Radiator Hospital is an American

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band. Though songwriter Sam Cook-Parrott (vocals/guitar) is from

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, they are now based in

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. The rest of the current lineup is Cynthia Schemmer (guitar/vocals), Jon Rybicki (bass), and Jeff Bolt (drums). They have released six albums; two out of print

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, and four LPs put out by

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History

After Sam Cook-Parrott's high school band ended, he started recording solo material with a four-track tape recorder. He named the project after an

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in Grand Rapids. Radiator Hospital released their first full-length album in 2010 titled ''My Most Imaginary Friend''. In September 2012, after a few years of regional shows and some minimal touring, Cook-Parrott relocated to Philadelphia, moving into a house with members of

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and other punk bands. This is where the current full band Radiator Hospital lineup settled, also featuring guitarist/vocalist Cynthia Schemmer, bassist Jon Rybicki, and drummer Jeff Bolt. Their first official full-length, ''Something Wild'', was released in the summer of 2013 on

. It was recorded partially in the same lo-fi manner as earlier cassettes, but added a more studio honed production sound (provided by

guitarist/vocalist Kyle Gilbride) on the more energetic full-band songs. Their next album ''Torch Song'', also recorded with Gilbride, was released in 2014. In 2017 Radiator Hospital released ''Play the Songs You Like'', which had been recorded by Jeff Zeigler. Latest release ''Sings 'Music For Daydreaming came out in early 2019. It was also recorded with Zeigler and is the first full length album credited to Radiator Hospital to be performed entirely by Cook-Parrott since 2011. Radiator Hospital's recorded output often features collaborations with other vocalists, such as

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and

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, Maryn Jones, and Elaiza Santos. Likewise Cook-Parrott has contributed to recordings by

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and

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Discography

Albums

*''My Most Imaginary Friend'' - Amanda Bynes Tapes, Cassette, MP3 (2010) *''Nothin' In My Eyes'' - Lafayette Records, Cassette, MP3 (2011) *''Something Wild'' -

LP, MP3 (2013) *''Torch Song'' -

, LP, MP3 (2014) *''Play the Songs You Like'' -

, LP, MP3 (2017) *''Sings 'Music for Daydreaming -

, LP, MP3 (2019)

EPs

*''I Want To Believe'' - Stupid Bag Records, 7", MP3 (2011) *''Can You Feel My Heart Beating?'' - Amanda Bynes Tapes, Cassette, MP3 (2012) / Party Nogg, 7", MP3 (2013) *''Some Distant Moon'' - Forward Records, 7", MP3 (2012) *''Mall of America'' -

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, Cassette, MP3 (2013) / Forward Records, 10" EP, MP3 (2014) *''New Depression'' (2020)

Split releases

*Split with Fred Thomas - Already Dead Tapes, Cassette, MP3 (2012) *Split with Kyle Kaos - Already Dead Tapes, Cassette, MP3 (2014) *Split with Krill, Ovlov, and

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and Exploding In Sound, 7", MP3 (2014) *Split with

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- Soft Speak Records, 7", MP3 (2014) *Split with

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, 7", MP3 (2015) *''The Great Thunder Radiator Hospital Wedding Album'' - Stupid Bag Records, LP, MP3 (2016)

References

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