The Sunshine Fix

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Name = The Sunshine Fix


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Origin = Athens, GA, USA
Genre = Indie rock Experimental rock
Years_active = 1993, 2000–present
Label = Elephant 6 Kindercore spinART Emperor Norton
Associated_acts = The Olivia Tremor Control Circulatory System
URL = [http://www.thesunshinefix.com Official site]
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The Sunshine Fix is the solo project of The Olivia Tremor Control's Bill Doss. The name predates the Olivia Tremor Control and is currently in use.

Doss started the project while in high school, going as far as to self-release an album on cassette called "A Spiraling World of Pop", later re-released under the Elephant Six banner. Doss then met up with Will Cullen Hart and Jeff Mangum; together, they formed The Olivia Tremor Control, and the Sunshine Fix moniker was put into hiatus (although, as an aside, it became the title of an Olivia Tremor Control song, which appears on the Singles and Beyond compilation).

Following the dismantling of Olivia Tremor Control in 2000, Doss began recording under the Sunshine Fix name again, releasing a single and preparing an EP, which was released by Kindercore Records in 2000, featuring members of the Olivia Tremor Control, Of Montreal, Elf Power, and others.

In 2001, Doss formed a more stable band, adding Kevin Sweeney and Sam Mixon, and released "Age of the Sun" on Emperor Norton Records. A tour with Guster followed, and they continued recording, releasing "Green Imagination" in 2004. Although the record received a generally muted critical reception, the band continued to tour in its support. Doss also continues to record songs for a new Sunshine Fix album, though he notes that the new material has a darker direction - "more Leonard Cohen than John Lennon" [http://opticalatlas.com/doss7.html] .

Discography

The Sunshine Fix have released albums and EPs on a variety of record labels.

Albums

* "A Spiraling World of Pop" (Elephant 6; Cassette; 1993)
* "Age of the Sun" (Emperor Norton/Kindercore; CD; 2002)
* "Green Imagination" (spinART Records; CD; 2004)

EPs and Singles

* "Sunshine Fix EP" (Elephant 6; 7"; 1999)
* "The Future History of a Sunshine Fix" (Kindercore; CD; 2000)
* "That Ole Sun" (Emperor Norton; 7"; 2001

Compilation appearances

* "Friends Win" on "The Powerpuff Girls: Heroes And Villains" (Rhino; CD; 2000)
* "Currency Exchange Communion" on "U.S. Pop Life, Volume 5 - Athens: The Invention to be Nobody & Nowhere" (Contact; CD; 2000)
* "Ordinary Extraordinary" on "Kindercore Fifty" (Kindercore; CD; 2000)
* "Sounds Around You" on "Beikoku Ongaku Vol.16" (Beikoku Ongaku; CD; 2000)

External links

* [http://www.thesunshinefix.com/ The Sunshine Fix Official Website]
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