Earlimart (band)

Earlimart is an American indie rock band formed in 1998 in Los Angeles, California, United States, and named after the town of Earlimart, California.^[1] The main members are Aaron Espinoza and Ariana Murray. Their early sound has been described as "post-punk", and compared to that of Pixies, Sonic Youth and Sparklehorse; later music has been compared to that of Grandaddy and Elliott Smith.^[1] In 2009, Espinoza and Murray joined with Jason Lytle and Aaron Burtch of Grandaddy to record an album entitled I Heart California, which was released in 2010 under the name Admiral Radley.^[2]

Earlimart
Performing at South By Southwest 2008
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Indie rock
Years active	1999–present
Labels	Palm Pictures Majordomo Records

Members

Current:

• Aaron Espinoza singer/guitarist
• Ariana Murray bassist/keyboardist/singer

Past:

• Solon Bixler
• Jim Fairchild
• Scott McPherson
• Joel Graves
• Derek Brown
• Russell Pollard
• Brian Aubert
• Andrew Lynch
• Brian Thornell

Discography

• Filthy Doorways (November 22, 1999)
• Kingdom of Champions (October 17, 2000)
• The Avenues (EP) (January 21, 2003)
• Everyone Down Here (April 22, 2003)
• Treble and Tremble (September 28, 2004)
• Answers and Questions (Single) (July 25, 2006)
• Mentor Tormentor (August 21, 2007)
• Hymn and Her (July 1, 2008)
• System Preferences (September 2012)

Appearances in other media

• "Happy Alone" from the album Mentor Tormentor was used in the films Humboldt County (2008) and TiMER (2009).
• "The World" from the album Mentor Tormentor was played on Life during the discovery of a body in the episode titled "Initiative 38" (season 2, episode 20).
• "Town Where You Belong" from the album Hymn and Her was featured in an episode of ER and an episode of One Tree Hill (2008).
• "The World" from the album Mentor Tormentor was played during the season two premiere of Dollhouse when Claire Saunders left and Boyd found her note.
• "We Drink On The Job" from the album Everyone Down Here was featured in a first-season episode of the American drama show The O.C.
• "It's Okay To Think About The Ending" from the album Treble and Tremble was played in the American TV series House.
• "Bloody Nose" from the album Mentor Tormentor was featured in an episode of One Tree Hill (season 5, episode 3).
• "Interloper" from the EP "The Avenues" was featured in an episode in the American TV series The Vampire Diaries.
• "Interloper" from "The Avenues" played in the background during a scene in the American TV series Six Feet Under.
• "Face down in the right town" from the album Hymn and Her was featured in an episode of One Tree Hill (season 6, episode 2).
• "All They Ever Do Is Talk" from the album Treble and Tremble was featured in the episode of Veronica Mars titled Clash of the Tritons.
• "Before It Gets Better" from the album Hymn and Her was featured in the last scene of Ugly Betty's 61st episode, Rabbit Test
• "Broke the Furniture" from the album Treble and Tremble plays during the closing credits of Keiran Mulroney's 2009 film Paper Man.
• "Nevermind the Phonecalls" from the album Mentor Tormentor in the E09 S2 of Shameless.
• "We Drink On The Job" from the album Everyone Down Here was featured in the American film The Art of Getting By.
• "The World" from the album Mentor Tormentor was featured in episode 60, titled "Not Just a Pretty Face," of the USA Network television series Suits.

References

1. DaRonco, Mike. "Earlimart: Biography". AllMusic. AllRovi. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
2. DaRonco, Mike. "Admiral Radley: Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved October 29, 2013.

External links

• Earlimart at Allmusic.com
• The Scenestar Interview with Earlimart 10/22/2007
• Pitchfork Media review of Everyone Down Here
• SuicideSqueeze.net