Matthew David Focht is an

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originally from

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. He is best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist in the

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-based band Head of Femur. Matt is currently working on a record with his wife, Crystal Hartford, for the band, Hartford/Focht. Also playing drums in Omaha band, High Up. Previously, he played with Bright Eyes, Pablo's Triangle, and Opium Taylor.

Album Appearances

* Bright Eyes - ''

Letting Off the Happiness ''Letting Off the Happiness'' is the second studio album released by the indie rock band Bright Eyes. The album was released on November 2, 1998. It was the first release by Bright Eyes to feature and be produced by Mike Mogis, now a permanent ...

'' (1998 ·

Saddle Creek Saddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Mike Mogis and Justin Oberst in 1993 (as Lumberjack Records). Mogis soon turned over his ...

) * Bright Eyes - ''

There Is No Beginning to the Story ''There Is No Beginning to the Story'' is the third EP by Bright Eyes. The songs on it are fairly varied, with "From a Balance Beam" and "Loose Leaves" having more electronic qualities, while "Messenger Bird's Song" and "We Are Free Men" are ...

'' (2002,

) * Bright Eyes - ''

Lifted or The Story is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground ''Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground'' is the fourth studio album by Bright Eyes and the 46th release of Saddle Creek Records. The band made its national television debut in support of the album, performing "The Trees ...

'' (2002 ·

) * Head of Femur - ''

Ringodom or Proctor Ringodom or Proctor is the first release by Chicago's Head of Femur. It was released on August 19, 2003 on Greyday Productions. Track listing # "January on Strike" – 4:30 # "Curve that Byrd" – 3:21 # "Yeoman or Tinker" – 6:02 # "80 Steps t ...

'' (2003 ·

Greyday Productions Greyday Productions, sometimes called simply Greyday Records, is an independent record label based in Portland, Oregon, United States. Formed to release a new record from Still Life, Greyday is operated mainly by Todd Berry (who moved to Portland ...

) * Head of Femur - ''

Hysterical Stars Hysterical Stars is the second album by Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivi ...

'' (2005 ·

spinART SpinART Records was a New York City-based independent record label that released recordings by The Apples in Stereo, Clem Snide, Black Francis, Frank Black, and Michael Penn. The label was started by Joel Morowitz and Jeff Price in 1991. SpinART ...

) * Head of Femur - ''Great Plains'' (2008 ·

)

References

External links

Head of Femur official website
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