A fixture of alternative rock since the 1990s, Veruca Salt co-founder and solo artist Louise Post is a lyrically frank singer/songwriter who reimagines her influences into a brashly catchy sound. With the smash hit "Seether" and 1994's gold-selling debut album American Thighs, Veruca Salt reshaped the jagged sounds of Pixies and the Breeders into a riff-driven power pop formula that also borrowed from rockers like Cheap Trick, then doubled down on their love of hard rock with 1997's Eight Arms to Hold You. When the rest of the band's original lineup -- including co-lead singer/songwriter Nina Gordon -- left after that album's release, Post kept Veruca Salt going with heavy, soul-baring albums like 2006's IV before she and Gordon reunited to make 2015's Ghost Notes. Post expanded her horizons with 2023's solo debut Sleepwalker, pairing direct songwriting with sounds ranging from grungy rock to airy electronic pop.