Shaye

All Music Guide:

Canadians Damhnait Doyle, Tara MacLean, and Kim Stockwood came together as the earthy alt-rock trio Shaye in the early 2000s. The members were already well established on the Canadian music scene before embarking on the project. Stockwood, for example, had already established herself on the alt-rock front with her 1999 effort, 12 Years Old. MacLean, meanwhile, had scooped up a record deal with Capitol and had made an appearance at SXSW, and Doyle had collected numerous Juno nominations for her first album, Shadows Wake Me. Shaye began when Doyle, MacLean, and Stockwood teamed up to record one track together, "Beauty." They were so happy with the result that they decided to record a whole album together. After successfully lassoing producer Jay Joyce into the project, Shaye released their first album, The Bridge, in 2003. The album's first single, "Happy Baby," went on to snag a SOCAN Award, a Canadian Radio Music Award, and a Juno nomination, and the second single, "Beauty," managed to climb into the Top 20 on the A/C charts. Three years of touring and writing later, Doyle, MacLean, and Stockwood headed back into the studio in 2006 to record their second album, Lake of Fire. The title track hit number 13 on the Canadian charts shortly before the album was released in early 2007.

Wikipedia:

Shaye was a Canadian pop group, consisting of singer-songwriters Kim Stockwood, Damhnait Doyle and Tara MacLean who left the group in 2007.

Biography

The Bridge

Shaye's debut album The Bridge (produced by Bill Bell and Jay Joyce) was released in 2003 on EMI Canada. The album features songs by Ron Hynes, Sinéad Lohan and Crash Vegas. Support for the album included shows in Canada and Japan. "Happy Baby", the lead single, was nominated for Single of the Year at the 2004 Juno Awards. This was followed by "Beauty" in January 2005.

Lake of Fire

Their 2006 followup, Lake of Fire was released on EMI Canada. It was exclusively available on iTunes in November 2006, then released physically in February 2007. It was produced by Jay Joyce (Patty Griffin, Tim Finn, Chantal Kreviazuk) and features songs by Van Morrison, The Waterboys and Ron Sexsmith.

Disbanding

On October 8, 2007, Tara MacLean announced that she was leaving the trio.

After MacLean's departure, Stockwood and Doyle announced on their website they would continue making music together as "Shaye". In 2009 Shaye's official website was redirected to MySpace where it was announced the band was officially no longer together. Kim Stockwood and Damhnait Doyle thanked their fans for all of their support.