Jennifer Lee Lindberg (born July 30, 1981) is an American musician, singer-songwriter and record producer, best known as the bassist of the

indie rock Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the music they produc ...

band Warpaint. In 2015, Lindberg released her first solo album, '' Right On!'', under the name "Jennylee".

Personal life

Lindberg was born on July 30, 1981 in Elko, Nevada. She is the daughter of Sherry Sossamon, a nurse, and Todd Lindberg. She is the sister of actress and musician

Shannyn Sossamon Shannon Marie Kahololani "Shannyn" Sossamon () is an American actress, director, and musician. She has appeared in the films ''A Knight's Tale'' (2001), '' 40 Days and 40 Nights'', '' The Rules of Attraction'' (both 2002), '' The Order'' (2003), ...

. Following their parents' divorce when Lindberg was two, she and her sister were raised by their mother, who remarried to Randy Goldman. Her maternal grandmother is of Hawaiian and

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descent, while the rest of her ancestry is English, German,

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, French and Irish. Raised in

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, Lindberg relocated to Los Angeles, California as an adult. She was formerly married to Chris Cunningham, best known for directing the music videos for Aphex Twin's " Come to Daddy" and "

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" singles. They divorced in 2016.

Career

Warpaint

Lindberg had a "chance encounter" with

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during one of Sossamon's DJ sets, soon after relocating to Los Angeles, and formed Warpaint with her,

Theresa Wayman Theresa Becker Wayman (born June 23, 1980), also known by the stage name TT, is an American musician, singer-songwriter and occasional actress, best known as guitarist and vocalist of the indie rock band Warpaint. Early and personal life The ...

and Sossamon on

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2004. After rehearsing and composing original material alone for 18 months, Warpaint began performing regularly in Los Angeles and self-released their debut

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, ''

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'', in August 2008. Warpaint's debut studio album, '' The Fool'', was released in October 2010 on Rough Trade Records following a number of lineup changes, including the recruitment of drummer

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. The album was well received by critics and peaked at No. 176 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The band's second

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studio album was released in January 2014, and featured Lindberg performing vocals on two tracks: "Disco//very" and "CC". Receiving favorable reviews and charting in several countries, ''Warpaint'' reached the top 10 on the

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, and ''Billboard''s Alternative, Independent and Tastemaker album charts.

''Right On!''

Lindberg's debut solo studio album, '' Right On!'', was released on December 11, 2015 on Rough Trade; she was credited as "Jennylee". Featuring elements of new wave and gothic rock, the album was produced by Lindberg with Norm Block and featured Warpaint's Mozgawa on drums.

Collaborations

Lindberg has collaborated with other musicians during her career. In 2009, she played bass on Brian Blades ''Mama Rosa'' (2009). She later played bass on "Goodbye Lovers & Friends", a song from

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s ''Zig Zaj'' (2011), and "The Madness of Clouds", a song from

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s ''The Vermilion Border'' (2013). Lindberg worked with Jimmy Giannopoulos of Lolawolf on the project CRW$HD. In 2020 she played bass on

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's album

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. In 2021 as part of her 'Singles Club' project, Lindberg collaborated with Depeche Mode frontman

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on the single "Stop Speaking".

Influences

When she was young, Lindberg listened to

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, which influenced her later music. She has also cited among her influences

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's bass playing with PiL in her "list of all-time greats". She named

Siouxsie Sioux Susan Janet Ballion (born 27 May 1957), known professionally as Siouxsie Sioux, is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. She was the lead singer of the rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees (1976–1996). They released 11 ...

of Siouxsie and the Banshees as one of her favorite voices of all time, saying, "I have a lot of respect for Siouxsie and she's given me a lot of inspiration over the years". Sylvester, Carly Simon,

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, Kraftwerk, Aphex Twin and Depeche Mode were other acts that inspired her.

Discography

;Solo *'' Right On!'' (2015) *''Heart Tax'' (2022) ;With Warpaint *''

'' EP (2008) *'' The Fool'' (2010) *'' Warpaint'' (2014) *'' Heads Up'' (2016) *''

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'' (2022) ;Guest appearances * Brian Blade – ''Mama Rosa'' (2009) *

– "Goodbye Lovers & Friends" on ''Zig Zaj'' (2011) *

– "The Madness of Clouds" on ''The Vermilion Border'' (2012) * TT (Theresa Wayman) – "Take One" on '' LoveLaws'' (2018)

References

External links

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