Artist description The truth hurts...

Music Style Dark and Stark acoustic guitar with self-searching vocals

Musical Influences An empty room with noone around, Diamanda Galas, Old Soundgarden, Old Metallica,Truth, Blues

Similar Artists Susan Vega after a fifth of vodka (that's what a reviewer said in US Rocker)

Artist History The Generic You - real name, Timmie Boose, used to play electric guitar in Kent Ohio based bands, Opium and Nine-Year-Old Mudflesh - at one time was even asked to play for Hyper as Hell but turned it down! (NO!) More recently did vocals and samples in the electronic band, Critikill. Check www.cdbaby.com/critikill2 - 2 cds released. The Generic You started out in approximately 1995 with live shows few and far between. She plays solo or with a band whatever she can get together quick and whoever she can stand. Most recently released cd is GU2 with full band and produced by Mark Ireland. You can get a copy of GU2 and both Critikill cds at www.cdbaby.com/group/timmiemusic or at gigs which are few and far between. Also available is the stripped down debut from 1996, "NEED THIS" featuring the song that started it all "Generic You" and the disturbing "Candy Store" - a story of love, anger, jealousy and violence - all taking place in - you guessed it - the Candy Store. You can also visit timmieboose.com to see her art and listen to other tunes. Timmie is currently residing out west. More Generic You coming soon - both new and old. Look for "The Sea of Supplication" You will die.....

Group Members Timmie Boose w. rotating backup - here are some of them: Shawn Hapney (drums), Mike Guinther (bass), Mark Ireland(guitar/recording), Jasmine Mace (bass), Keith Knudson (guitar/drums)

Instruments acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass and drums currently - could change at any time

Albums GU2 , Need This

Press Reviews In a band e-mail recently sent out to promote an upcoming show, the members of Generic You quip, "Come and see it before it's all over -- our singer might be jumping out a window soon." That singer would be Timmie Boose, formerly of the underappreciated Critikill, and indeed, Boose's up-and-down emotions are painted all over Generic You's superb debut. Even more volatile than Boose's oft-inflamed emotional state, however, is her voice. No longer blanketed in Critikill's bustle of steely electronics, Boose's distinctive drawl -- all deadpan delivery and lyrics that sting like a perturbed mud dauber -- comes to the forefront on GU2. "Something about you is bothering me," Boose snarls on "Something About You," sounding as if her tongue is forked and her heart pumps ice water. She's backed by twinkling chimes, a lazy beat, and guitars that reverberate in the distance. It's a nice counterbalance to all of Boose's melodrama, making this band go down a bit easier than the brusque Critikill. Elsewhere, Generic You takes on fractured blues via "Paradigm," a song that conjures up images of Jon Spencer with his legs broken; pitch-black dirges that are equal parts Sabbath and slow dance ("Queen of Drunk Driving"); and tortured torch songs ("Self-Centered Bitch"). The album highlight has to be the band's take on Diamond Head's "Am I Evil," a song popularized by Metallica. Generic You's sultry, sedated version of the tune adds some much-needed sex appeal to the cut, turning it into a sinister, snickering waltz that sounds like Hetfield and Co. drunk on Nyquil. Jason Bracelin - Scene Magazine September, 2002

Additional Info www.timmieboose.com

Location Portland, Oregon - USA

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