The Wygals

New York guitar-pop combo The Wygals formed from the remnants of the short-lived art-pop unit The Individuals, founded in 1980 by Ohio-born graphics student Janet Wygal (vocals/bass). With her brother Doug on drums in addition to singer / guitarist Glenn Morrow and guitarist Jon Klages, The Individuals debuted in 1981 with the EP 'Aquamarine'; ex-dB's Gene Holder produced the session, and returned to the helm a year later for the group's first and only full-length effort, 'Fields'. After The Individuals dissolved in 1983, the Wygal siblings adopted the family's surname for their next project, with Janet switching to guitar; lead guitarist Eric Peterson also signed on, as did a seemingly endless procession of bassists including Rubber Rodeo's Doug Allen, Skunkadelic's Ilene Markwell, Let's Active's Faye Hunter, and even another Wygal, brother Jeff. Finally, Holder assumed full-time bass duties in advance of The Wygals' 1987 debut 'Passion'. After releasing the 1989 full-length 'Honyocks in the Whithersoever', The Wygals called it quits; Janet then teamed with yet another sibling, sister Tricia, to form the short-lived Splendora, issuing the Holder-produced 'In the Grass' in 1995. [SOURCE: ALLMUSIC]