Guitarist/vocalist Johnny Aries began his musical career with the Margate, England-based band Two Wounded Birds, who played revved-up surf-rockabilly-punk-with-melody style. Aries' twangy guitar and evocative vocals were the band's focal points. After the release of a couple of singles and one album, 2012's self-titled affair, the band split. Around this time, Aries had begun playing with like-minded indie pop group the Drums as a live guitarist, as well as a short stint providing live keyboards for '90s revivalists Swim Deep. After a spell spent flying around the world to play gigs with the Drums, Aries moved to New York City to be nearer the Drums' home base and to work on solo material. His debut album, Unbloomed, was issued in late summer of 2014. ~ Tim Sendra