Puerto Muerto is a Chicago
indie rock
Indie rock is a 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 music they produc ...
band composed of formerly married couple Tim Kelley and Christa Meyer.
The couple broke up while in the process of writing and recording "Drumming for Pistols", released in February 2010.
Critics such as
Jim DeRogatis
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of the ''
Chicago Sun Times
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'' hailed the album as "stunningly powerful" partly because it is emotionally grounded in the couple's demise. Both artists now have new solo projects: Christa Meyer's band is called Man is Man, and Tim Kelley is now recording as Moss Garvey.
Discography
Albums
* 2003 - ''Your Bloated Corpse Has Washed Ashore''
* 2004 - ''See You in Hell
* 2005 - ''Songs of Muerto County''
* 2005 - ''
Songs of Muerto County Revisited''
* 2006 - ''Chamber Music (James Joyce)''
* 2008 - ''I Was a Swallow''
* 2010 - ''Drumming For Pistols''
Singles
* 2004 - "Crimson Beauty"
* 2004 - "San Pedro/Sorrow"
* 2004 - "Stars"
* 2007 - "What Have I Done
EPs
* 2003 - ''Elena''
* 2007 - ''Heaven & Dirt''
References
External links
Puerto Muerto page at Firerecords (from the Wayback Machine)*
American indie rock groups
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