Phoebe Killdeer

Phoebe Killdeer (born 1977) is a French-Australian producer, songwriter and the lead singer of the groups Phoebe Killdeer & the Short Straws and Phoebe Killdeer & the Shift. She is best known for her song "The Fade Out Line", which became a major international hit in 2014 when a reworked version of it was released by the deep house producer The Avener retitled as "Fade Out Lines".

Life and career Killdeer was born in Antibes, South of France in 1977 to Australian parents. She became known performing with the French new wave covers band Nouvelle Vague. She appears on their second album, Bande à Part (2006), and she also toured with the group. She also features on the Basement Jaxx song "Tonight", on their album Kish Kash (2003), and on the Zero dB track "Sunshine Lazy", on the album Bongos, Bleeps and Basslines (2006). Killdeer's musical style is influenced by Tom Waits and by 1960s rock and blues; her voice has been compared to that of Peggy Lee and of PJ Harvey. It was released in September 2014 under the slightly altered title, "Fade Out Lines". The song charted in several countries, reaching number one in Germany, Spain, and number 6 in Italy. Their first album, The Piano's Playing the Devil's Tune (2016), is an experimental collaboration with the Portuguese actress and singer Maria de Medeiros (best known for playing the girlfriend of Bruce Willis's character in the 1994 film Pulp Fiction).

Discography Phoebe Killdeer & the Short Straws

Weather's Coming (2008) Innerquake (2011)

Phoebe Killdeer & the Shift

The Piano's Playing the Devil's Tune (2016) – with Maria de Medeiros All is Going Well (2025)

Them There

Love is an elevator (2019)

Kill The Pain

Kill The Pain (2023)

Nouvelle Vague

Bande A Part (2006) Rareties (2019) Curiosities (2019) Should I Stay Or Should I Go? (2024)

Basement Jaxx

Track: Tonight (2003)

Zero dB

Track: Conga Madness (2006) Track: Sunshine Lazy (2006)

Agoria

Track: Embrace (2019)