![]() “The Hand That Feeds” is a Trent Reznor song - and it’s a song, Skelton says, that instantly struck a chord with her. ![]() They were also both fans of Nine Inch Nails. They played a series of shows together, and quickly realized they had similar tastes and a good collaboration dynamic. Skelton and Niles first met after performing together in a Halloween cover band, with a common friend and current co-producer, Jason, in 2016. ![]() She says their writing and creative process is “a two-headed-monster kind of style where we’ll sit down with one little bit of inspiration and then we’ll pass it back-and-forth and maybe Chris will lay something down and then I’ll build on that with the next layer.” Skelton and Chris Niles make up the duo, and do all the writing together in what they describe as a very collaborative songwriting process, with Skelton on vocals and synthesizer, Niles on bass. Hannah Skelton of Oakland band abracadabra describes their music as “kind of a fun dance party, kind of left-field pop music with an ’80s influence, with some dub sprinkled throughout.” In each segment, we feature a song from a local musician or band with an upcoming show and hear about what inspires their music. The Sunday Music Drop is a weekly radio series hosted by the KQED weekend news team. ![]()
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