Syren | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Syren,_first_band_photograph,_Oct_2006.jpg) Syren in 2006 in Detroit, Michigan | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | United Kingdom, United States |
| Genres | Folk rock |
| Years active | 2006–2014 |
| Past members |
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Syren were an alternative rock trio formed in the United States by singer-songwriter Erin Bennett and ex-Rockbitch rhythm section Amanda Smith-Skinner (bass) and Jo Heeley (drums). The band's debut album, Dehumanized, was followed by successful US, UK and European tours and gained much praise in the music press. A second, unreleased, album, Something Has To Separate, was shelved due to Heeley's death in 2012 and the subsequent retirement of Smith-Skinner soon after. Bennett reformed the band with an all-new line-up for a handful of one-off shows supporting space rock band Hawkwind and performed a final 'farewell' show as Syren on January 16, 2014. She continues to create music as Erin Bennett & the EB band, and was awarded a Scottish New Music award in 2012.