Singer/songwriter/keyboardist Kim Fox updates the female singer/songwriter archetype of the early '70s (think Carole King and, especially, Laura Nyro) in much the same way as the indie-piano trio Suddenly, Tammy! -- whom she credits with inspiring her move from opera and classical music into pop -- and her former Bloomington, IN, neighbor, Lisa Germano. Her 1997 album Moon Hut also adds a hint of XTC and Aimee Mann, making Fox a natural for those who crave a certain level of intelligence with their pop hooks.
Kim Fox was born in Manhattan in 1968, the daughter of Norman Fox, ...