With Melissa Rapp (vocals, guitar, keys) and Betsy Adams (guitar), The Skies' blend of emotional rock with songwriter roots, is the kind of sound that keeps us optimistic about music in 2006. Melissa and Betsy teamed up with Bay Area producer/bassist Jon Evans (Tori Amos, Paula Cole) to record "The Other Side." One listen to the title track and you are hooked--part velvet, part grit, Melissa's voice has a quality to it that penetrates.