On Fillmore is an American music duo consisting of Darin Gray and

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. The duo plays a style of

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, post-rock,

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, and

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music. On Fillmore was established in

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in 2000. The duo has released four studio albums, ''On Fillmore'' (2002), ''Sleeps with Fishes'' (2004), ''Extended Vacation'' (2009), and ''Happiness of Living'' (2017). For their latest record, ''Happiness of Living'', On Fillmore travelled to

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in December 2013 to record.

Background

The duo is bassist Darin Gray of

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and Tweedy, and drummer

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Music history

The band commenced as a musical entity in 2000, with releasing a studio album, ''On Fillmore'', on July 27, 2002, with Locust Music. Their subsequent studio album, ''Sleeps with Fishes'', was released on November 29, 2004, by Columbia Records in association with

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. They released, ''Extended Vacation'', on November 3, 2009, from

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, and it got a Metascore of a 67 with nine reviews.

Members

;Current members ;* Darin Gray – bass ;*

– drums ;Past members ;* Jim O'Rourke – vocals, guitar

Discography

;Studio albums * ''On Fillmore'' (July 27, 2002, Locust) * ''Sleeps with Fishes'' (November 29, 2004, Columbia/

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) * ''Extended Vacation'' (November 3, 2009,

) * Happiness of Living (March 24, 2017, Northern Spy Records)

References

External links

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