Digital Leather
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Digital Leather is the musical project of multi-instrumentalist Shawn Foree. It is recognized for having characteristics of synth punk, New Wave
, pop, lo-fi, and psychedelic music.
Originally from Yuma, Arizona
, Foree began calling his project Digital Leather when he moved to Tucson, where he studied American Literature at University of Arizona
. He used student loan money to buy equipment. He managed to release his first three albums after recording them in his bedroom. He supported this “bedroom project” with several nationwide and European tours. Sorcerer
, released on Goner Records
in 2008, is a half-live, half-studio record.
took over managing duties for the band. Around this time Foree began working on a collection of songs in a fully operational studio. Released in September 2009 by Fat Possum Records
, Warm Brother garnered positive reviews. Pitchfork, for example, referred to Foree as sui generis
, calling the album a “charming curio.” Reportedly, the label did not initially support the album’s artwork, which features a shirtless man with the album name taped across his chest.
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
, pop, lo-fi, and psychedelic music.
Originally from Yuma, Arizona
Yuma, Arizona
Yuma is a city in and the county seat of Yuma County, Arizona, United States. It is located in the southwestern corner of the state, and the population of the city was 77,515 at the 2000 census, with a 2008 Census Bureau estimated population of 90,041....
, Foree began calling his project Digital Leather when he moved to Tucson, where he studied American Literature at University of Arizona
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
. He used student loan money to buy equipment. He managed to release his first three albums after recording them in his bedroom. He supported this “bedroom project” with several nationwide and European tours. Sorcerer
Sorcerer
-Gaming:* Sorcerer , a 2002 tabletop role playing game made by Ron Edwards* Sorcerer , a 1984 interactive fiction computer game made by Infocom...
, released on Goner Records
Goner Records
Goner Records is an independent record label and record store co-owned by Eric Friedl of The Oblivians and Zac Ives and is based in Memphis, Tennessee. It is known for releasing albums by punk and garage rock bands such as the King Khan & BBQ Show and the late Jay Reatard...
in 2008, is a half-live, half-studio record.
Warm Brother
In 2009, friend and fellow musician Jay ReatardJay Reatard
Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr. , better known by the stage name Jay Reatard, was an American musician from Memphis, Tennessee. Lindsey was signed to Matador Records...
took over managing duties for the band. Around this time Foree began working on a collection of songs in a fully operational studio. Released in September 2009 by Fat Possum Records
Fat Possum Records
Fat Possum Records is an American independent record label based in Oxford, Mississippi. At first Fat Possum focused almost entirely on recording hitherto unknown Mississippi blues artists . Recently, Fat Possum has signed younger rock acts to its roster...
, Warm Brother garnered positive reviews. Pitchfork, for example, referred to Foree as sui generis
Sui generis
Sui generis is a Latin expression, literally meaning of its own kind/genus or unique in its characteristics. The expression is often used in analytic philosophy to indicate an idea, an entity, or a reality which cannot be included in a wider concept....
, calling the album a “charming curio.” Reportedly, the label did not initially support the album’s artwork, which features a shirtless man with the album name taped across his chest.
Albums
- Monologue (2006) Shattered
- Hard At Work (2007) Tic Tac Totally
- Blow Machine (2007) FDH
- Sorcerer (2008) Goner
- Warm Brother (2009) Fat Possum
Singles
- Simluator (2005) Plastic Idol
- Split w/ Angry Angles (2006) Shattered
- She Had A Cameltoe (2007) Goner
- Closed My Eyes (2007) Disordered (Italy)& P Trash (Germany)
- Suckface (2007) Red Lounge (Germany)
- The Assault (2008) Red Lounge (Germany)
- Hurts so Bad, demo version (2009) Squoodge (Austria/Germany)
- Power Surge (2009) FDH
- Lousy Manipulator (2009) Neat Neat Neat
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