Digital Leather is the musical project led by multi-instrumentalist Shawn Foree. It is recognized for having characteristics of electropunk, new wave, pop, lo-fi, and psychedelic music.[1]
Originally from Yuma, Arizona, Foree began calling his project "Digital Leather" when he moved to Tucson, where he studied American literature at the University of Arizona.[2] He used student loan money to buy equipment.[3] He managed to release his first three albums after recording them in his bedroom on labels such as Tic Tac Totally, Jay Reatard's Shattered Records imprint, and FDH Records.[4] He supported this "bedroom project"[1] with several nationwide and European tours.[5]Sorcerer, released on Goner Records in 2008, is a half-live, half-studio record.[6]
In 2009, friend and fellow musician Jay Reatard took over managing duties for the band.[7] Around this time Foree began working on a collection of songs in a fully operational studio.[2] Released in September 2009 by Fat Possum Records, Warm Brother garnered positive reviews. Pitchfork, for example, referred to Foree as sui generis, calling the album a "charming curio."[8] Reportedly, the label did not initially support the album’s artwork, which features a shirtless man with the album name taped across his chest.[4]
In 2013, Todd Fink of The Faint joined Digital Leather as a full-time keyboardist and additional recording engineer. They spent the next year and a half playing shows around Omaha and preparing a full-length record with the live band recording its own parts (as opposed to Foree recording all the parts himself as was done on previous output). During this time Foree managed to also write and record a split LP with Madison, WI's The Hussy for Southpaw Records.[9][10][11]
In 2014, the collaboration between Shawn Foree and The Hussy became the catalyst for Foree and The Hussy's Bobby Hussy to create their synth driven minimal wave duo TIT. The band then began writing and recording their debut self-titled EP 12" over the course five days while Hussy was visiting Foree's home in Omaha. FDH and Volar Records co-released the 12" in late-2014.[12] TIT played their first show in Omaha at O'Leaver's on January 22, 2015 with Todd Fink as an additional keyboardist and Noah Kohll as the drummer.[13] Digital Leather's 9th LP, "All Faded" was recorded by Todd Fink and Clark Baechle of The Faint between 2013 and 2015.[14]All Faded was released by FDH Records in November 2015.[15] A new album, Pink Thunder, was released June 30, 2017.[16]
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The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia s notability guideline for music Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention If notability cannot be shown the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted Find sources Digital Leather news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Digital Leather is the musical project led by multi instrumentalist Shawn Foree It is recognized for having characteristics of electropunk new wave pop lo fi and psychedelic music 1 Digital LeatherOriginYuma Arizona U S GenresIndie rockgarage rockgarage punkpsychedelic rocknoise rockelectronic rockelectropunksynthpunknew wavelo fiYears active2002 presentLabelsNo Coast RecordsKing of the MonstersShatteredTic Tac TotallyFDHGoner RecordsFat PossumVolarCrash CymbalsSouthpawKind Turkey RecordsPlastic IdolDisorderedP TrashRed LoungeSquoogeNeat Neat NeatGhost HighwayCastle BravoAvant In the RedSunburstMembersShawn ForeeTodd FinkPast membersJay Reatard deceased Bobby HussyChris Squire Contents 1 History 2 Selected discography 2 1 Albums 2 2 Singles 2 3 Other projects 2 4 Featured 3 ReferencesHistory editOriginally from Yuma Arizona Foree began calling his project Digital Leather when he moved to Tucson where he studied American literature at the University of Arizona 2 He used student loan money to buy equipment 3 He managed to release his first three albums after recording them in his bedroom on labels such as Tic Tac Totally Jay Reatard s Shattered Records imprint and FDH Records 4 He supported this bedroom project 1 with several nationwide and European tours 5 Sorcerer released on Goner Records in 2008 is a half live half studio record 6 In 2009 friend and fellow musician Jay Reatard took over managing duties for the band 7 Around this time Foree began working on a collection of songs in a fully operational studio 2 Released in September 2009 by Fat Possum Records Warm Brother garnered