The Fresh & Onlys
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The Fresh & Onlys are a US indie rock
band. They were formed in San Francisco in 2004 by Tim Cohen of Black Fiction
and bassist Shayde Sartin
. The pair were later joined by Kyle Gibson, Wymond Miles, and Heidi Alexander. They are a key band in what has been described as San Francisco's "new garage rock
" movement.
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band. They were formed in San Francisco in 2004 by Tim Cohen of Black Fiction
Black Fiction
Black Fiction is an indie rock band from San Francisco, CA.-History:The band came about because of a friendship between multi-instrumentalist and songwriter, Tim Cohen and bassist Evan Martin. The two met in 1999 while working together, and would write songs during their lunch breaks...
and bassist Shayde Sartin
Shayde Sartin
Shayde Sartin is an American musician based in San Francisco, California. He has toured the United States and Europe...
. The pair were later joined by Kyle Gibson, Wymond Miles, and Heidi Alexander. They are a key band in what has been described as San Francisco's "new garage rock
Garage rock
Garage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that was first popular in the United States and Canada from about 1963 to 1967. During the 1960s, it was not recognized as a separate music genre and had no specific name...
" movement.
Discography
- The Fresh & Onlys (Castle Face, 2008)
- Grey-Eyed Girls (WoodsistWoodsistWoodsist is an American record label founded in 2006 by Jeremy Earl of the bands Woods and Meneguar. The label specializes in bands in the lo-fi and punk genre. The label has a sister label, Fuckittapes, which releases Woodsist releases, among others, solely on the cassette format.-Discography:*...
, 2009) - August In My Mind EPExtended playAn EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
(Captured Tracks, 2010) - Play It StrangePlay It StrangePlay It Strange is a 2010 album by The Fresh & Onlys. Pitchfork Media placed it at number 29 on its list "The Top 50 Albums of 2010" and the track "Waterfall" and number 57 on its list "The Top 100 Tracks of 2010".-Track listing:#Summer of Love 3:21...
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, 2010) - Secret Walls EPExtended playAn EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
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, 2011)