The Murmurs were an American

United States

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 alternative pop music duo composed of singer-songwriters Leisha Hailey

Leisha Hailey

Leisha Hailey is an American actress and musician most widely known for playing Alice Pieszecki in the Showtime Networks production The L Word...

 and Heather Grody. Some time after the duo went their separate ways, Hailey became one half of Uh Huh Her

Uh Huh Her (band)

Uh Huh Her is an indie/electropop band that was formed in January 2007 and released their first EP on July 24, 2007. The band's name came from an album by artist PJ Harvey, titled Uh Huh Her.-Band members:...

.

The Murmurs

Leisha Hailey

Leisha Hailey

Leisha Hailey is an American actress and musician most widely known for playing Alice Pieszecki in the Showtime Networks production The L Word...

 and Heather Grody began performing as The Murmurs in 1991 while the duo were both students of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts

American Academy of Dramatic Arts

The American Academy of Dramatic Arts is a fully accredited two-year conservatory with facilities located in Manhattan, New York City – at 120 Madison Avenue, in a landmark building designed by noted architect Stanford White as the original Colony Club – and in Hollywood, California...

. They released Who We Are, produced and released by William Basinski's Arcadia Records, in 1991. The band became popular around the East Village

East Village, Manhattan

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 in Manhattan

Manhattan

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. In 1994, The Murmurs signed with MCA Records

MCA Records

MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...

. They released their self-titled major label debut album the same year. Their single "You Suck" got radio airplay and gained them national attention. The duo expanded into a four-woman group in 1997 with the addition of bassist Sheri Ozeki and drummer Sherri Solinger. They released Pristine Smut

Pristine Smut

Pristine Smut is the second studio album released by American alternative pop band The Murmurs; it was released in 1997 on MCA. The album was produced by Larry Klein and k.d. lang and all tracks on the album were written by The Murmurs members Heather Grody and Leisha Hailey...

in 1997 and Blender

Blender (The Murmurs album)

Blender is the third studio album released by American alternative pop band The Murmurs; it was released in 1998 on MCA. The album was produced by Larry Klein, k.d. lang and Matthew Wilder. Blender includes some re-recorded tracks from their second album Pristine Smut, and three new songs. All of...

a year later.

Band members

• Leisha Hailey
  Leisha Hailey
  Leisha Hailey is an American actress and musician most widely known for playing Alice Pieszecki in the Showtime Networks production The L Word...
  
  , vocals and acoustic guitar
• Heather Grody, vocals and acoustic guitar
• Sheri Ozeki, bass
• Sherri Solinger, drums

Gush

In 2001, Hailey and Grody reformed The Murmurs as a new band named Gush, which featured an indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 sound. The band included members Jon Skibic, Brad Casselden and Dave Doyle. They released a self-titled album available only at shows.

Redcar

In 2005, following the breakup of Gush, Heather Reid (formerly Grody) and Jon Skibic formed the band Redcar with Michael Sullivan and Ryan MacMillan. Their debut album was released in March 2007 and was produced by Grammy award winning producer Greg Collins (U2

U2

U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music...

 and Gwen Stefani

Gwen Stefani

Gwen Renée Stefani is an American singer-songwriter and fashion designer. Stefani is the lead vocalist for the rock and ska band No Doubt. Stefani recorded her first solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. in 2004. The album was inspired by music of the 1980s, and was a success with sales of over...

). Reid also started a record company, Phyllis Records.

Albums

• Who Are We (1991)
• Murmurs (1994)
• Pristine Smut
  Pristine Smut
  Pristine Smut is the second studio album released by American alternative pop band The Murmurs; it was released in 1997 on MCA. The album was produced by Larry Klein and k.d. lang and all tracks on the album were written by The Murmurs members Heather Grody and Leisha Hailey...
  
  (1997)
• Blender
  Blender (The Murmurs album)
  Blender is the third studio album released by American alternative pop band The Murmurs; it was released in 1998 on MCA. The album was produced by Larry Klein, k.d. lang and Matthew Wilder. Blender includes some re-recorded tracks from their second album Pristine Smut, and three new songs. All of...
  
  (1998)

Singles

• "All I Need To Know" (1994)
• "You Suck" (1994)
• "White Rabbit" (1995)
• "I'm A Mess" (1997)
• "La Di Da" (1998)
• "Smash" (1999)