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A founder-member of UK progressive rock group It Bites, in the 90s Dunnery relocated to New York to start a career as a singer-songwriter. His gruff, honest approach to songcraft occasionally recalls Neil Young. He is also a student of metaphysics and astrology (he writes and edits an astrology column for Billboard Online). He made his debut for Atlantic Records in 1994 with Fearless, after releasing a single, abortive solo effort for Virgin Records (which was only ever released in Japan). At the same time he toured with Robert Plant on his Fate Of Nations tour, contributing guitar to two tracks on the album of similar title. However, neither Fearless nor the following yearís Tall Blond Helicopter made much of an impression beyond the critics, who have been enthusiastic about Dunnery's work throughout his career, and a clutch of camp followers won over by the artist's engrossing live shows. His relationship with Atlantic ended after a sales tally of just 28,000 copies for both albums combined, leading the famously sober Dunnery to comment: That's what happens. If you're the shopkeeper and you're not selling any goods, they'll shut you down. It's just like that. For Let's Go Do What Happens, Dunnery elected to sign with the New York independent label Razor & Tie, who promised to give him the one-to-one support he lacked at Atlantic. The independent's efforts resulted in increased airplay for his fourth solo effort, especially for stand-out tracks Riding On The Back, Jonah and Sunflowers