Kimya Dawson
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Kimya Dawson is an American singer-songwriter, best known as a solo performer and as one half of The Moldy Peaches
. In Swahili
, "Kimya" (كيميا) means "silence" or "silent".
's counterpart in The Moldy Peaches
. Since the Moldy Peaches went on hiatus in 2004 Dawson has released a string of lo-fi homemade albums and toured widely in North America and Europe.
Kimya's most recent album is "Thunder Thighs, released in October of 2011. It contains collaborations with Aesop Rock on songs such as "The Library" and "Walk Like Thunder" and Pablo Das on "Unrefined".
Dawson's children's album, Alphabutt, was released on September 9, 2008. Song titles include "The Alphabutt Song," "Seven Hungry Tigers," "Little Monster Babies," "Wiggle My Tooth" and "Pee Pee in the Potty," and collaborators include former Third Eye Blind
guitarist Kevin Cadogan and a number of Dawson's other musical friends and their children. She has also been invited to participate in the Sesame Street
television program.
and Glue, both of which were shown at the Olympia Film Festival in November 2007.
In 2008 Dawson contributed the song "Anthrax"—about 9/11—to the soundtrack of the Body of War
documentary.
"Anyone Else But You
", a song she recorded with The Moldy Peaches
was used in the documentary Murderball, about a team of wheelchair rugby players. This song was also used in the movie Juno
. The melody of this song, with new lyrics, was used in a commercial for Atlantis.com.
Dawson's music was featured in the movie Juno
, in that her "sweetly melancholic acoustic-strummed tunes" helping define the character of a pregnant young teenager who decides to have her baby. Dawson helped choose many of the songs for the Juno film, helping to set the film's mood. And the soundtrack was voted by NPR listeners as the 14th best of the year in a listener poll for 2008. Dawson sings about diverse topics:
Dawson's authentic persona, sometimes compared to indie folk
artists such as Quinn Marston
, has a demeanor which is "sheepish and guileless and awkward in a way that you really can't fake" and who sometimes looks "legitimately terrified" during performances, according to Village Voice music critic Rob Harvilla.
Five of Dawson's solo songs, two from Antsy Pants
, as well as one from the Moldy Peaches, are included on the Juno soundtrack
, released in December 2007. Composer Mateo Messina
also based the film's score on Dawson's music.
The soundtrack album, after two weeks topping Billboard's Digital Albums chart, reached No. 8 on the Billboard 200
, in its first week of release. In its first full week of physical release the album sold 68,000 copies, reaching No. 3 on the Soundscan album chart. It missed out on the No. 1 spot by only 2,600 copies. The following week it jumped to #2, while selling 15% fewer copies (58,000), just 2,000 copies behind first place. In the album's third week of physical release it finally made the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 and Soundscan charts, selling 65,000 copies.
Dawson has two new songs that were released on April 8 on a follow-up album Juno B-Sides: Almost Adopted Songs that is available exclusively on iTunes
.
Two songs were also included in the soundtrack to Unmade Beds
.
, They Might Be Giants
, The Mountain Goats
, John Wayne Shot Me
, Your Heart Breaks
, and The Terrordactyls.
The Third Eye Blind
track "Self-Righteous" on their album, Out of the Vein
features a duet with Dawson and Third Eye Blind's lead singer Stephan Jenkins
. Dawson also appears on the new Third Eye Blind record, Ursa Major
, on the track "Why Can't You Be". This song was available as a bonus track on the iTunes Store
download.
Regina Spektor
collaborated with Dawson on the song "Fire" on the Hidden Vagenda album. Kimya Dawson also collaborated with fellow antifolk Jeffrey Lewis
. They made a band called 'The Bundles,' with Jack Lewis and drummer, Anders Griffen
, though released the songs under the name Kimya Dawson and Jeffrey Lewis, on a split with Jeffrey Lewis and Diane Cluck
.
Under the name Geniusis, Dawson released the free album Holiday Rampage alongside Aesop Rock
, Johnny Druelinger, Jason Carmer & Quinn Tuffinuff.
In February 2011, Dawson recorded a Daytrotter
session with Aesop Rock, in which they performed three songs together. This session was later released in May 2011. Kimya and Aesop are currently collaborating on a new album, which will be released in 2012.
Kimya's forth coming solo album "Thunder Thighs" will be self released October 2011. The album features guest performances by Aesop Rock, John Darnielle
of the Mountain Goats, Nikolai Fraiture
of the Strokes
, Forever Young Senior Citizen Rock & Roll Choir, Olympia Free Choir, Kimya's daughter Panda and more.
