Jodi Phillis
Jodi Christine Phillis (born in
Melbourne,
Australia on
April 11,
1965) is an
Australian
singer-songwriter-guitarist. She spent her childhood in
California,
United States, and moved back to
Sydney, Australia to begin school. She quit school at 15, then spent 8 years working with surfwear company
Mambo Graphics until she took up the role as co-frontwoman of
The Clouds. Phillis was best known for her vocal ability in many of her songs, such as 'Hieronymus', 'Souleater' and 'Ghost of Love Returned'.
After the Clouds' split in
1997 Phillis formed the
Dearhunters project, and from then on she took a much mellower musical direction. Her debut solo album
Lounge o' Sound, embraced many exotic textures, while its follow-up, the more conventional
In Dreams I Live (2001) received much critical acclaim. The track
Waiting, Wanting, Holding was featured in the ABC's series
Love Is A Four-Letter Word.
In Dreams... went on to receive two
ARIA Award nominations. Her third solo album,
For Lovers, Artists and Dreamers, was released in 2004.
2005 saw Phillis reunite with former Clouds band-mate Trish Young, under the aptly-named moniker
The Girls From The Clouds. Their EP
Lalalala was released in early 2006.
Phillis currently lives in Sydney with husband and fellow musician
Tim Oxley and her two daughters.
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