Clinical Trials

Bio

Born south of the Mason-Dixon line, Somer Bingham migrated north in the late nineties, in part to seek fame and fortune, but mostly to skip college classes at Princeton. Four years ago, she had her heart ripped out, stepped on, and dredged through some high-quality (but very acidic) vinegar. This gave her all the inspiration she needed to decide to devote her life to music completely. Maybe it was to give voice to her heartache. Maybe it was to give herself a sense of purpose. Most likely, it was to make her ex jealous. Whatever the reason, it worked. The Aquarian calls her "A tomboy guitarist with half sultry, half screaming vocals... Her voice in its sultry tone sounds like PJ Harvey and yet her screaming is like Trent Reznor's (if he was a woman anyway)." The Deli Magazine (NYC) describes her as "...Antifolk's own Joan Jett, [who] rocks harder than pretty much anyone she shares a bill with" and Urban Folk's front page feature claims, "this petite but powerful "electro-grunge" rocker with her sultry singing voice and tough exterior is way more than meets the eye... Her eclectic style is ever-evolving and if you start following her now, you'll be lucky enough to take the journey with her." While developing her sound as a solo artist, she played all over the city at venues like The Sidewalk Cafe, Rockwood Music Hall, The Delancey, The Slipper Room, and in music festivals like the Anti*Pop Music Fest (Orlando), Phasefest (D.C.), The Antifolk Festival in the East Village, M.E.A.N.Y. Fest, and the Hyperactive Festival in Albuquerque, NM. In the fall of 2007 she toured France & Germany with The X-Tra Pleasure Burning Band, a garage rock band based in Annecy, France. Now playing under the name Clinical Trials and aided by the help of a few select robots, the live show takes the electro-grunge sound of the recorded tracks and adds so much energy, it's tough to resist the temptation to get up and dance. The self-released debut Clinical Trials EP is due out in early 2009.

INFLUENCES

Nirvana, PJ Harvey, Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode, Ladytron, The Kills, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Hole, Patti Smith, The Raincoats, The Beatles, M.I.A., The Pretenders.