She has performed numerous times with Paul Baribeau
, whom she references several times in her songs.
, Dawson moved in December 2005—with her mother, father, brother, Akida Junglefoot Dawson (Akida means "chief" in Swahili
), and nephew—to Seattle, Washington. She married Angelo Spencer, a musician. On July 28, 2006, Kimya gave birth to a daughter, Panda Delilah, and in November 2006 she moved with her new family to Olympia, Washington
. After Panda was born, Dawson and Spencer took a break from touring for a few months, playing only occasional local shows.
Dawson has knuckle tattoos which read "LAFF LOUD" and "ROCK SOFT". She also has a freebird tattoo on her left calf.
Dawson once started a rumour that she was a cousin of The Strokes
' drummer Fabrizio Moretti
.
Dawson is good friends with Bryan Danielson
.
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...
. In Swahili
Swahili language
Swahili or Kiswahili is a Bantu language spoken by various ethnic groups that inhabit several large stretches of the Mozambique Channel coastline from northern Kenya to northern Mozambique, including the Comoro Islands. It is also spoken by ethnic minority groups in Somalia...
, "Kimya" (كيميا) means "silence" or "silent".
Career
Dawson became well known as Adam GreenAdam Green (musician)
Adam Green is an American singer-songwriter.Green's off-kilter style has achieved a moderate college radio following in the United States, and enjoys increasing popularity in a number of European countries, particularly Germany.-Career:Green attended Emerson College for one semester in 1998 before...
's counterpart in 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...
. Since the Moldy Peaches went on hiatus in 2004 Dawson has released a string of lo-fi homemade albums and toured widely in North America and Europe.
Kimya's most recent album is "Thunder Thighs, released in October of 2011. It contains collaborations with Aesop Rock on songs such as "The Library" and "Walk Like Thunder" and Pablo Das on "Unrefined".
Dawson's children's album, Alphabutt, was released on September 9, 2008. Song titles include "The Alphabutt Song," "Seven Hungry Tigers," "Little Monster Babies," "Wiggle My Tooth" and "Pee Pee in the Potty," and collaborators include former Third Eye Blind
Third Eye Blind
Third Eye Blind is an American alternative rock band formed in the early 1990s in San Francisco. The songwriting duo of Kevin Cadogan and Stephan Jenkins signed the band's first major label recording contract with Elektra records in 1996 resulting in two multi platinum albums. The band's lineup...
guitarist Kevin Cadogan and a number of Dawson's other musical friends and their children. She has also been invited to participate in the Sesame Street
Sesame Street
Sesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The...
television program.
Soundtrack work
Dawson's songs are featured in the films The Guatemalan HandshakeThe Guatemalan Handshake
The Guatemalan Handshake is a 2006 comedy-drama film, written and directed by Todd Rohal. It is Rohal's feature film debut. The film premiered at the 2006 Slamdance Film Festival and won the Special Jury Prize.-Story:...
and Glue, both of which were shown at the Olympia Film Festival in November 2007.
In 2008 Dawson contributed the song "Anthrax"—about 9/11—to the soundtrack of the Body of War
Body of War
Body of War, directed by Ellen Spiro and Phil Donahue, is a 2007 documentary following Tomas Young, an Iraq War veteran paralyzed from a bullet to the spine, on a physical and emotional journey as he adapts to his new body and begins to question the decision to go to war in Iraq.As Tomas's journey...
documentary.
"Anyone Else But You
Anyone 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...
", a song she recorded with 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...
was used in the documentary Murderball, about a team of wheelchair rugby players. This song was also used in the movie 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....
. The melody of this song, with new lyrics, was used in a commercial for Atlantis.com.
Dawson's music was featured in the movie 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....
, in that her "sweetly melancholic acoustic-strummed tunes" helping define the character of a pregnant young teenager who decides to have her baby. Dawson helped choose many of the songs for the Juno film, helping to set the film's mood. And the soundtrack was voted by NPR listeners as the 14th best of the year in a listener poll for 2008. Dawson sings about diverse topics:
Dawson's authentic persona, sometimes compared to indie folk
Indie folk
Indie folk is a music genre that arose in the 1990s from singer/songwriters in the indie rock community showing heavy influences from folk music scenes of the 50s, 60s and early 70s, country music, and indie rock. A few early artists included Lou Barlow, Beck, Jeff Buckley and Elliott Smith...
artists such as Quinn Marston
Quinn Marston
Quinn Marston is an American indie folk singer-songwriter based in New York City. Her music has been featured on TV shows such as One Tree Hill, Ghost Whisperer, and The Gates, as well as being aired on radio stations such as 101.5 FM...