positive reviews Pitchfork for example referred to Foree as sui generis calling the album a charming curio 8 Reportedly the label did not initially support the album s artwork which features a shirtless man with the album name taped across his chest 4 In 2013 Todd Fink of The Faint joined Digital Leather as a full time keyboardist and additional recording engineer They spent the next year and a half playing shows around Omaha and preparing a full length record with the live band recording its own parts as opposed to Foree recording all the parts himself as was done on previous output During this time Foree managed to also write and record a split LP with Madison WI s The Hussy for Southpaw Records 9 10 11 In 2014 the collaboration between Shawn Foree and The Hussy became the catalyst for Foree and The Hussy s Bobby Hussy to create their synth driven minimal wave duo TIT The band then began writing and recording their debut self titled EP 12 over the course five days while Hussy was visiting Foree s home in Omaha FDH and Volar Records co released the 12 in late 2014 12 TIT played their first show in Omaha at O Leaver s on January 22 2015 with Todd Fink as an additional keyboardist and Noah Kohll as the drummer 13 Digital Leather s 9th LP All Faded was recorded by Todd Fink and Clark Baechle of The Faint between 2013 and 2015 14 All Faded was released by FDH Records in November 2015 15 A new album Pink Thunder was released June 30 2017 16 Selected discography editAlbums edit Digital Leather 2003 King Of The Monsters Monologue 2006 Shattered Hard At Work 2007 Tic Tac Totally Blow Machine 2007 FDH Records Sorcerer 2008 Goner Records Warm Brother 2009 Fat Possum Infinite Sun 2011 Volar Sponge 2012 Crash Symbols Yes Please Thank You 2012 Southpaw Modern Problems 2012 FDH Records Split LP w The Hussy 2014 Southpaw All Faded 2015 FDH Records Whack Jam 2015 Kind Turkey Records Pink Thunder 2017 FDH Records Headache Heaven 2018 No Coast Records FEEET 2019 Stencil Trash New Wave Gold 2020 No Coast Records Tales From The King 2022 VerminSingles edit Simulator 2005 Plastic Idol Split w Angry Angles 2006 Shattered She Had A Cameltoe 2007 Goner Closed My Eyes 2007 Disordered Italy P Trash Germany FDH USA Suckface 2007 Red Lounge Germany The Assault 2008 Red Lounge Germany Hurts so Bad demo version 2009 Squoodge Austria Germany Power Surge 2009 FDH Lousy Manipulator 2009 Neat Neat Neat Sponge 2011 Ghost HighwayOther projects edit Mere Mortals 2012 Self released Diode 2014 Crash Symbols TIT 2014 FDH Volar Dome Valley 2014 Castle Bravo Black Bug 2015 Avant Featured edit Lost Sounds Future Touch 2004 In The Red Tokyo Electron S T 2005 Shattered Cutters 7 2005 Sunburst Terror Visions World of Shit 2007 FDH Devon Disaster Make Things Bleed 2008 Red Lounge Destruction Unit Black Sunday Split LP 2008 FDH Earthmen amp Strangers S T 2009 FDH Mere Mortals Purple Fire 2012 Self Released The Faint Doom Abuse 2014 The Hussy Volar EP 7 2015 VolarReferences edit a b Digital Leather The Mistreaters CoCoComa The Hex Dispensers and Drugs Dragons Music Events The A V Club Milwaukee Avclub com Archived from the original on 2011 06 29 Retrieved 2011 01 31 a b Swedlund Eric Rise of the Synth Music Feature Tucson Weekly Retrieved 2011 01 31 Deming Mark Digital Leather AllMusic Retrieved 2011 01 31 a b Welcome to the warped world of Digital Leather MLive com 2009 11 12 Retrieved 2011 01 31 new Digital Leather video amp 2010 tour dates SXSW Brooklynvegan com 2010 02 04 Retrieved 2011 01 31 This Week s Recommended Shows Jay Z Grizzly Bear Sunny Day Real Estate Seattle Slideshows Seattleweekly com Archived from the original on 2012 10 08 Retrieved 2011 01 31 Night Life The New Yorker 2009 01 07 Retrieved 2011 01 31 Digital Leather Pitchfork Retrieved 2011 01 31 Digital Leather The Hussy styrofoamdrone com Retrieved 2015 05 09 Shake Appeal 30 Giant Sized Edition pitchfork com Retrieved 2015 05 09 The Hussy releasing a split with Digital Leather brooklynvegan com Retrieved 2015 05 09 Shake Appeal pitchfork com Retrieved 2015 05 09 Tit Oleaver s Photo Essay hearnebraska org 2015 01 23 Retrieved 2015 05 09 Track Premiere Digital Leather cmj com 2015 05 20 Retrieved 2016 10 15 Stream Digital Leathers New Album All Faded noisey vice com 2015 06 16 Retrieved 2016 10 15 Pink Thunder by Digital Leather Digital Leather Retrieved 2017 08 10 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Digital Leather amp oldid 1205925586, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
