Ever curious which bands are made up of our dear TMR employees? Wonder no more! Here is a list of some of the many talents that are employed here at Third Man Records Nashville & Detroit.
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EMPTY HOUSES
(Ali Shea, Dave Mackinder, Adam Mercer)
A retro/soul/pop trio from Detroit, Michigan. Debut album "Daydream" ,produced by Grammy winning producer/engineer Graham Marsh, out now through Sargent House!
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PRETTY GHOULS
"The Pretty Ghouls might sound like the howls of zombie Lux Interior as he climaxes from copulating with a Shangri-Las 45. What else would you expect from a band that met in a cemetery?"
https://prettyghouls.bandcamp.com/
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BIG SURR
Big Surr is the sun-drunk indie pop recording project of Helen Vandendriessche - Midwest daydream believing filled out with Nashville grit. Over the years, there have been numerous lineups, with former members graduating to play with Mitski and Diarrhea Planet and Helen herself moving to Ohio and then onward to San Francisco. But the Big Surr spirit has always carried through.
With a fresh move back to Nashville, Big Surr’s current lineup of Asher Horton (Sunseeker, Fox Fun), Josh Halper (Western Medication), Cam Sarrett (D. Watusi) and Danny Herrman (No Regrets Coyote) leads the group's best tunes into full tidal swells, as Helen’s frosty vocals cut cleanly through.
http://bigsurrisreal.bandcamp.com/album/baked-bruised
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SOMEBODYPARTS
Somebodyparts is a collaborative process/project with Steve'd Mondo based out of the peanut fields in Giddings, Texas.
The music sounds like A depressing Texas dream journal superglued to a glitched out gameboy screaming for new batteries.
https://somebodyparts.bandcamp.com/
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=r0I_zZt00CI
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STUDY HALL
Study Hall is Rebecca Cholewa, Joshua Gillis, Will Mann and Alec O'Connell.
We're currently working on an LP. We sound like The Proclaimers except slowed down.
https://gladfact.bandcamp.com/album/gf-002-otc-004
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THE ERERS
The ERERs are a heavy hitting rock group from Detroit, MI. They stir together a concoction of gnarly music in a rock n roll cauldron. They have been described as loud as hell with the panache, attitude, and songwriting chops to back it up, they consist of Matt Riesterer, Chris Fichter and Jamison Mosshart.
https://www.youtube.com/theerers
www.theerers.com
https://soundcloud.com/theerers
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TOMMY & THE OHS
Tommy & The Ohs are a Nashville based ensemble formed in San Luis Obispo, California in 2011. The Ohs first release, Living in the Swamp, was recorded at RCA Studios in Nashville. The tracks were recorded onto a two inch tape machine previously owned by Norman Petty, and was released independently in October 2013 via DYS Records. The band is currently tracking their first full length album 'Mariposa Gold'.
Social Media: @tommyandtheohs
http://www.tommyandtheohs.com/
https://soundcloud.com/digitalyardsales/tommy-the-ohs-living-in-the-swampone-quick-sting-
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THE DIRTBOMBS
Photo: there used to be a photo online of me kissing the other drummer in the band, it was taken at a Boston college radio station. I will PayPal $10 to whomever can dig this up for me) otherwise, this one's pretty cool.
Description: I joined the band when I was seventeen. I'm thirty-four now. We're playing Detroit on New Year's Eve. I need to practice.
Video: here I think I'm superman https://youtu.be/kAF5WeulAYk
www.thedirtbombs.net (we had the .com, but now it leads to links to buy affordable women's jeans)
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FEELINGS
3 fellas from Birmingham, 2 brothers and 1 that has a brother that's never seen FEELINGS. Proto-Next Big Musical Trend.
This is a 360 video if watched on the YouTube app but either way I like it.
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KINGS OF THE F**KING SEA
KINGS of the F**KING Sea are drummer Poni Silver (The Ettes) and guitarist Chet Weise (Ultras S/C, Immortal Lee County Killers, Quadrajets).
Live from Egan’s, Tuscaloosa, Al.
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D. WATUSI
D. Watusi came together in late summer 2010 through a mutual appreciation for the outer limits of 1960s garage music and late ‘70s punk. The first singles ran the gamut, featuring recorded and live covers of the Monks, Warsaw and Brian Eno. A month after releasing their first full-length, the band experienced a very abrupt personal tragedy, whose coping process flavored the next 2 years of playing and recording. Shortly after recording material at Berry Hill’s Creative Workshop in summer 2015, the group went on indefinite hiatus. Members have gone on to grad school and to play in local outfits Savoy Motel and Ornament.
I heard a rumor that the guy from the White Stripes works at Third Man Records.
And many people miss D. Watusi is what I meant to write . . .
No Soledad Bros.? No Ultras S/C? What the fuhh is goin’ on here?!? Study Hall—their single is mighty fine and I def want more o’ dat stuff. And many people D. Watusi…
I’ve put ANDY by Study Hall on so many of my mixed CD’s for friends the past year (maybe even two?) Had no idea they were affiliated with TMR in any way. Very cool
wait…. maybe a HALLOWEEN show somewhere like Chicago with Dirtbombs and Pretty Ghouls and Kings of the F@@king Sea or Ultra S/C and more?!?
bout damn time these kids got their wave on the length…. good lookin at ya cool cats!!! maybe i will get out to a show at some point down the road or maybe a showcase stage at a touring TMR festival…. possibilities are endless me thinks!
Swank! No Ultras S/C?!?
We need some new music from The Dirtbombs and a UK tour….
KINGS OF THE F**CKING SEA!!!!!!!
Y’all need to get them to play some shows!
This post has been a long time comin’, TMR. I’m pleased to say I’m familiar with a couple of these groups (or at least some of the musicians through their other groups), looking forward to checking out more.