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Kirby James Fairchild is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter. He is best known as the rhythm guitarist of the indie rock bands Grandaddy and Modest Mouse. Fairchild has released solo material under the pseudonym All Smiles.
The album is the last to feature guitarist Jim Fairchild and Lisa Molinaro. Both departed from the band just days prior to the album's release. [1] This was also the last album to feature drummer Jeremiah Green before his death in December 2022.
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1992–1997: Formation and early independent releases
Grandaddy was formed in 1992 by singer, guitarist and keyboardist Jason Lytle, bassist Kevin Garcia and drummer Aaron Burtch. The group was initially influenced by US punk bands such as Suicidal Tendencies, Fear and Bad Brains. Lytle has also cited new wave influences including A Flock of Seagulls, Thompson Twins, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), the Human League, Thomas Dolby, Depeche Mode and a-ha. A former professional skateboarder, Lytle had turned to music after a knee injury for...
1998–2005: V2 record deal and mainstream success
Unhappy with the efforts of Will Records, the band signed a worldwide deal with V2 Records in 1999, their first release on the label being the Signal to Snow Ratio EP in September that year. In May 2000 they released their second album, The Sophtware Slump, to critical acclaim. NME later placed it at number 34 in their "Top 100 Greatest Albums of the Decade", and The Independent described it as "easily the equal of OK Computer". The album reached number 36 on the UK Albums Chart, and the band...
2006–2011: Breakup and post-Grandaddy activities
In January 2006, after a meeting the previous month, Lytle announced that the band had decided to split up, citing the lack of financial income from being in the group. Just Like the Fambly Cat was released later that year as a farewell album. Lytle spoke to the NME: Lytle had called the meeting in a hotel in Modesto, and it was the first time the band had been in a room together for two years. The feeling at the meeting was described by Lytle as frustration, the result of a breakdown in comm...
Much of the band's music is characterized by Lytle's analog synthesizer and the fuzzy guitar, bass and drums of the rest of the band. The band has variously been described as "bittersweet indie space rock", "neo-psychedelic, blissed-out indie rock", "dreamy, spacey psychedelic pop", and "an uneasy combination of warm, tactile guitars and affectless...
The band's releases were generally recorded and mixed in makeshift studios based in homes, garages and warehouses, although the last two albums were mixed in a dedicated facility. Although live performances used a full band, much of the recordings were done by Lytle alone using analog recorders and Pro Tools. He recorded basic drum tracks in a soun...
27. Feb. 2024 · Jim Fairchild of Grandaddy (c) Dustin Aksland. My Favourite Records mit Jim Fairchild von Grandaddy & Modest Mouse. Lieblingsplatten von Misfits & Elliott Smith zu Kendrick Lamar & Milly zu...
28. Nov. 2023 · Cait Stoddard November 28th, 2023 - 1:40 PM. Photo Credit: Brett Padelford. Artist and composer Jim Fairchild and his band Small Isles will release Everything on Memory EP next week by Modern Recordings/BMG. Spending his entire adult life in the beloved bands Grandaddy and Modest Mouse, Fairchild stepped away from Modest Mouse in 2021.
Kirby James Fairchild is a singer-songwriter and guitarist known for his work with the bands Grandaddy and Modest Mouse. He has also released five solo albums under the alias “All Smiles”.
© 2024 Google LLC. Article and photos: http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/24540-rig-rundown-modest-mouses-jim-fairchildIn 2005, Jim Fairchild began working with...
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