Jackie Lynn - Jackie Lynn (2016)

Jackie Lynn is the new album from Haley Fohr, the compelling front woman of Circuit des Yeux. Recorded and featuring performances by Cooper Crain of Cave and Bitchin Bajas, the album also featured Crain s Bitchin Bajas bandmates Rob Frye and Dan Quinlivan.

For this album, Fohr created the persona of Jackie Lynn, developed her back story and then wrote the album as her. These songs of a country girl gone drug dealer have a fast and loose air. The combination of the Lynn persona and Crains affection for synthesized sounds of all sorts makes for an entirely singular pop album. Ever center stage is the utterly powerful voice of Fohr.

Haley, solo and with Circuit Des Yeux, has toured and collaborated with an astounding variety of musicians in her nascent career: from Bill Orcutt to Liturgy and Julia Holter. 2015s Circuit des Yeux release In Plain Speech was lauded by press and radio worldwide; including NPRs First Listen, Pitchfork, Magnet, Stereogum, Tiny Mix Tapes, AllMusic, BOMB, Ad Hoc, Exclaim, Relix, Impose, Jezebel, Paper Magazine, and more. Upcoming collaborations include being a part of Glenn Branca s ensemble for the RBMA Festival in May.

Haley Fohr s resonant baritone can make you tremble one moment and weep the next. --NPR Music

Deep, commanding voice. --The New York Times

Haley Fohr s vocal style... the hook that won t let you go. --The Quietus