Vermont’s Sir Chloe is an artful indie rock group centered on singer/songwriter Dana Foote. They have a sound that combines the punky, literate style of artists like St. Vincent and Fiona Apple with the twangy ’90s-style bombast of the Pixies. After gaining viral fame with the songs “Michelle” and “Animal” in 2019, they released their full-length debut, I Am the Dog, in 2023. Their sophomore album, Swallow the Knife, arrived in 2025.

Sir Chloe came together in 2017 while Foote was a music composition student at Vermont’s Bennington College. Rather than write a senior thesis, she decided to play a concert of original music. To do so, she put together a band, pulling in her brother, drummer Palmer Foote, guitarist Teddy O’Mara, and other friends to round out the ensemble. Naming themselves after Foote’s mother, Sir Chloe stuck together and began posting tracks online. In 2019, their songs “Michelle” and “Animal” went viral on social media, paving the way for the band’s 2020 EP, Party Favors. A second version of “Michelle” followed, as did a cover of Lou Reed’s “Femme Fatale,” and singles like “Sedona,” “Mercy,” and “Company.” In 2023, they released their debut full-length, the John Congleton-produced I Am the Dog. Included was the lead single “Hooves.”

Touring ensued, including stints with Phoenix, Beck, and Halsey. In 2025, they delivered the song “Forgiving” as the lead single off their sophomore album Swallow the Knife. – Biography by Matt Collar