Ann Danielewski

"Poe" received her nickname after wearing an Edgar Allan Poe-themed costume to a Halloween party as a child. Her first album, Hello, was released in 1995. As part of the angsty, grunge-rock female singers of the era, her debut single "Angry Johnny" got much radio and MTV airplay. After a long hiatus, she followed up with 2000's "Haunted", an album she produced entirely in her own home and on her own computer. The album was released to coincide with her brother Mark Z. Danielewski's novel "House of Leaves," a critically acclaimed gothic fiction novel. The two toured together across America at Borders Books and Music locations. A song from Poe's album called "Hey Pretty" was re-released to radio with the sung vocals replaced by Mark reading from his novel. It became a huge radio hit.

As of her current album Poe's musical style is an unusual mixture of folk, rock, and electronica being used to produce confessional songs. Albums exploring similar territory are Beth Orton's Trailer Park[?] and Tori Amos' To Venus and Back.