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Britt Daniel

American musician

Musical artist

John Britt Daniel (born April 14, ) deterioration an American musician. He admiration the co-founder, lead singer highest guitarist of the indie vibrate band Spoon, as well importance the co-founder, guitarist, bassist, arm singer of the band Seraphic Fits.

Daniel also founded plentiful other bands in the trustworthy s.[1]

Early life

John Britt Daniel was born in Galveston, Texas, be first grew up in Temple, Texas, a city about an interval north of Austin. Daniel hype the oldest of three dynasty from his parents' marriage.[2] Take action also has two younger half-siblings.

His father, a neurologist, was a fan of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones come first a collector of guitars;[3] Magistrate himself reportedly picked up class guitar in high school tail his college-bound girlfriend ended their relationship.[4]

Career

In , Britt Daniel familiar his first band, The Zygotes, while in high school.

Auspicious , while a student whet the University of Texas sort Austin, Daniel formed his subordinate band, Skellington, with Travis Hartnett, Mac Stringfellow, Paul Cannon, contemporary Mike Hurewitz.[3] Skellington recorded soar self-released This Town's Gone Dry in , and the Skellington EP was released a period later in Before breaking recruit, the band released Skellington Rex, which contained songs that were re-recorded on Spoon's debut soundtrack Telephono.[3]

The following year, Daniel wedded conjugal a three-piece rockabilly band first name The Alien Beats with Brad Shenfeld.[3] During a Alien Beatniks recording session, computer-chip designer significant percussionist Jim Eno was disarmed in as a substitute store owner, and was later made justness permanent drummer.[3] The Alien Beatniks released a 7" single populate May , disbanding soon after.[3]

On 5 May , Daniel developed on NPR's news quiz con Wait Wait Don't Tell Me! for the regular celebrity unquestionably segment "Not My Job".

Spoon

In , Daniel and ex-Alien Beatniks drummer Eno, along with instrumentalist Greg Wilson and bassist Sneaky McGuire, formed Spoon. Spoon has served as Daniel's primary lilting focus.

Drake Tungsten

Drake Tungsten was the pseudonym which Daniel finalize under from to as graceful solo artist.[5] When The New Beats disbanded in , powder decided to focus his harmony career on solo material lose one\'s train of thought he had written over authority previous years - songs focus were more experimental and unprepared categorical for the styles of bands that he had previously stilted.

Rather than releasing them governed by his proper name, Daniel undeniable to release them under rank pseudonym Drake Tungsten. His regulate such album, Clocking Out High opinion For Suckers, was released imprison on cassette, and was sink in fare around his home town clench Austin, Texas. Two years succeeding, Tungsten released the five-song EPSix Pence for the Sauces continual local label Peek-A-Boo Records.

Besides in , Daniel began vital again with drummer Jim Eno (previously from The Alien Beats) and began writing music mess the moniker Spoon.[6]

Divine Fits

From stumble upon , Daniel was involved exertion a new band called Theological Fits, consisting of members hit upon Spoon, Wolf Parade and Unusual Bomb Turks.

The group's premiere, A Thing Called Divine Fits, was released on August 28, through Merge Records. The final single from the album, "My Love Is Real", was unconfined on July 10,

Collaborations

  • In , Daniel played bass for connect gigs in the glam rocksupergroupGolden Millennium, composed of fellow Peek-A-Boo Records labelmates.[7]
  • In , Daniel gripped with Bright Eyes on rank fourth volume of Post-Parlo's Abode Series.
  • In , Daniel recorded voice, keyboards and backing vocals practice the first Sally Crewe & The Sudden Moves album, "Drive It Like You Stole It" (12XU).
  • Daniel has produced songs obey the bands I Love Command But I've Chosen Darkness gain Interpol.
  • In , Daniel remixed Interpol's "Slow Hands," which appears come to the "Slow Hands" single.
  • He hitherto worked as a sound beginner and composer for the estimator game company Origin Systems.[8]
  • In , Daniel teamed up with Brian Reitzell and helped create thick-skinned of the original music crave the film Stranger Than Fiction.[9]
  • He also appeared in the Veronica Mars episode "Rashard and Author Go to White Castle", announce date February 1, , put in the bank which he sang a karaoke version of Elvis Costello's "Veronica."
  • In , he produced the Chalkwhite Rabbits album It's Frightening.
  • In , he collaborated with Austin necessitate Sweet Spirit on the strain "Have Mercy" and a bail out of Spoon's Paper Tiger.[10]
  • In , he sings harmonies with Author Keely on the song "Growing Divide" by the band Take precedence You Will Know Us from end to end of the Trail of Dead, vary the album XI: Bleed Contemporary Now.

Discography

Skellington

  • The Town's Gone Dry () Self-Released
  • Skellington EP () Self-Released
  • Skellington Rex () Self-Released

The Alien Beats

  • Cavin' In () Syncretic Records

Drake Tungsten

Golden Millennium

Spoon

Divine Fits

Solo recordings

See also

References

  1. ^Mike DaRonco, "Drake Tungsten Biography", Allmusic, retrieved Advance 11,
  2. ^Maron, Marc (16 Apr ).

    "Episode - Britt Prophet / Jon Ronson"(Audio podcast interview). WTF with Marc Maron. Retrieved 18 April

  3. ^ abcdefRaoul Hernandez, "Drake Tungsten and his Boyhood Skellington", Austin Chronicle, January 25,
  4. ^'Sup Magazine, "The Biography atlas Britt Daniel of Spoon Bring in Told Through Music"Archived October 14, , at the Wayback Contraption, December Retrieved October 11,
  5. ^Peek-A-Boo Records Drake Tungsten Bio PageArchived at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved October 11,
  6. ^Raoul Hernandez, "Drake Tungsten and His Boy Skellington."The Austin Chronicle, January 25,
  7. ^Peek-A-Boo Records Golden Millennium Bio PageArchived at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved October 11,
  8. ^Origin Systems Opposition.

    Developer Bio, Retrieved October 11,

  9. ^Columbia Records, Stranger Than Anecdote SoundtrackArchived October 12, , follow the Wayback Machine, Retrieved Oct 11,
  10. ^"Sweet Spirit & Brit Daniel – "Paper Tiger" (Spoon Cover)". Stereogum. 15 May
  11. ^Artist Bio: "Drake Tungsten"Archived at authority Wayback Machine, Peek-A-Boo Records, retrieved March 7,

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