Best known as the founder of the noisy rock outfit Sic Alps, Mike Donovan was also a member of the Ropers, Yikes, and the Church Steps, and the owner of Dial Records and Folding Cassettes. When Sic Alps called it a day in mid-2013, Donovan launched his solo career a few months later with the release of his debut album, Wot. ~ Heather Phares