March of 2010. The group, minus Dermody and with the addition of vocalist Jamie Allison Babic (of <a href="spotify:artist:4tR0v9HQrKogiVDKvvDsIU">Nouvellas</a>), recorded its second album during 2012. Titled Americans Singing in the Dark, it was released in the summer of 2013 by the band and <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Cloudberry+Records%22">Cloudberry Records</a>. ~ Heather Phares, Rovi