Chris Staples is an American indie rock musician originally from
Pensacola
Pensacola () is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle, and the county seat and only incorporated city of Escambia County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 54,312. Pensacola is the principal ci ...
, Florida, long based in
Seattle
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, Washington. He released ''Panama, Burned and Blistered'', ''
Blackest Hair, Bluest Eyes'', ''Badlands'', and ''American Soft'' independently, before catching the attention of Seattle-based
Barsuk Records
Barsuk Records ( ) is an independent record label based in Seattle, Washington, that was founded by the members of the band This Busy Monster, Christopher Possanza and Josh Rosenfeld, in 1998 to release their band's material. Its logo is a draw ...
, who re-released ''American Soft'' in 2014. Staples' second album on Barsuk, ''Golden Age'', was released in 2016. His next album, ''Holy Moly'', was released by Barsuk on June 28, 2019.
In addition to his solo career, Staples has performed with
Telekinesis
Psychokinesis (from grc, ψυχή, , soul and grc, κίνησις, , movement, label=ㅤ), or telekinesis (from grc, τηλε, , far off and grc, κίνησις, , movement, label=ㅤ), is a hypothetical psychic ability allowing a person ...
,
Josh Tillman
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Maintainin ...
,
Rocky Votolato
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Biography
He was raised in Frost, Texas, roughly 50 miles south of Dallas, until the age of 13. After his parents were divorced, his mothe ...
,
Jeremy Enigk
Jeremy Enigk (; born July 16, 1974) is an American singer-songwriter, vocalist and guitarist / multi-instrumentalist. He is known as a solo artist, a film score composer, and as the lead vocalist, bassist, rhythm guitarist and keyboardist of the ...
, and
David Bazan
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.
Previously, Staples wrote and released music as "Discover America". Early in his career, he was the vocalist and guitarist of the
indie rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the mu ...
band
Twothirtyeight
Twothirtyeight was an American indie rock band from Pensacola, Florida. They were active from 1995 to 2003, though they have reunited for performances in the years since their disbandment.
Formed in 1995, Twothirtyeight released three independen ...
.
Discography
* ''Panama''
* ''Burned and Blistered''
* ''Merci' Main''
* ''
Blackest Hair, Bluest Eyes'' (2004)
* ''Badlands'' (2010)
* ''Faces'' - EP (2011)
* ''American Soft'' (2014)
* ''Golden Age'' (2016)
* ''Holy Moly'' (2019)
* ''Cloud Souvenirs'' (2023)
References
External links
Chris Staples' Pateron
American rock singers
American rock guitarists
American male guitarists
People from Pensacola, Florida
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Barsuk Records artists
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