Luke Reynolds (born April 20, 1979) is an American guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, artist, writer and producer.

Career

Studio work

As a guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, he has worked with

Sharon Van Etten Sharon Katharine Van Etten (born February 26, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter. She has released six studio albums, the latest of which is '' We've Been Going About This All Wrong'' (2022). Early life Van Etten was born in Belleville, N ...

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, and The War on Drugs.

Solo work

Reynolds has released seven solo albums—''Vanishing Places Vol. 2 Glaciers In Iceland'' (2020), ''The Neighborhood'' (2019), ''Vanishing Places Vol. 1 Bears Ears'' (2019), ''After The Flood'' (2014), ''Maps'' (2010), ''Pictures And Sound'' (2008), and ''The Space Between the Lines'' (2006).

Early career

In 1999, Reynolds moved to Nashville to pursue music and attend

Belmont University Belmont University is a private Christian university in Nashville, Tennessee. Descended from Belmont Women's College, founded in 1890 by schoolteachers Ida Hood and Susan Heron, the institution was incorporated in 1951 as Belmont College. It be ...

. In 2002, he co-founded the band Blue Merle who signed with

Island Records Island Records is a multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It was founded in 1959 by Chris Blackwell, Graeme Goodall, and Leslie Kong in Jamaica, and was eventually sold to PolyGram in 1989. Island and A&M Records, anoth ...

and released one album - ''Burning in the Sun'' - produced by Stephen Harris. Following Blue Merle, Reynolds left Nashville and signed with

Vanguard Records Vanguard Recording Society is an American record label set up in 1950 by brothers Maynard and Seymour Solomon in New York City. It was a primarily classical label at its peak in the 1950s and 1960s, but also has a catalogue of recordings by a n ...

, releasing

Pictures And Sound Luke Reynolds (born April 20, 1979) is an American guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, artist, writer and producer. Career Studio work As a guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, he has worked with Sharon Van Etten, The Staves, Adrian Utley, ...

produced by

Jacquire King Jacquire King (born January 11, 1967) is an American record producer, recording engineer and mixer. King has worked with such notable artists as Kings of Leon, Tom Waits, James Bay, Kaleo, Modest Mouse, Shania Twain, Buddy Guy, Norah Jones, ...

, in August 2008.

Guster

Before starting their 2010 fall tour,

announced that

Joe Pisapia Joe Pisapia (born July 25, 1968) is an American record producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, who was formerly a part of the band Guster and k.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang. In the past he has also released albums with his band Joe, Ma ...

would not be touring with the band. Instead, Joe would be touring with

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with whom he had been writing songs. It was also announced that Luke Reynolds would be filling in for Joe starting September 12, 2010. In 2014 the band began recording

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in Cottage Grove, Oregon. ''Evermotion'' was released on January 13, 2015, and was produced by Richard Swift. Most recently, Guster released their album '' Look Alive'' in January 2019, recorded with producers

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and

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. This is the band's second album with Reynolds as a full member and co-writer, following their Richard Swift produced LP, ''

''.

Select discography

*2021 ''No End In Sight'' / Luke Reynolds and

/ (Amazon Music) *2021 ''Sunflower'' /

Briston Maroney Briston Lee Maroney is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist from Knoxville, Tennessee who is signed to Canvasback Music and Atlantic Records. He has released two EPs through the labels, including his most recent collection, "Sunflower� ...

/ (Canvasback Music) *2020 ''Vanishing Places Vol. 2 Glaciers In Iceland'' / Luke Reynolds *2019 ''The Neighborhood'' / Luke Reynolds *2019 ''Vanishing Places Vol. 1 Bears Ears'' / Luke Reynolds *2019 ''Remind Me Tomorrow'' /

/ (Jagjaguwar) *2019 ''Look Alive'' /

/ (Ocho Mule) *2018 ''C'est La Vie'' /

/ (Dead Oceans) *2018 ''

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'' /

/ (Anti-) *2016 ''The Weight of These Wings'' /

/ (RCA) *2016 ''Undercurrent'' /

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/ (Sugar Hill) *2015 ''Imaginary Man'' /

/ (ATO) *2015 ''Evermotion'' /

/ (Ocho Mule) *2014 ''After the Flood '' / Luke Reynolds *2013 ''Live Acoustic'' /

/ (Ocho Mule) *2011 ''On the Ocean EP'' /

/ (Ocho Mule) *2011 ''Loverboy'' /

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/ (Dualtone Records) *2011 ''Self Titled'' /

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/ (Warner Bros) *2010 ''Maps'' / Luke Reynolds *2008 ''Pictures And Sound'' /

/ (Vanguard) *2006 ''Space Between the Lines EP'' / Luke Reynolds *2005 ''Live at Bull Moose'' / Blue Merle / (Island) *2005 ''Burning in the Sun'' / Blue Merle / (Island) *2004 ''The Fires EP'' / Blue Merle / (Island)

References

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