Scarling

Scarling. was formed by singer Jessicka Fodera (known simply as Jessicka) after the dissolution of her band, Jack Off Jill. She and guitarist Christian Hejnal began rehearsing and recording in a San Fernando Valley performance space; after the pair had written a number of songs together, they began a search for additional band members and eventually cemented the first and very short lived lineup of Scarling.In early 2002 Jessicka was introduced to Long Gone John, owner of Sympathy for the Record Industry, by mutual friend Mark Ryden. On March 19, 2003 Scarling’s debut single, “Band Aid Covers the Bullet Hole”, (produced by Chris Vrenna) was released on the Sympathy for the Record Industry label. Its cover featured an illustration called “Wound 39” by Mark Ryden. Scarling’s style and material are heavily influenced by 1990s-era Shoegazing bands such as My Bloody Valentine, Lush, and Loop as well as by the 1990s riot grrrl scene that had also inspired Jessicka’s previous band Jack Off Jill.In April of 2004, Scarling. released their debut album, Sweet Heart Dealer, a seven-song, thirty-three-minute amalgamation of sound and texture which again utilized the team of Ryden and Vrenna. Later that year, Jessicka was featured on the cover of ROCKRGRL magazine’s vocalist issue.