Dosen got her start in 1994 with the band Virus, an
ambient techno group whose debut album
Analogue was considered groundbreaking in the Christian
trance music scene. In 2002, Dosen released her first solo album,
Ghosts, Mice & Vagabonds. The ethereal self-produced work received rave reviews, with
Billboard choosing Dosen as one of the top six independent musicians in the Midwest for 2003. In 2006,
Simon Raymonde, a former member of the
Cocteau Twins who runs the
Bella Union label, heard Dosen's music. As a result, they worked together on the music that became Dosen's second album,
A Lily for the Spectre. The album was recorded in
Pikeville, Kentucky and
North Wales. Dosen appeared on the
BBC Two program
Later... with Jools Holland and on the Australian TV rock quiz entertainment show
RocKwiz. In February 2008, she collaborated with
José González for an "iTunes Live: London Sessions" performance. Dosen joined
Massive Attack as a lead vocalist in June 2008. She made her debut at
Royal Festival Hall in London, performing in two shows as part of the
Meltdown Festival, which the band had been selected to direct that year. Dosen also performed with Massive Attack at the 2008
Glastonbury Festival. Dosen and Raymonde formed Snowbird in 2009. The duo released their debut album,
Moon, on January 27, 2014, on Bella Union. Dosen sang on three tracks on
The Chemical Brothers' album
Further, released in 2010. She worked with them again in 2011, co-writing and singing on the theme song of the 2011 British-German film
Hanna, and in 2019, contributing with the vocals to a track of the duo's
No Geography album. ==Discography==