, ▁Bom bara ▁began ▁her ▁solo ▁career . ▁She ▁began ▁performing ▁at ▁the ▁Ch ipp ew a ▁Chap el ▁Open ▁Mic ▁Night ▁at ▁St . ▁Louis ▁music ▁ven ue ▁Off ▁Broadway . ▁Later ▁that ▁year , ▁she ▁released ▁her ▁first ▁solo ▁EP , ▁Ab andon ▁Sh ip . ▁The ▁EP ▁was ▁met ▁with ▁solid ▁reviews . ▁Music ▁blog ▁Wild y ' s ▁World ▁said , ▁“ Ab andon ▁Sh ip ▁is ▁a ▁st unning ▁EP ▁that ▁deser ves ▁a ▁lot ▁wider ▁distribution ▁and ▁notice ▁than ▁it ' s ▁already ▁received .” . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Bom bara ▁joined ▁with ▁husband ▁Kit ▁Ham on , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁music ian ▁and ▁brother - in - law ▁J J ▁Ham on ▁to ▁record ▁ind ie - rock ▁album ▁Beth ▁Bom bara ▁and ▁The ▁Rob otic ▁Foundation , ▁briefly ▁changing ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁band ▁to ▁match ▁the ▁album ▁title . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁short - l ived , ▁and ▁future ▁work ▁was ▁all ▁released ▁under ▁her ▁solo ▁name . ▁ ▁This ▁album , ▁too , ▁received ▁critical ▁acc laim ▁with ▁critics ▁pra ising ▁the ▁album ' s ▁dark er ▁tone . ▁ ▁Bom bara ▁was ▁an ▁early ▁ad opter ▁of ▁the ▁crow df und ing ▁website ▁K ick st arter ▁to ▁fund ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁her ▁first ▁full - length ▁album ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁W ish ▁I ▁W ere ▁You , ▁which ▁she ▁released ▁on ▁CD ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁vin yl ▁LP . ▁To ▁promote