Michael Shelley (musician)

Michael Shelley is a New York based singer-songwriter. He has released 5 albums. He has opened tours in the United States for They Might Be Giants,^[1] Shonen Knife & Marshall Crenshaw, in Japan. Some members of Belle & Sebastian have played on his records & with him live on UK tours. Michael Shelley is also a disc jockey at freeform radio station WFMU, known for his weekly interviews with musicians.

Discography

• Goodbye Cheater (2005 - Confidential Recordings)(Confidential was co-founded by Shelley in 2001)^[2]
• I Blame You (2001 - Bar None)
• Too Many Movies (1998 - Big Deal)^[1] (released in UK on Shoeshine Records, 2001)^[3]
• Half Empty (1997 - Big Deal)
• Four Arms To Hold You (1998 - Big Deal) a collaborative effort with Scottish musician Francis MacDonald (BMX Bandits, Teenage Fanclub, etc) under the band name "Cheeky Monkey".^[4]

Also Appears on

• He’s A Rebel: The Gene Pitney Story Retold (2002 - To M'Lou Music) performing "Walk"
• What the World Needs Now ... Big Deal Artists Perform The Songs of Burt Bacharach (1998 - Big Deal) performing "Baby Its' You"^[5]

External links

• his official web site
• his current record label
• radio station WFMU

References

1. ^ ^{a b} (8 October 1998). Michael Shelley shows sensitivity in songbook, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
2. ^ (1 February 2003). Declaration of Independents, Billboard (magazine)
3. ^ (4 March 2001). Rock: Michael Shelley - Too Many Movies, Glasgow Herald
4. ^ (17 April 1998). Just monkeying about a little, Glasgow Herald
5. ^ (31 January 1998). Albums - Review, Billboard (magazine)

• All Music Guide

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