Jack Dishel
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Jack Dishel is an American
singer-songwriter
. Dishel was frontman of the New York City
band Stipplicon, lead guitar
ist for The Moldy Peaches
and is currently pursuing his individual project Only Son. When playing as a full band, Only Son includes Rick Snell on guitar, Shawn Feeney on bass, Jesse Wallace on drums and Jon Natchez/Ryan Smith on keyboards.
and former bandmate Adam Green
. The second Only Son album, titled "Searchlight", was released January 18, 2011 and features "Magic", whose video was directed by Adria Petty. It can be seen on Only Son's YouTube channel.
Before creating Only Son, Dishel released two albums under the name Stipplicon - "Stipplicon" (1999) and "The Late Great Truth" (2001). A song from the second album, "Stamp Your Name On It" was featured on the Anti-Folk: Volume 1 compilation (Rough Trade). Since then, Dishel has re-recorded that and other songs from the Stipplicon catalog for Only Son albums, and has expressed a desire to continue doing this in the future. "I still really like a lot of those songs," he says, "and most people have never heard them. Plus I can make them sound better now - closer to how I originally imagined they would be. It'll be nice to give them a second chance to make a first impression..."
" from the Juno
soundtrack. Though they became more widely known in 2008, they took an "indefinite hiatus" six years earlier in 2002, after touring the world supporting The Strokes
and headlining their own shows. Known for their wild stage attire and ironic sense of humor, Moldy Peaches have become a seminal band in modern indie rock culture. On their debut recording, released by Rough Trade Records
in 2001, Dishel played guitar on "Nothing Came Out", and drums on both "Who's Got The Crack" and "Steak For Chicken". They later released a single for County Fair/Rainbows on which he plays guitar. Jack can be seen dancing in many outifts for their video for "Lucky Number Nine" which he helped choreograph.
After the hiatus, Jack appeared on albums by Regina Spektor
, Kimya Dawson
, Nickel Eye
(solo project of Nikolai Fraiture from The Strokes) and Adam Green, with whom he wrote "Boss Inside" ('Minor Love' (Rough Trade 2010). In 2009 he played tenor guitar and sang backup vocals as a touring member of Little Joy
, the band started by Fabrizio Moretti (The Strokes), Binki Shapiro and Rodrigo Amarante (Los Hermanos).
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singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
. Dishel was frontman of the New York City
New York City
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band Stipplicon, lead guitar
Lead guitar
Lead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
ist for The Moldy Peaches
The Moldy Peaches
The Moldy Peaches was an indie group founded by Adam Green and Kimya Dawson. Leading proponents of the anti-folk scene, the band has been on hiatus since 2004...
and is currently pursuing his individual project Only Son. When playing as a full band, Only Son includes Rick Snell on guitar, Shawn Feeney on bass, Jesse Wallace on drums and Jon Natchez/Ryan Smith on keyboards.
Only Son
Only Son is the band name of NYC-based songwriter Jack Dishel. Born in Moscow and raised from early childhood in New York, Dishel has been releasing records and playing in New York bands since the late 1990s. Only Son's first album, "The Drop To The Top" was released in 2006 and features eleven songs, including "My Museum", "Long Live The Future", "Sleepyface" and "Brand New Broken Heart". He toured the world in support of the album for two years opening for Regina SpektorRegina Spektor
Regina Ilyinichna Spektor is a Russian American singer-songwriter and pianist. Her music is associated with the anti-folk scene centered in New York City's East Village.-Early life:...
and former bandmate Adam Green
Adam Green
Adam Green may refer to:*Adam Green , writer/director of Hatchet*Adam Green , staff cartoonist for the New Art Examiner, early 1990s...
. The second Only Son album, titled "Searchlight", was released January 18, 2011 and features "Magic", whose video was directed by Adria Petty. It can be seen on Only Son's YouTube channel.
Before creating Only Son, Dishel released two albums under the name Stipplicon - "Stipplicon" (1999) and "The Late Great Truth" (2001). A song from the second album, "Stamp Your Name On It" was featured on the Anti-Folk: Volume 1 compilation (Rough Trade). Since then, Dishel has re-recorded that and other songs from the Stipplicon catalog for Only Son albums, and has expressed a desire to continue doing this in the future. "I still really like a lot of those songs," he says, "and most people have never heard them. Plus I can make them sound better now - closer to how I originally imagined they would be. It'll be nice to give them a second chance to make a first impression..."
