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To say that Leah Hayes is poised for greatness would be underselling how much she's already accomplished in her 26 years. Massachusetts-bred Hayes attended art school in New York before moving to France where she played in a band called Satan's Fingers, collaborating with David Ivar from underground pop legends Herman Dune. Growing up playing piano and guitar, Hayes also took up the Thunderstick, an Appalachian instrument similar in tone to the banjo. Her collection of ballpoint pen notebook illustrations Holy Moly was published by Fantagraphics in 2004 and her first graphic novel, Funeral of the Heart, was published in April, 2008.
Hayes' artwork has appeared in the New York Times, Punk Planet, and most recently on the cover of McSweeney's #24. Based in Williamsburg, Hayes has toured as a solo act alongside Kyp Malone and sings on the TV On the Radio's "Snakes and Martyrs" from the band's Return to Cookie Mountain album.
