Parachute

Parachute formed among students at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, first playing under the name Sparky's Flaw before changing it and signing to Mercury Records. Singer and pianist Will Anderson writes most of the material, and his piano-led songs pair radio-friendly choruses with a soul-inflected vocal style.

The band's debut, Losing Sleep, carried 'She Is Love', and the follow-up The Way It Was included 'Kiss Me Slowly', the two songs that brought them the widest audience. Later records, including Overnight and Wide Awake, moved further toward polished mainstream pop while keeping Anderson's voice and piano at the center.