Two years later, upon reading an article in a Los Angeles newspaper which stated that in a survey of the worst paid jobs in the US, teacher was number 2 and musician was number 1 - she decided to return to being a singer/songwriter. Her self-released EP Beautiful Mess was heard by Cheap Lullaby Records (a label whose musicians include Joan As Policewoman and Teitur), who signed her to a deal. She released her debut album Tangos and Tantrums under the label, with producer Richard Swift, in 2004 and has toured in the United States, Canada and Europe since then.
Two years later, upon reading an article in a Los Angeles newspaper which stated that in a survey of the worst paid jobs in the US, teacher was number 2 and musician was number 1 - she decided to return to being a singer/songwriter. Her self-released EP Beautiful Mess was heard by Cheap Lullaby Records (a label whose musicians include Joan As Policewoman and Teitur), who signed her to a deal. She released her debut album Tangos and Tantrums under the label, with producer Richard Swift, in 2004 and has toured in the United States, Canada and Europe since then.