A native of upstate New York and currently exiled in London, I.V. began her career fronting bands in bars and clubs at the age of 14 (with the aid of a fake ID) performing alongside the likes of 10,000 Maniacs and other local heroes. After a short relocation to New York City, she found herself in the heart of the London music scene where she formed her band The Heroines, who received much critical acclaim from both the music press and fellow artists alike. 

      “ Flame haired I.V. Webb is the kind of glamorous creature who can strut out of the bog at The Falcon like there isn’t piss on the floor. That, dear readers, is because she is a poetess, not a mere mortal like the rest of us. She came over from New York to London to write songs…The result: pathos and pyrotechnics, violas and violence, small voyages from the sinister to the serene.” - Melody Maker 

      “Her voice embraces like a thorny vine. Cut, it would bleed pure honey. To liken it to Merchant’s, Bush’s or Carlisle’s would be too mundane. But I did. What the hell? At times, the music resurrects the spirit of Patti Smith at her most swooningest” - Melody Maker 

      “Name dropping the likes of Patti Smith and Virginia Woolfe as influences, they evoke the harsh and nervy pop sounds of PJ Harvey or Throwing Muses…they have an uncommon passion, poise and promise.” - Time Out London

With her own songs and a live cover of Patti Smith’s “Pissing in a River”, she has appeared on many compilation albums alongside artists such as Radiohead, The Verve and Carole King. Her large body of work under both I.V. Webb and The Heroines have captured the hearts of her audience and longed for a permanent commemoration.

Through her desire to remain true to her songs and in the spirit of Ani Difranco, she is set to release a collection of her songs in the new year entitled I.V. Webb and The Heroines, The Demo Seeds, ready for release, ready to scatter the seeds…