BAG

Quirky Canadian artist Bag, a one-man band whose sound evokes a more polished version of Beck, earned the distinction of becoming the first signing to Gene Simmons’ Simmons Records upon the label’s 2005 reactivation. Simmons had first reached out after a friend forwarded him a demo, seeking Bag’s expertise in songwriting and production. Bag then supplied four tracks to Simmons’ ***HOLE album, released in 2004. Simmons reciprocated by co-writing one song on Bag’s ambitious self-titled debut, which arrived in the summer of 2005.