Artist description droplet is a Twin Cities based pop-rock band fronted by singer-songwriter Chrissy Mitchell. The last several years have seen Chrissy's musical journey develop from intimate solo performances on the coffee bar circuit to droplet's full band shows, rocking some of the larger venues in the Twin Cities. Chrissy's 1998 debut CD, Blue Falls, attracted the attention of several local stations and publications, with airplay on KFAI 90.3 FM's Lee Combes Show, KQRS 92.5 FM's Mei Young's Homegrown Show, and The Point 104.1FM. Minnesota's Guitarist magazine described Blue Falls as, "filled with intricate guitar work and cutting lyrics... impressive in its complexity". The Twin Cities Review described Chrissy as, "one of the most captivating voices around", and advising its readers to "catch [her] now so in the future you can impress your friends by saying, 'You know, I actually saw her in a coffeehouse back in the 90's'." The phrase "Pop-rock" doesn't really begin to capture the variety of musicial influences that droplet's members have woven into the richly-varied songs and powerful performances that set apart the coming Fall 2001 CD -- from Neil Young and the Rolling Stones to the Dead Can Dance and Hindustani classical music. From epic songs like Soul Journey that leave you shouting for more to light-hearted rockers such as I Love You More Than Alcohol, droplet's live shows are an enjoyable mix of catchy hooks that act as perfect musical frames to highlight Chrissy's well-crafted lyrics. droplet's name comes from the lyrics of the band's instantly-appealing theme tune, More Than Everything, an 80s-rockabilly-surf anthem that tackles the smallness of human beings in the face of nature with a good dose of irony: "The thunder echoed your vision The rain altered the illusion The wind ripped through your stare Your paper thoughts fly everywhere, everywhere But you are here -- just a droplet on the face of this earth. Here -- just a droplet on the shore of your birth And you drop too..." Cliché To Your Soul, the title track of Chrissy's second and droplet's first album, scheduled for release in Fall 2001, is one of the songs that showcases Chrissy's lyrical magic: "Silver moon and all clichés, spilling onto you from me But I don't care if I have an original thought again." Listening again and again to droplet's impressive and well thought-out debut release, it's doubtful that Chrissy and the band would have anything but. It's rare indeed to find something this exciting and local. Let 2001 be "The Year of the droplet".

Music Style pop/rock

Musical Influences Elliot Smith, Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, classical and baroque music, Ann Murray, Jethro Tull, Neil Young, Sheryl Crow, Tom Petty, Edie Brickell, Tea and Sympathy, the Jayhawks, Led Zeppelin, Rush, U2, Cars, Chili Peppers, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Rage Against The Machine, Soundgarden, Dead Can Dance, Frank Zappa, Steely Dan, Hindustani classical music, Javanese Gamelan, pop, grunge, Kiss, Robert Fripp, Bill Frisell, Pete Townshend, Steve Howe, David Torn, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and a few others.

Similar Artists Sheryl Crow, Edie Brickell, 10,000 Maniacs

Artist History Previously a pop-folk-rock group called The Chrissy Mitchell Band, which released "Blue Falls" in 1998, droplet is a new incarnation which has more of a lyric-driven, pop-rock edge. droplet is currently working on an album to be released in Fall 2001. Catch droplet's live shows in venues around and about the Twin Cities, Minnesota.

Group Members Chrissy Mitchell (vocals, guitar), Greg Lyon (bass), Greg Harrigess (lead guitar), Troy Berg (drums & percussion), Tina Deaton (backup vocals).

Instruments Vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, bass guitar, flute, drums and percussion.

Albums Blue Falls (1998, re-released in 2001)

Press Reviews "One of the most captivating voices around...catch [her] now so in the future you can impress your friends by saying, 'You know, I actually saw her in a coffeehouse back in the 90's'." - Twin Cities Review; "[Blue Falls is] filled with intricate guitar work and cutting lyrics... impressive in its complexity... [a] wonderful debut" - Guitarist magazine (MN)

Location St. Paul, MN - USA

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