Description: the eclectic folk/rock sound of the mary janes covers a range of influences from the carter family to the velvet underground, with a heavy emphasis on the simple textures of rhythm and melody. janas hoyt, formerly of the vulgar boatmen, formed the mary janes in 1993. the band is based in bloomington, indiana.
folk rock (200) sxsw (61) bloomington indiana (48) mary janes (9) south by southwest (7) john mellencamp (6) velvet underground (5) rough harvest (1) janas hoyt (1) vulgar boatmen (1)
hoyt, writes plain-spoken poetry about love, faith, loss, pain and joy and sings them with compelling honesty to music that comfortably mingles the values of old country, new americana and hard-edged indie rock. spring 2001 saw the release of the much anticipated, flame, on flat earth records. once again, hoyt delivered a cycle of songs delving deeply into the heart and soul of a woman both struggling with loss and celebrating the redemption of truth. ...a worthy peer of pj harvey and lucinda williams. davi