A former member of the neo-power pop outfit Starbelly, Cliff Hillis was playing in John Faye's backing band the John Faye Power Trip when he began his own solo career. Drawing heavily on '90s alternative-flavored power pop acts like Matthew Sweet and the Velvet Crush for his ringing, guitar-driven classicist sound, Hillis issued his debut album, Be Seeing You, on the power pop label Not Lame in the summer of 2001. ~ Steve Huey