Richard Davies

Australian-born singer/songwriter Richard Davies formed the chamber pop unit the Moles in Sydney in the late '80s after growing disenchanted with studying law; concluding that he preferred composing poetry to writing essays for his class assignments, he soon began crafting his first songs. After finding some underground success in their native land as well as the U.S. and Britain, the Moles broke up around the beginning of 1993; Davies soon settled in New York City to begin a solo career, although in 1994 he released his solo debut, Instinct, under the Moles' name. Through a m...