Terrorbird

Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas have quickly managed to stand out in their hometown of Detroit with a dark, swampy sound evocative of America in all its sad, beautiful and frightening glory. The songs on the band's debut EP "Weird Looking Woman In Too Many Clothes" are a tribute to all things contradictory, with sinister lyrics married to warm melodies and sultry vocals.
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Hernandez began writing songs only three years ago while living between Chicago and Kansas City. Upon returning to Detroit, she formed the band that would become The Deltas to back her for one hastily arranged performance. Out of that came the ever-evolving 6-13 piece group  which now backs Hernadez, giving her music a rich, layered character which, while the product of such disparate influences as Tom Waits, Man Man and her parents' Cure and Smiths records, ends up as something totally unique and hers alone.
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Hernandez and her band play frequently in a loft above her parents' bakery in Mexicantown in Southwest Detroit. The space has become a center for shows, involving both the Deltas and other bands both local and national, and it also serves as a locus for Detroit SOUP, a monthly dinner funding micro-grants which has received attention from the likes of the New York Times. All of these endeavors are part of an artistic impulse that, while not the usual cliched "Detroit" vibe, is of and about the city Hernandez comes from.
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The band has already played large scale events such as SXSW and Bonnaroo, and will be performing at CMJ in New York in October. That will be followed by a tour of the East Coast and South in November.