FROM Quakertown, Pa.
AGE 33
LABEL Saddle Creek
FOUNDATION While studying visual art at the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2005, Quinlan independently released her debut indie-folk album, Freshman Year, under the name Hop Along, Queen Ansleis. Three years later, she enlisted friends Joe Reinhart and Tyler Long, and her brother Mark to join her, shortening the band’s name to Hop Along. “My mom got mad, like, ‘It’s harder to Google now!’ ” recalls Quinlan. By 2012, the quartet released its debut album, Get Disowned. In 2018, its acclaimed third album, Bark Your Head Off, Dog, hit No. 2 on Billboard’s Heatseekers Albums chart.
PROCESS In October 2019, Quinlan announced an upcoming solo album, Likewise. The release, which arrived in January, introduced a more synth-heavy sound — which…