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Splendora was an American all-female alternative rock band from New York City. Formed in 1993 by Janet Wygal (lead vocals, guitar), Tricia Wygal (lead vocals, bass), Delissa Santos (drums), Cindy Brolsma (cello), and Jennifer Richardson (violin), the band released one studio album, In the Grass (1995), before disbanding in 2002.

Splendora
Origin	New York City, New York, United States
Genres	Alternative rock grunge
Years active	1993–2002
Labels	Really Fast Racecar Koch
Past members	Janet Wygal Tricia Wygal Delissa Santos Cindy Brolsma Jennifer Richardson

The band is best known for performing "You're Standing on My Neck", which was featured as the opening theme to the MTV animated series Daria. Splendora also performed "Turn the Sun Down" and "College Try" for the Daria television films Is It Fall Yet? and Is It College Yet?, respectively.

History

Formation and In the Grass: 1993–1996

After the break up of her power pop band The Wygals, Janet Wygal began recreationally composing music with her sister Tricia Wygal. By 1993, these music sessions expanded to include friends of the two sisters, including Delissa Santos, Cindy Brolsma, and Jennifer Richardson. In an interview with Billboard, Tricia Wygal described the formation of the band to be a "labor of love," recalling that "[Splendora] rehearsed all the time. It was just fun."[1] The band originally struck a development deal with Geffen Records, although the record label ultimately chose to work with Lisa Loeb instead.[1] Following this dismissal, Splendora signed with Koch Records.^{[citation needed]}

Splendora's debut studio album In the Grass was released on September 9, 1995, by Koch Records. Produced collaboratively between Splendora and Gene Holder of The dB's,[2] the title of the record is a spin on the 1961 teen melodrama Splendor in the Grass.[3] "Rattle" was released as the only single from the effort, by Really Fast Racecar Records.[4] The band also recorded a music video for "Bee Stung Lips," which was directed by Carey Burtt. In the Grass received little promotion and failed to achieve any considerable commercial success, with the album now being out of print and unavailable on music streaming services.[1] However, the album did receive some positive critical reception from music publications such as Billboard.[5] Janet Wygal attributes the album's lukewarm commercial reception to a lack of support from Koch Records, explaining: "[Splendora] didn’t have a booking agent, the tour that we did, I booked, I think… I remember going in there and calling radio stations myself, and asking if they’d received our CD."[1]

Daria theme songs and breakup: 1997–2002

In 1997, cellist Cindy Brolsma began work as a producer on the then-upcoming MTV adult animated sitcom Daria. For the show's theme song, MTV was in search of an "unknown" band.[6] Interested in this opportunity, Brolsma shared a copy of Splendora's debut album In the Grass, with fellow Daria producer Susie Lewis, who ultimately asked the band to write and record a theme song for the show.[7] Splendora recorded a four-track demo for the producers, building these songs around certain phrases that the producers asked them to include in their lyrics, such as "excuse me" and "you're standing on my neck".[8] A song titled "You're Standing on My Neck" was chosen as the show's theme, with elements of the song also acting as incidental music in the show. The full song was also featured in the 2000 puzzle adventure video game Daria's Inferno.[9] Splendora produced two further original themes for the Daria television movies Is It Fall Yet? and Is It College Yet?, being "Turn the Sun Down" and "College Try" respectively.

Following the release of "College Try" in 2002, the band announced their decision to break up. With the exit of Delissa Santos and as other members began getting married and having children, there was a general lack of enthusiasm among band members. Tricia Wygal explained that these events had left the group feeling dissatisfied, stating, "It wasn’t quite the same band. It felt a little different".[1]

Post-breakup

In 2013, lead vocalists Janet and Tricia Wygal briefly reunited for a performance of "You're Standing on My Neck" at the tavern and music venue Maxwell's. To commemorate the 20th anniversary of Daria in 2017, Andrew Unterberger of Billboard interviewed Janet and Tricia Wygal, in which they discussed Splendora's history and the group's three Daria theme songs.[1] On July 6, 2020, "You're Standing on My Neck" was officially released onto music streaming services under the title "Daria (Official MTV Theme)".^{[citation needed]}

Musical style and influences

Splendora drew inspiration from a variety of genres, including CBGB, sunshine pop, and grunge. Late-'60s and '70s bands such as the Ramones, Television, Talking Heads, and The Free Design were formative influences on the band.[1] Janet Wygal explained that the musical style of Splendora was meant to display "this aggressive-sounding bed, with pretty vocals floating over it".[1]

Band members

Former members

• Janet Wygal – lead vocals, guitar (1993–2002)
• Tricia Wygal – bass guitar, lead vocals, percussion, flute (1993–2002)
• Delissa Santos – drums (1993–2002)
• Cindy Brolsma – cello, whistling (1993–2002)
• Jennifer Richardson – violin (1993–2002)

Discography

Studio album

Title	Details
In the Grass	Release date: September 9, 1995 Label: Koch Formats: CD

Single

Year	Song	Album
1995	"Rattle"	In the Grass

Promotional single

Year	Song	Album
2020	"Daria (Official MTV Theme)"	Non-album single

Music video

Year	Title	Director
1995	"Bee Stung Lips"	Carey Burtt

See also

• The Individuals (a power pop band featuring Janet Wygal and her brother Doug)

References

На других языках

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- [en] Splendora

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[es] Splendora

Splendora fue una banda de rock post-grunge/alternativo,[1] más notable por crear la canción “You're Standing on My Neck”, el tema principal de la serie animada de MTV Daria. Otras dos de sus canciones aparecieron en el show, en las dos películas concebidas para la televisión llamadas Is It Fall Yet? y Is It College Yet?. Las canciones fueron “Turn the Sun Down”, y “College Try (Gives Me Blisters)”, respectivamente.

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[ru] Splendora

Splendora — рок-группа из США, наиболее известная по песне «You’re Standing on My Neck», написанной специально для транслировавшегося с 1997 по 2002 год мультсериала MTV «Дарья». Также две их песни «Turn the Sun Down» и «College Try (Gives Me Blisters)» были использованы в саундтреке к полнометражным фильмам по этому мультсериалу — «А скоро осень?» и «А скоро колледж?».

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