EENIE MEENIE was born in 1995, when Denise showed some songs she’d been working on to her best friend, bassist Kendra Sparks. They met Natalie Wood, their original drummer, at a North Hollywood rehearsal studio; Natalie was actually playing bass at the time with another band down the hall, but liked the sounds that she heard coming out of Denise and Kendra’s space. Together, the three of them recorded EENIE MEENIE’s self-titled, six song debut EP; half of the songs were produced by Brad Laner of Medicine, while the other half were produced by Grant Lee Buffalo leader Grant Lee Phillips (who also happens to be Denise’s husband). The record was released in 1997 to rave reviews, and the band soon became a popular draw in the clubs of Silverlake and North Hollywood.

When Natalie vacated the drum stool to pursue other musical directions, Denise and Kendra enlisted the services of former Pixies drummer David Lovering -- who, coincidentally, had previously thumped the skins in Natalie’s pre-EENIE MEENIE project. Though the band has yet to release a follow-up to their first EP, Lovering’s estimable musicianship has taken Eenie Meenie’s live sound to a whole new level.

"With Me," a new track recorded exclusively for MUSICBLITZ, is a hushed and haunting tale of unrequited desire, laced with jangly guitars and bass lines that can only be described as "dignified." Most bands would find it difficult to make such a slow song sound cohesive, but Lovering’s gently dynamic drumming keeps it together, and Siegel’s nicely modulated singing keeps it interesting. Hopefully, we’ll be hearing more from them in the not-so-distant future.