Elizabeth Anne "Z" Berg (born June 28, 1986) is an American musician. She was a founding member, guitarist, and lead vocalist of the indie rock group

the Like The Like was an alternative rock band from Los Angeles, California. Its final lineup consisted of Z Berg (vocals and guitar), Tennessee Thomas (drums), Laena Geronimo (bass), and Annie Monroe (organ). The band released three extended plays (EP ...

. Berg's father is former Geffen Records A&R exec/record producer

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Musical career

Berg co-founded

along with members Charlotte Froom and Tennessee Thomas at the age of 15. Following the hiatus of the Like in 2011, Berg formed the band

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along with James Valentine (

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(

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), and Michael Runion. Their debut album, ''

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'', was released on July 10, 2012, via

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. Following Valentine's departure from the band it was renamed Phases, and a new record, '' For Life'', was released under the new name and lineup on September 18, 2015. Music critic Dan Cairns described her voice as "

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meets

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". In 2018, Z Berg released four songs as a solo artist, "I Fall For the Same Face Every Time" and "

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" (released February 25, 2018) and "Time Flies" (released 11 May 2018). She also directed the music video for "Time Flies." Z Berg released the music video for her song "All out of Tears" on 26 September 2018 and the single was released on music platforms on 2 October 2018. In December 2018, Berg collaborated with

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on the

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single "The Bad List". September 30, 2019 marked the first show of The Dead End Kids Club tour, a 7 show tour that she performed on alongside

, Dan Keyes, and Palm Springsteen. The tour concluded with a Halloween show in San Francisco on October 28, 2019. Berg released her first solo album, ''Get Z to a Nunnery'', in July 2020.

Discography

;Studio albums * ''Get Z to a Nunnery'' (2020) ;EP * ''Covers and Love Letters: Screaming into the Void'' (2021) ;Digital singles * "I Fall For the Same Face Every Time" * "

" (2018) * "Time Flies" (2018) * "All Out of Tears" (2018) * "The Bad List" (featuring

) (2018)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Berg, Z Living people American women singer-songwriters Singer-songwriters from California 1986 births Crossroads School alumni 21st-century American singers 21st-century American women singers Phases (band) members The Like members