Bob Nanna (born June 14, 1975) is an American musician best known as the singer and

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for the bands

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and

Hey Mercedes Hey Mercedes was an alternative rock band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Chicago, Illinois, United States, formed after the dissolution of Braid by its former members Bob Nanna, Todd Bell, and Damon Atkinson. History Early years and ''Everynight ...

. Nanna also currently performs as part of the band

Lifted Bells Lifted Bells are an American rock band from Chicago, Illinois. The band consists of members of the bands Their/They're/There, Braid, and Stay Ahead of the Weather. Career Lifted Bells began in 2013 with the release of a self-titled EP, via Naked ...

, as well as a solo project The City on Film.

Biography

Robert Thomas Nanna was born in

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. In 2013 he co-founded Downwrite, a songwriting website, with Mark Rose of the band

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Discography

with Orwell

*''1995'' (Expert Work, 2020) - LP 2020

with Friction

*''Blurred In Six'' (Allied, 1994) - LP 1993 *''Hours of Operation'' (Polyvinyl, 2002) - 2xCD 2002

with Braid

*'' Frankie Welfare Boy Age Five'' *'' The Age of Octeen'' *''

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'' *'' Movie Music, Vol. 1'' *'' Movie Music, Vol. 2'' *'' Lucky to Be Alive'' *''Closer to Closed'' *''

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with Hey Mercedes

*''

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) *'' Loses Control'' (Vagrant)

with The City On Film

*''In Formal Introduction'' (Grand Theft Autumn) *''La Vella'' (Topshelf, 2014)

with The Sky Corvair

*The Sky Corvair - ''Unsafe At Any Speed'' (Actionboy Records, 2005) CD

with Certain People I Know

*Certain People I Know - ''Certain People I Know'' (Count Your Lucky Stars, 2012)

with Lifted Bells

*Lifted Bells - ''Minor Tantrums'' (Run For Cover, 2018)

Singles and EPs

* Friction / Cap'n Jazz - Nothing Dies with Blue Skies'' (Shadefork Records, 1994) - single * Friction - ''Makeshift'' (Shadefork Records, 1993) - 3 song 7" * Braid - ''Rainsnowmatch'' (Enclave /

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1993) - EP * Braid - ''I'm Afraid of Everything / Radish White Icicle / Now I'm Exhausted'' (Grand Theft Autumn, 1994) - single * Braid - ''Niagara / That Car Came Out Of Nowhere'' (Grand Theft Autumn, 1994) - single * Braid - ''First Day Back / Hugs From Boys'' (Polyvinyl, 1995) - single * The City On Film / Kind Of Like Spitting / Sterling Silver - ''Slowdance Tour'' (Slowdance, 1998) - EP * Braid - ''Please Drive Faster'' Polyvinyl (1998) - EP * The City On Film - ''Two Hour Anniversary'' (About Midnight, 1997) - 7" * The City On Film / Kind Of Like Spitting - ''Split'' (Sport, 1998) - 7" * Braid / Eversor / The Lovemen / 3minutemovie - ''Japan Tour CD'' (1999) - 3" CD * Hey Mercedes - ''Hey Mercedes'' Polyvinyl, (2000) - EP * Bob Nanna / Elizabeth Elmore - '' Bob Nanna/Elizabeth Elmore EP'' (Troubleman Unlimited, 1999) - EP * Hey Mercedes - ''The Weekend'' (Vagrant, 2003) - single, EP * Hey Mercedes / Favez - ''Split'' (Sound Fiction, 2003) - 7" * The City On Film - ''I'd Rather Be Wine Drunk'' (Post 436, 2004) - EP * The City On Film / The Novi Split - ''The Sea Was Angry That Day My Friends'' (Eat The Fly, 2004) - EP * Hey Mercedes - ''Unorchestrated'' (Grand Theft Autumn, 2005) - EP, compilation * The City On Film - ''Little Informal'' (Grand Theft Autumn, 2005) - EP * The City On Film - ''American Diary'' (Redder, 2005) - EP * The City on Film / Minus the Bear - ''Split'' (Polyvinyl, 2006) - 7" * The City on Film / Owen - ''Split'' (Red Cars Go Faster, 2007) - 7" * Bob Nanna & Lauren Lo / Into It Over It - "Split" (Evil Weevil, 2010) - 7" * Braid / Balance and Composure - "Split" (No Sleep, 2013) - 7" * Lifted Bells - s/t EP (Naked Ally, 2013) - 12" EP * Lifted Bells - "Lights Out" (Naked Ally, 2014) - 7" * Braid "Kids Get Grids" (Topshelf, 2015) - Record Store Day Exclusive 7" * Lifted Bells - "Overreactor" (Run For Cover, 2016) - 12" EP

Compilations

*Various - ''Direction'' (

) - Braid - "I'm Glowing and You're The Reason" *Various - ''Direction'' (Polyvinyl) - Orwell - "Angular Momentum" (guest artist) *Various - ''My Pal God Holiday Record'' (My Pal God, 1997) - The City On Film - "Fairytale Of New York" *Various - ''World Domination in Thirteen Easy Steps'' (Stratagem, 1998) - Braid - "Collect From Clark Kent" *Various - ''Where Is My Mind? A Tribute To The Pixies'' (Glue Factory, 1998) - Braid - "Trompe Le Monde" *Various - ''Another Year On The Streets Vol. 2'' (Vagrant, 2001) - Hey Mercedes - " Our Weekend Starts On Wednesday" *Friction - ''Hours of Operation: Discography, 1991-1993'' Polyvinyl (2004) - compilation *Various - ''THICK: Oil'' (Thick, 2003) - The City On Film - "Lost My Lights (acoustic)" *Various - ''In The Film They Made Us A Little More Articulate'' (Escape Goat, 2003) - The City On Film - "Bad Liver And A Broken Heart" *Various - ''My Favorite Songwriters'' (Five One Inc., 2004) - The City On Film - "I'd Rather Be Wine Drunk (demo)" *Various - ''Polyvinyl Does Polyvinyl'' (Polyvinyl, 2016) - Braid- "Next of Kin" *Various - ''Planet Home Series Vol 2.'' (Arctic Rodeo, 2017) - Bob Nanna - "Valparaiso / Smallpox Champion"

Miscellaneous

*Various - ''Exquisite Corpse'' (

) - "So Much To See" *Various - ''The Actuality Of Thought'' (Bifocal Media, 2001) -- live footage of Braid's "What A Wonderful Puddle" - VHS *Hubcap - ''Those Kids Are Weirder'' LP/CD (Actionboy, 1996 54'40 Or Fight!, reissue 2001) *Bob Nanna - ''Threadless Songs'' LP (Self-released, 2014)

References

External links

Official WebsiteBob's Twitter
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