, has a demeanor which is "sheepish and guileless and awkward in a way that you really can't fake" and who sometimes looks "legitimately terrified" during performances, according to Village Voice music critic Rob Harvilla.
Five of Dawson's solo songs, two from Antsy Pants
Antsy Pants (album)
-Track listing:#"Big City"#"Henry Kelly"#"Little Johnny"#"Marche Du Cote Brilliant"#"Vampire"#"Leo's Mouth"#"Amazing Kids Doing Amazing Shit"#"Tree Hugger"#"The Mission"#"Sometimes"#"Sleep"...
, as well as one from the Moldy Peaches, are included on the Juno soundtrack
Juno (soundtrack)
Music from the Motion Picture Juno, released on January 8, 2008, is the soundtrack that accompanies the Academy Award-winning film Juno.-Background:...
, released in December 2007. Composer Mateo Messina
Mateo Messina
Mateo "Matt" Messina is an American soundtrack composer perhaps best known for working on the soundtrack to the 2007 film Juno.-Career and Life:Mateo Messina’s style of songwriting and composition has earned him accolades...
also based the film's score on Dawson's music.
The soundtrack album, after two weeks topping Billboard's Digital Albums chart, reached No. 8 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
, in its first week of release. In its first full week of physical release the album sold 68,000 copies, reaching No. 3 on the Soundscan album chart. It missed out on the No. 1 spot by only 2,600 copies. The following week it jumped to #2, while selling 15% fewer copies (58,000), just 2,000 copies behind first place. In the album's third week of physical release it finally made the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 and Soundscan charts, selling 65,000 copies.
Dawson has two new songs that were released on April 8 on a follow-up album Juno B-Sides: Almost Adopted Songs that is available exclusively on iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
.
Two songs were also included in the soundtrack to Unmade Beds
Unmade Beds
Unmade Beds is a 2009 film directed by Alexis Dos Santos. The film was featured at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and at Febiofest 2010.The film tells the story of a couple of young people trying to deal with their life problems...
.
Other collaborations
Dawson performs on recordings by Ben KwellerBen Kweller
Ben Kweller is an American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.-Early life:Ben Kweller was born in San Francisco, CA in 1981. In 1982, his family relocated to Emory, Texas, where his father, Howard Kweller, became the town's first doctor. In 1986, the Kwellers moved to a much larger city,...
, They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants is an American alternative rock band formed in 1982 by John Flansburgh and John Linnell. During TMBG's early years Flansburgh and Linnell were frequently accompanied by a drum machine. In the early 1990s, TMBG became a full band. Currently, the members of TMBG are...
, The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats is an American indie rock band formed in Claremont, CA by singer-songwriter John Darnielle. For many years, the sole member of the Mountain Goats was Darnielle himself, despite the plural moniker....
, John Wayne Shot Me
John Wayne Shot Me
John Wayne Shot Me was an indie band from Ammerzoden, The Netherlands.-History:John Wayne Shot Me was formed by Thijs van den Broek in 1998, originally as a one-man recording only project. When his songs received positive reviews in several small underground music magazines, John Wayne Shot Me was...
, Your Heart Breaks
Your Heart Breaks
Your Heart Breaks is a collaborative music project. It began in Bellingham, Washington in 1999.The project has spread throughout the United States, but resides in Seattle, Washington when not on tour. They now have over 50 members in the lower 48 states and have produced seven albums...
, and The Terrordactyls.
The Third Eye Blind
Third Eye Blind
Third Eye Blind is an American alternative rock band formed in the early 1990s in San Francisco. The songwriting duo of Kevin Cadogan and Stephan Jenkins signed the band's first major label recording contract with Elektra records in 1996 resulting in two multi platinum albums. The band's lineup...
track "Self-Righteous" on their album, Out of the Vein
Out of the Vein
Out of the Vein is the third album by American alternative rock band Third Eye Blind. Released on May 13, 2003, it would be the group's first album with guitarist Tony Fredianelli, who replaced long time guitarist Kevin Cadogan in 2000...
features a duet with Dawson and Third Eye Blind's lead singer Stephan Jenkins
Stephan Jenkins
Stephan Douglas Jenkins , is an American musician best known as the lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist for Third Eye Blind. Under Jenkins's leadership, Third Eye Blind has sold over eight million copies of four albums: Third Eye Blind , Blue , Out of the Vein , and Ursa Major...
