LYCIA is a darkwave band that was formed in 1988, Tempe, Arizona. The main personnel of the band are Mike VanPortfleet, Tara Vanflower, David Galas and John Fair. Although only achieving minor cult success, the band is notable for being one of the ground breaking groups in darkwave and ethereal wave styles.

Their 1996 album "The Burning Circle and then Dust" received some attention for the power pop hit song "Pray," and the album "remains a high point of American dark rock," according to Allmusic. Lycia's music is characterized by rich soundscapes and layers of echoed guitars, dark and ethereal keyboards, doomy drum machine beats, VanPortfleet's melancholic, whispered vocals and Vanflower's vivid voice.

Trent Reznor and Peter Steele are some of their more well-known fans.

DISCOGRAPHY:
Wake (1989)
Ionia (1991)
A Day in the Stark Corner (1993)
Live (1994)
The Burning Circle and then Dust (1995) (Remastered in 2006)
Cold (1997) (Remastered in 2007)
Estrella (1998) (Remastered in 2005)
Compilation Appearances Volume 1 (2001)
Compilation Appearances Volume 2 (2001)
Tripping Back into the Broken Days (2002)
Empty Space (2003)

http://www.lyciummusic.com