"I think some people may be surprised,” says Alison Sudol. “They think that I’m
all fragile and ethereal—and that’s lovely, it’s flattering. It's all I've really let
anyone see, up to this point. But I have a wild side too. I like to bang on things
and cause a ruckus every now and then. I’m a quiet person with a loud streak. I
like both. This record is a testament to that.”

Sudol, age 24, is the leader of A Fine Frenzy, which she introduced to the world
with the 2007 album ONE CELL IN THE SEA. The project established her as one
of the most talented young singers and songwriters around; it received rave
reviews, was widely exposed through songs being licensed to numerous
television shows, and reached Number One on Billboard’s “Heatseeker” charts.
A Fine Frenzy was chosen as a VH1 “You Oughta Know” artist, and much was
made of the young redheaded singer’s literary interests (including a band name
taken from Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream).

But with the follow-up, BOMB IN A BIRDCAGE, Alison Sudol is most certainly
revealing another side of A Fine Frenzy. While the album retains the tuneful
charm and whimsical language of the debut, it adds new colors and textures, with
louder guitars and beats that sometimes veer into New Wave-y dance territory.
Sudol attributes some of her attraction to different sounds to the whirlwind path
that her career had taken, including lengthy tours alongside the likes of Rufus
Wainwright and Brandi Carlile. “I came home and didn't know how to be. My life
had really changed,” she says. “I was tired and burned-out, and sick of being on
the road, but I also had learned a lot from the musicians we had toured with and
wanted to put it to use. I needed music to ground me, to figure life out and to
make myself happy.”