. Dawson also appears on the new Third Eye Blind record, Ursa Major
Ursa Major (album)
Ursa Major is the fourth studio album from American alternative rock band Third Eye Blind. Released on August 18, 2009 on the group's own Mega Collider label, Ursa Major was the group's first studio album in over six years...
, on the track "Why Can't You Be". This song was available as a bonus track on the iTunes Store
ITunes Store
The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, with over 200,000 items to purchase, it is, as of April 2008, the number-one music vendor in the United States...
download.
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:...
collaborated with Dawson on the song "Fire" on the Hidden Vagenda album. Kimya Dawson also collaborated with fellow antifolk Jeffrey Lewis
Jeffrey Lewis
Jeffrey Lewis is an American singer/songwriter and comic book artist.-Early life:Lewis attended State University of New York at Purchase and graduated in 1997 with a degree in Literature...
. They made a band called 'The Bundles,' with Jack Lewis and drummer, Anders Griffen
Anders Griffen
Anders Griffen is a drummer, composer, and trumpet player from Brooklyn, New York. Griffen works in a range of contexts including folk, jazz, pop, improvised music, and modern dance theater.-Career:...
, though released the songs under the name Kimya Dawson and Jeffrey Lewis, on a split with Jeffrey Lewis and Diane Cluck
Diane Cluck
Diane Cluck is an American singer and songwriter of intuitive folk. Although known as a solo performer, she has often collaborated with others, including a recent association with drummer Anders Griffen on tours in the US and UK....
.
Under the name Geniusis, Dawson released the free album Holiday Rampage alongside Aesop Rock
Aesop Rock
Ian Matthias Bavitz , better known by his stage name Aesop Rock, is an American hip hop artist and producer. He was at the forefront of the new wave of underground and alternative hip hop acts that emerged during the late 1990s and early 2000s. He was signed to El-P's Definitive Jux label until it...
, Johnny Druelinger, Jason Carmer & Quinn Tuffinuff.
In February 2011, Dawson recorded a Daytrotter
Daytrotter
Daytrotter is a website for the recording studio Horseshack, which hosts recording sessions with many popular and typically upcoming indie music acts, although it works with local bands in the Illinois area as well. The sessions can be compared to that of a radio station's lounge recordings, where...
session with Aesop Rock, in which they performed three songs together. This session was later released in May 2011. Kimya and Aesop are currently collaborating on a new album, which will be released in 2012.
Kimya's forth coming solo album "Thunder Thighs" will be self released October 2011. The album features guest performances by Aesop Rock, John Darnielle
John Darnielle
John Darnielle is an American musician, best known as the primary member of the American band The Mountain Goats, for which he is the writer, composer, guitarist, and vocalist.-Places Darnielle has lived:...
of the Mountain Goats, Nikolai Fraiture
Nikolai Fraiture
Nikolai Philippe Fraiture is the bass player for the American indie rock band, The Strokes. Fraiture grew up in New York City with his Russian mother and French father and speaks fluent French. Nikolai has an older brother named Pierre and a younger sister named Elizabeth...
of 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 ....
, Forever Young Senior Citizen Rock & Roll Choir, Olympia Free Choir, Kimya's daughter Panda and more.
She has performed numerous times with Paul Baribeau
Paul Baribeau
Paul Baribeau is a folk punk singer and musician from South Central Michigan.. He is signed to the independent record label Plan-It-X Records. His self-titled debut album was released on Plan-It-X Records in January 2004. His second album, Grand Ledge, was also released on Plan-It-X Records in June...
, whom she references several times in her songs.
Personal life
A sometime resident of Bedford Hills, New YorkBedford Hills, New York
Bedford Hills is an unincorporated hamlet in the Town of Bedford, New York.-History:When the railroad was built in 1847, Bedford Hills was known as Bedford Station. Bedford Hills extends from a business center at the railroad station to farms and estates, eastward along Harris, Babbitt and Bedford...
, Dawson moved in December 2005—with her mother, father, brother, Akida Junglefoot Dawson (Akida means "chief" in Swahili
Swahili language
Swahili or Kiswahili is a Bantu language spoken by various ethnic groups that inhabit several large stretches of the Mozambique Channel coastline from northern Kenya to northern Mozambique, including the Comoro Islands. It is also spoken by ethnic minority groups in Somalia...
