Adam Gnade

Infobox musical artist 2
Name = Adam Gnade
Background = group_or_band
Origin = San Diego, California
Genre = "Talking-songs"
Experimental folk
Alt-country
Indie
Years_active = 2000–present
Label = Bad Drone Media
Red Red Summer Records
Loud + Clear Records
BelowPDX
Drowned in Sound
DeathBombArc
Try Harder Records
URL = [http://www.adamgnade.com Official Site]

Adam Gnade is a San Diego-born American musician who now resides in Portland, Oregon. Often lumped into the New Weird America folk music scene, he defines his music as "talking-songs" which he describes as mixing the spoken vocals of talking blues songs with modern psychedelic rock and avant-garde noise or experimental drone influences. His work is issued as a series of CDs, novellas, and, most recently, a novel, which continue the stories of each other's characters and further develop plotlines.

History

In late 2005 Gnade signed to the California-based Loud + Clear Records, toured the US, and issued "Run Hide Retreat Surrender", his first official full-length record after a series of self-released, extremely limited-edition CDs and cassettes ("Goodbye Drunken Ghost" 2000 cassette EP, "Shiv Shiv Shake" 2002 CD EP).

In 2006, he issued a set of limited-run experimental albums ("We Are Ghosts and Bones Down Stone-Walled Wells" and the "2" CD single) expanding on his "talking songs" idea before signing a UK label deal with Drowned in Sound (home to collaborators Youthmovies as well as Metric and Martha Wainwright). Drowned in Sound released Gnade's EP, "Shout the Rafters Down!" in Nov of 2006, after which he toured Europe in support of the record alongside Oxford, England's Youthmovies and Brighton's Blood Red Shoes.

Gnade also recorded a "talking song"-style track with Faux-Hoax in mid-2006, a side-project band featuring Dave Allen from 1970s UK punk act Gang of Four, John Askew from Tracker, and Danny Seim from Menomena.

Recent US, European, Mexican, Canadian, and UK radio singles include "Hymn California," "Honey Slides," "Dance to the War," "The Winter/Their Apartment," "Room for Three and the Bayou Summer," "Palaces," "Lanterns, Rakes, and Shovels," "We're Unknowing in the Crosshairs," "The Old Lover," "Snake Lore," "It's Five O'Clock in America," and "We Live Nowhere and Know No One."

Gnade also recently appeared as "the Silent Kid" in the indie film Loren Cass alongside Jacob Reynolds (star of Gummo), Keith Morris (Circle Jerks, Black Flag), and Blag Dahlia (Dwarves.) Loren Cass was released to film festivals in late 2007.

2007 saw a two-month US tour, a five-week tour of England and Scotland (alongside Youthmovies, Jonquil, House of Brothers, Blanket, and Eugene McGuinness), and the release of "Honey Slides", a collaborative EP with Youthmovies on the Try Harder Records label. (There was also a tour-only novella, entitled "Seasons Loving Nothing", that was available on the UK dates. As of June, 2008, "Seasons Loving Nothing" was in its fourth printing.)

His next full-length, "Trailerparks," will be out on Try Harder Records in late 2008 in time for a three-week tour of Europe with Youthmovies

In June 2008, DutchMoney Books released a novel of Gnade's writing that continues the stories of the albums' characters. It is called "Hymn California". While available in June the "official" release date, according to the publisher, is September 30, 2008.

Adam Gnade is represented by the publicity company Four Paws Media (Deer Hoof, Xiu Xiu, Elliott Smith).

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Discography

ingles

*"2" (2006, limited edition, two song CD) ALL PRESSINGS NOW SOLD OUT
*"Prince of the Confederacy" (2006, split cassette release with Gang Wizard, DeathBombArc) ALL PRESSINGS NOW SOLD OUT

EPs

*"Goodbye, Drunken Ghost" (2000, self-released cassette EP) ALL PRESSINGS NOW SOLD OUT
*"Shiv Shiv Shake" (2002, self-released EP) ALL PRESSINGS NOW SOLD OUT
*"Shout the Rafters Down!" EP (2006, Drowned in Sound Recordings, digital EP)
*"Honey Slides" EP (collaboration with Youthmovies 2007, Try Harder)
*"Palaces/Whidbey Island" double-EP (2007, limited edition double-CD, Bad Drone Media)

Compilation Appearances

*"Look at What the Light Did Now" (Little Wings cover) from "Happy Birthday, K Records" (Asthmatic Kitty Records, digital)
*"Hymn California" from "DiS is 6" (Drowned in Sound sixth anniversary compilation, LP) SOLD OUT
*"Room for Three and the Bayou Summer" from "We Made This, Portland" SOLD OUT
*"T'was the Night Before Christmas" (cover) from "Another Grey Xmas" SOLD OUT
*"Snake Lore" from "Loud News UK" Magazine Compilation CD
*various tracks from "Bad Drone Media Sampler"

LPs

*"Run Hide Retreat Surrender" (2005, Loud + Clear Records)
*"Adam Gnade and Ohioan" (2006, Native Kin, collaboration with Ohioan, limited edition split) ALL PRESSINGS SOLD OUT
*"Wilderness and the Holy Gold" (2006, BelowPDX, noise collaboration with Argumentix, limited edition)
*"We Are Ghosts and Bones Down Stone Walled Wells" (2006, limited edition) ALL PRESSINGS NOW SOLD OUT
*"We Are Ghosts and Bones Down Stone Walled Wells" (2007, limited edition re-issue, Red Red Summer Records) ALL PRESSINGS SOLD OUT
*"We Are Ghosts and Bones Down Stone Walled Wells" (2008, limited edition UK re-issue, Lazy Acre Records)
*"Trailerparks" (Coming in late 2008, Try Harder Records)

Books

*"Seasons Loving Nothing" (2007, novella)
*"Get Healthy!" (zine, 2008, released by Asthmatic Kitty Records 2008)
*"Hymn California" (Debut novel, 2008, Dutchmoney Books)
*"The Darkness to the West" (novella, coming December 2008)

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/gnade Adam Gnade Myspace Page]
* [http://www.adamgnade.com Adam Gnade Page]
* [http://www.tryharderrecords.com Try Harder Records Page]
* [http://adamgnade.cashmusic.org Adam Gnade CASH Music Page]

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