Rachel Fannan

Rachel Fannan (born Rachel Marie Williams) is an American singer, songwriter and musician from Los Angeles, California and is best known as the lead vocalist of the band Only You, and formerly as co-lead vocalist of San Francisco psych-rockers Sleepy Sun, as well as for collaborations with UNKLE and progressive rock band Anywhere. She currently is frontwoman for Los Angeles power trio The Bomb.

As a solo artist, Fannan has shared the stage with other prominent musicians such as Hunter Burgan (AFI) and Carla Azar (Autolux), and released an album under the name Birds Fled From Me.

In November 2012, a version of the classic parlor song "Beautiful Dreamer" featuring Fannan on vocals was used in a commercial by Canon, which went on to win the award for Outstanding Commercial at the 2012–2013 Creative Arts Primetime Emmys.

Between 2006 and 2008, Fannan wrote and recorded solo material under the moniker Birds Fled From Me with the help of producer/engineer Maxwell Lewis Golding. She self-released the album Deeper Lurking in 2008.

In 2007, after seeing psych rockers Sleepy Sun play at a California Bay Area festival, Fannan was invited to sit in with the band at a subsequent show, and was quickly recruited to be their co-lead vocalist. Her vocals are featured on the band's first two albums Embrace (ATP Recordings, 2009) and Fever (ATP Recordings, 2010). However, Fannan left the band acrimoniously in October 2010 while the band was on tour.

Soon after leaving Sleepy Sun, Fannan recorded some tracks with British trip-hop duo UNKLE. "Sunday Song" featuring Fannan was released as part of their 2011 Only The Lonely EP, and Where Did the Night Fall – Another Night Out album.

Following a short stint supporting Dinosaur Jr. frontman J Mascis, Rachel was approached by Christian Eric Beaulieu (Triclops!) to collaborate on his new musical project Anywhere, which also included Mike Watt (Minutemen, The Stooges) and Cedric Bixler-Zavala (The Mars Volta, At The Drive-in). Fannan sang lead vocals on their debut single "Dead Golden West" (Valley King Records, November 2011) and other tracks on their debut album Anywhere (ATP Recordings, 2012). In late 2012 she toured as keyboard player and backing vocalist for The Fresh & Onlys.

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