7 Year Bitch Frontwoman Selene Vigil-Wilk Going Solo

She'll release the album on indie label, Tuck and Roll Music. That Was Then marks her first release since 7 Year Bitch disbanded in the late 1990's.

"The time and space was necessary for me to see the songs for what they were and to really understand what I felt about them," says Vigil-Wilk. "Sometimes time itself makes you see things in a different perspective... "

"What are you waiting for?" she sings against a slow, sinuous bass line in "Shining Armor." "a good reason � a change of season � some undivided attention � a method of creation � it just appeared � and settled here � what are you waiting for?"While the song examines the creative process, it does so in a broad sense - ruminating on all the preparation that goes into becoming ourselves. It's a bold song of empowerment, as she arms herself for fighting "the beast within."

As the title implies, That Was Then finds Vigil-Wilk both looking back and looking forward. "I Brought The Rain with Me," the in-your-face lead-off track, takes its title from a pivotal time in her life - when she moved from Seattle to Los Angeles to join Brad Wilk, drummer for Rage Against the Machine, whom she later married. The rains were torrential in Southern California that winter, prompting his comment that she'd brought the rain with her. The innocent remark provided a jumping-off point for the song, which is a blistering commentary on a society where "money keeps you innocent and killer, killers walk free."