Keith John Adams is a British singer-songwriter. He makes garage pop music on his own and with a number of revolving collaborators, some from the UK and some from the USA. His band since 2015 is Keith John Adams and The Wildlife, a trio with Matt Armstrong on double-bass and Mark Braby on stand-up drums.
He has released four solo albums: ''Sunshine Loft'' (2003), ''Pip'' (2005) ''Unclever'' (2007) and ''Roughhousing'' (2014). ''Roughhousing'' was released on vinyl as a co-release on 4 labels, Vacilando '68 in the UK, Red Wig in Germany, PIAPTK and Gray Sky Press from the USA. Several tracks on it received airplay on BBC 6 Music in the UK. ''Unclever'' was recorded after an extensive tour with
Casper & the Cookies
Casper & the Cookies is an American rock and pop band from Athens, Georgia, United States.
History
Multi-instrumentalist and singer Jason NeSmith (pronounced "KNEE-smith," no relation to Michael Nesmith of the Monkees), began using the pseudo ...
, and featured Cookies members Kay Stanton and Jason NeSmith.
[Mason, Stewart " ''Unclever'' Review, '']AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databas ...
'', Macrovision Corporation. Before his solo career, he
fronted the British experimental pop band,
Zuno Men. In this band he played acoustic guitar and sung.
Singles with the Zuno Men included:
* "Stay In With Me" (April 1998)
His record label in the US is
Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records
Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records is an American independent record label based in Athens, Georgia. Its catalogue features indie rock, indie pop and hip-hop music, with several of its artists associated with or influenced by The Elephant 6 Reco ...
, also known as HHBTM. His latest album, ''Unclever'', was released in the US in 2008 on that label.
* "Everybody Was Right" (September 1998)
* "This Is The Beginning" (May 1999)
References
External links
Official KJA website/portalFacebookYouTube channel
Reviews
*Shimmer, Matt (2008)
, indieville.com
''Pip'' review
, Copacetic Zine
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
British male singer-songwriters
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