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Artist
Melanie Garside
12+ albums
singer-songwriterrockalternative rockindiepop rock
about
Melanie Garside (a.k.a. Maple Bee) is an artist and musician. She is currently a member of electro-pop duo Huski, as well as a solo artist and former member of Vertigo Angels and the Mediæval Bæbes. She released her first solo album called "Fossil" under her real name in 1996, she has gone on to release "Chasing Eva" and "Home" as Maple Bee in 2004 and 2008 respectively. She also briefly played bass for her older sister KatieJane Garside's band Queen Adreena, appearing on the album The Butcher and the Butterfly. She began her musical career in the early-1990s fronting a band named Tabitha Zu. Punky in a glittery sort of way, they were an indicator of things to come. Although largely tipped for the top and even playing the Reading Festival in 1992, they only released one EP, titled On Reality, before morphing into the simply named Zu. As Zu, again, only one EP, The Apart, was released, before they disbanded. Melanie Garside re-emerged in 1996 with her hair cut short and dyed orange, and with her first solo album, Fossil. At this stage, she was frequently described as "The indie scene's Shania Twain". Two singles were released from the album; Big White Room, and She Knows. This stage did not last long, with Mel re-appearing once again, this time fronting a three-piece band, calling themselves Our Lady Of Miracles. Under this guise, Melanie dropped the indie label and returned to making quirky rock music. After playing a few gigs they changed their name to The Vertigo Angels
