Rose McDowall

As founder of the dreamy synth pop duo Strawberry Switchblade, Scottish singer/songwriter/guitarist Rose McDowall scored a minor hit with her bouncy, wistful pop songwriting. The band was short-lived but McDowall continued in wildly different musical directions as the years passed, contributing vocals to work from neo-folk acts like Death in June and Current '93, as well as singing on Shawn Pinchbeck's eerie, atmospheric soundtrack for the 2019 film Far from the Apple Tree. McDowall formed Strawberry Switchblade in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1981. Initially consisting of four memb...