Born south of the Mason-Dixon line, Somer Bingham migrated north in the late nineties, in part to seek fame and fortune, but mostly to skip college classes at Princeton. Four years ago, she had her heart ripped out, stepped on, and dredged through some high-quality (but very acidic) vinegar. This gave her all the inspiration she needed to decide to devote her life to music completely. Maybe it was to give voice to her heartache. Maybe it was to give herself a sense of purpose. Most likely, it was to make her ex jealous.

Whatever the reason, it worked.

While developing her sound as a solo artist, she played all over the city at venues like The Sidewalk Cafe, Rockwood Music Hall, The Delancey, The Slipper Room, and in music festivals like the Anti*Pop Music Fest (Orlando), Phasefest (D.C.), The Antifolk Festival in the East Village, M.E.A.N.Y. Fest, and the Hyperactive Festival in Albuquerque, NM. In the fall of 2007 she toured France & Germany with The X-Tra Pleasure Burning Band, a garage rock band based in Annecy, France.

In 2008 she was an honorable mention in the International Free Ride contest, sponsored by HumanFactor.net, and an editor’s pick on Indie-Music.com.

Now playing under the name Clinical Trials and aided by the help of a few select robots, the live show takes the electro-grunge sound of the recorded tracks and adds so much energy, it’s tough to resist the temptation to get up and dance.

The self-released debut EP is due out in early 2009.