Moldy Peaches
Dishel was also the lead guitarist for indie-folk sensation Moldy Peaches, who rose to fame for their song "Anyone Else But YouAnyone Else but You
"Anyone Else but You" is a popular song by the indie rock band The Moldy Peaches. The song became popular after being featured on the soundtrack of the 2007 film Juno, as it was used extensively in the climax along with several other songs by Kimya Dawson in the film...
" from the Juno
Juno (film)
Juno is a 2007 comedy-drama film directed by Jason Reitman and written by Diablo Cody. Ellen Page stars as the title character, an independent-minded teenager confronting an unplanned pregnancy and the subsequent events that put pressures of adult life onto her. Michael Cera, Olivia Thirlby, J. K....
soundtrack. Though they became more widely known in 2008, they took an "indefinite hiatus" six years earlier in 2002, after touring the world supporting The Strokes
The Strokes
The Strokes are an American indie rock band formed in 1999 in New York City. Consisting of Julian Casablancas , Nick Valensi , Albert Hammond, Jr. , Nikolai Fraiture and Fabrizio Moretti ....
and headlining their own shows. Known for their wild stage attire and ironic sense of humor, Moldy Peaches have become a seminal band in modern indie rock culture. On their debut recording, released by Rough Trade Records
Rough Trade Records
Rough Trade Records is an independent record label based in London. It was formed in 1978 by Geoff Travis who had opened a record store off Ladbroke Grove...
in 2001, Dishel played guitar on "Nothing Came Out", and drums on both "Who's Got The Crack" and "Steak For Chicken". They later released a single for County Fair/Rainbows on which he plays guitar. Jack can be seen dancing in many outifts for their video for "Lucky Number Nine" which he helped choreograph.
After the hiatus, Jack appeared on albums by Regina Spektor
Regina Spektor
Regina Ilyinichna Spektor is a Russian American singer-songwriter and pianist. Her music is associated with the anti-folk scene centered in New York City's East Village.-Early life:...
, Kimya Dawson
Kimya Dawson
Kimya Dawson is an American singer-songwriter, best known as a solo performer and as one half of The Moldy Peaches. In Swahili, "Kimya" means "silence" or "silent".-Career:...
, Nickel Eye
Nickel Eye
Nickel Eye is the solo project of The Strokes' bassist Nikolai Fraiture. The band consists of Nikolai Fraiture , Joel Cadbury , Jamie McDonald and Brett Shaw ....
(solo project of Nikolai Fraiture from The Strokes) and Adam Green, with whom he wrote "Boss Inside" ('Minor Love' (Rough Trade 2010). In 2009 he played tenor guitar and sang backup vocals as a touring member of Little Joy
Little Joy
Little Joy is a Brazilian/American rock band formed in 2007 by Los Hermanos singer/guitarist Rodrigo Amarante, The Strokes drummer Fabrizio Moretti and Binki Shapiro. Amarante and Moretti met in 2006, at a festival in Lisbon where both their bands were performing, and the idea came up to start a...
, the band started by Fabrizio Moretti (The Strokes), Binki Shapiro and Rodrigo Amarante (Los Hermanos).
Video
- Only Son "Magic" video
- Only Son "My Museum" video
- Jack Dishel interview
- Moldy Peaches "Lucky Number Nine" video
- Regina Spektor and Jack Dishel "Hotel Song" live
- PUNKCAST#115 Stipplicon live @ North Six, Brooklyn, Jan 5 2002. (RealPlayerRealPlayerRealPlayer is a cross-platform media player by RealNetworks that plays a number of multimedia formats including MP3, MPEG-4, QuickTime, Windows Media, and multiple versions of proprietary RealAudio and RealVideo formats.-History:...
)
External links
- Only Son official website
- Jack Dishel interview on YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
- Only Son Facebook
- Only Son Myspace
- Only Son Twitter