Some have said that if Rufus Wainwright joined the Fountains of Wayne, you'd have something that sounds a lot like Mitch Linker's solo album.

Bio

"A new golden era of pop has begun."

After fronting Connecticut's beloved indie art-pop trio The Dent, and the power pop duo The Day Traders, Mitch Linker is going it alone.

At a glance (Mitch Linker Solo, with The Day Traders & with The Dent)

- Independently released 2 E.P.s and 4 full-length albums, in total selling over 4,500 records in the U.S., Europe and Japan.

- Charted on CMJ after receiving airplay across the U.S. (and Canada) for the songs "Look Up," "End of the World," and the Elton John homage "Fantastic."

- Won "runner-up" in the John Lennon songwriting contest in 2002 and in 2003 for the song "End of the World." Also won "runner-up" in the Billboard Song Contest in 2003 and was a "finalist" in the U.S.A. Songwriting Competition in 2003 for the song "Look Up."

- Performed at such festivals/showcases as NXNE, Dewey Beach Pop Music Festival, the Singer/Songwriters Hall of Fame, the NY Songwriters Circle and the International Pop Over Throw in Boston and New York.

- Performed at east coast venues such as New York's CBGB's, The Luna Lounge, The Lion's Den; Connecticut's The Levitt Pavilion, Toad's Place, Webster Theater and The Bushnell Center for Performing Arts; and Boston's Paradise Lounge and Club Passim in Cambridge.

- Attained extensive local and nat'l press attention on AMG, CD Baby, A&R Online, 2Walls.com, Pop Matters, Not Lame, New Haven & Fairfield County Advocates and the Village Voice to name a few.

- Placed songs on several compilations including the Vagrant Compilation and Myrtle's Favorites Vol. #1.