Mishkin Fitzgerald (born 10 February 1985) is an English musician from Brighton, England, most widely known as the lead vocalist and pianist of the progressive rock bands Birdeatsbaby and Crimson Veil.
[6] The original line up consisted of Fitzgerald on piano and vocals, Mitchell on guitar and bass, Keely McDonald on violin, Ella Stimey on cello, and Philippa Bloomfield on drums.
In November 2012, a music video for the title track of Fitzgerald's then upcoming debut solo album, Present Company, was published to the official Birdeatsbaby Youtube channel.
[5] She has said that the name "Birdeatsbaby" came to her in a dream after a particularly long bout of insomnia in her teenage years, and that much of the material for the band's first album, Here She Comes-a-Tumblin', came from the nightmares and hallucinations she was experiencing at that time.
[6][14] Fitzgerald has also openly discussed being sexually assaulted in her teen years, and how this has influenced her songwriting, stating, "Many of my songs are based around experience, I couldn’t help but use it at [sic] a subject matter as that kind of trauma can consume you and if you don’t get it out, then it can destroy you.