Americana Indie rock songwriter chad bishop released Isabella V in the fall of 2004, now with a strong and energetic band backing him (CB Radio). The lush arrangements includes violin, piano, organ, saxophone and flute. The songs on the album "Isabella V" appear to address an individual's modern dilemna, how does one escape the fractured and compartmentalized lifestyle dictated by the postmodern wasteland in hopes of discovering selfhood. the strong melodic sense of each songs belies a hopefuliness that is uniqueness in comparison to much of the fatalistic fodder found throughout popular music today. Chad Bishop has a new project called the cripple lilies, you can see what they are up to at www.thecripplelilies.com