Otis Was a Polar Bear

The most poignant music is often inspired by watershed events in an artist s life, and few occasions are more transformative than the arrival of one s first child. For Allison Miller, the extraordinary drummer, composer and leader of her band Boom Tic Boom, that life-affirming experience provided the seed that led to the creation of her latest full-length studio album, Otis Was a Polar Bear.