Jesse Sykes

Jesse Sykes (née Solomon) is a Seattle-based singer/songwriter. Her backing band is The Sweet Hereafter, which features Phil Wandscher (late of Whiskeytown) on guitar. Previously, Sykes was a member of the band, Hominy, along with her former husband Jim Sykes, who played guitar. The band released a self-titled album in 1998 on the Ivy label. Other members of The Sweet Hereafter include Anne Marie Ruljancich (also of the Walkabouts), Bill Herzog (also drummer of Joel RL Phelps + the Downer Trio and a former member of Neko Case's touring band) on bass, Kevin Warner on drums (for the first two albums) and currently Eric Eagle on drums. In 2006 Jesse contributed vocals to the song "The Sinking Belle (Blue Sheep)" from the Sunn O)))/Boris collaboration album Altar. Bill Herzog, Phil Wandscher also contributed to Altar.