Chris Staples

Chris Staples
Birth name	Christopher Staples
Genres	Alternative rock, indie rock
Occupations	Musician
Instruments	Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Percussion
Years active	1995–present
Labels	Takehold, Tooth & Nail, Makebreak, Lujo
Associated acts	Twothirtyeight Discover America

Chris Staples is a singer and songwriter from Pensacola, Florida, currently the frontman and main musician for Discover America. Previously, he was the vocalist and guitarist of the indie rock band Twothirtyeight.^[1] One of the founding members in 1995, Staples stayed with the band until its split-up in April 2003, due to members' individual ambitions. He subsequently pursued a solo career, recording the acoustic albums Panama and Burned and Blistered. In 2004 Staples released Blackest Hair, Bluest Eyes on Makebreak Records, including recordings from his earlier releases and two additional songs. In 2005, Staples moved to Seattle, Washington and formed a separate project he called "Discover America". Psychology, the project's first album, was released on Tooth & Nail Records and was engineered, produced, and recorded in Staples' home studio. Discover America then independently released an untitled EP in 2007, followed by Songs for Sale, another EP released only on iTunes, in 2008. The project's second full length album, Future Paths, was released in 2010 by Lujo Records.

Staples has also worked with several other bands in his home studio recording albums for bands such as Legends of Rodeo and Taken from You.^{[citation needed]}

Discography

With Twothirtyeight

• Missing You Dearly (1998)
• Matter Has a Breaking Point (1999)
• Regulate the Chemicals (2000)
• You Should Be Living (2002)

Solo albums

• Panama
• Burned and Blistered
• Blackest Hair, Bluest Eyes (2004)
• Badlands (2010)

As Discover America

• Psychology (2005)
• Untitled - EP (2007)
• Songs for Sale - EP (2008)
• Future Paths (2010)

References

1. ^ Borges, Mario Mesquita. "Biography: Twothirtyeight". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p423510/biography. Retrieved 3 May 2010. 

External links

• Discover America interview on Invisible Limb

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