), and nephew—to Seattle, Washington. She married Angelo Spencer, a musician. On July 28, 2006, Kimya gave birth to a daughter, Panda Delilah, and in November 2006 she moved with her new family to Olympia, Washington
Olympia, Washington
Olympia is the capital city of the U.S. state of Washington and the county seat of Thurston County. It was incorporated on January 28, 1859. The population was 46,478 at the 2010 census...
. After Panda was born, Dawson and Spencer took a break from touring for a few months, playing only occasional local shows.
Dawson has knuckle tattoos which read "LAFF LOUD" and "ROCK SOFT". She also has a freebird tattoo on her left calf.
Dawson once started a rumour that she was a cousin of 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 ....
' drummer Fabrizio Moretti
Fabrizio Moretti
Fabrizio Moretti is the drummer of the American indie rock band, The Strokes. Fabrizio’s side project with Rodrigo Amarante of Los Hermanos and Binki Shapiro, entitled Little Joy debuted on Rough Trade Records...
.
Dawson is good friends with Bryan Danielson
Bryan Danielson
Bryan Danielson is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE where he wrestles on its SmackDown brand as Daniel Bryan, and currently holds the SmackDown Money in the Bank briefcase, which enables him to have a World Heavyweight Championship match at any time of his choosing...
.
With The Moldy Peaches
- The Moldy PeachesThe Moldy Peaches (album)The Moldy Peaches is the eponymous debut album by anti-folk band The Moldy Peaches. It was primarily recorded in a basement in Port Townsend, Washington and was released in 2001. The album has the dubious distinction of being released in the U.S...
– Released September 11, 2001 by Rough Trade RecordsRough Trade RecordsRough 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... - County Fair/RainbowsCounty Fair/Rainbows"County Fair/Rainbows" is a single by anti-folk band The Moldy Peaches. The single consists of two songs on one CD track. The track County Fair has innocent lyrics about enjoying a county fair, but the second one Rainbows contains vulgar lyrics which refer to various sexual practices, including...
– A single released in 2002 - Moldy Peaches 2000: Unreleased Cutz and Live Jamz 1994-2002Moldy Peaches 2000: Unreleased Cutz and Live Jamz 1994-2002Moldy Peaches 2000: Unreleased Cutz and Live Jamz 1994–2002 is a compilation album by anti-folk band The Moldy Peaches. It is a two-disc album featuring live songs and rarities from the band. It was originally released in November 2002 at a final live concert in New York on the self publishing...
– Released March 18, 2003 by Rough Trade Records and Jess Turpin
Solo albums
- I'm Sorry That Sometimes I'm MeanI'm Sorry That Sometimes I'm MeanI'm Sorry That Sometimes I'm Mean is Kimya Dawson's debut solo album, released in 2002.-Track listing:# "Trump Style"# "Reminders of Then"# "Everythings Alright"# "Rocks with Holes"# "Talking Ernest"# "Wandering Daughter"# "Eleventeen"...
– released November 5, 2002 by Rough Trade Records - Knock Knock Who?Knock Knock Who?Knock Knock Who? is Kimya Dawson's second solo album, released concurrently with My Cute Fiend Sweet Princess in 2004.-Track listing:# "Nobody's Hippie"# "Great Crap"# "My Bike"# "Jest's Birthday"# "Time to Think"# "The Sound of Ataris"...
– released August 3, 2004 by Important Records - My Cute Fiend Sweet PrincessMy Cute Fiend Sweet PrincessMy Cute Fiend Sweet Princess is Kimya Dawson's second solo album, released concurrently with Knock Knock Who? in 2004.-Track listing:# "Chemistry"# "Velvet Rabbit"# "Hadlock Padlock"# "Being Cool"# "Anthrax"# "The Beer"# "Will You Be Me?"...
– released August 3, 2004 by Important Records - Hidden VagendaHidden VagendaHidden Vagenda is the fourth solo album by Kimya Dawson, and the first to be released by K Records. The album was widely critically acclaimed upon its release, and contains songs about her pain from the deaths of loved ones, the then-upcoming 2004 election, and a power ballad version of a song from...
– released October 5, 2004 by K RecordsK RecordsK Records is an independent record label in Olympia, Washington, co-founded, owned, and operated by Calvin Johnson, formerly of the bands Cool Rays, Beat Happening, The Go Team, The Halo Benders and presently in the bands Dub Narcotic Sound System and The Hive Dwellers... - Remember That I Love YouRemember That I Love YouRemember That I Love You is Kimya Dawson's fifth solo album, released by K Records May 9, 2006. Songs include tour favorites such as "Loose Lips", "12/26", and "I Like Giants", all of which are/were also available for download on...
– released May 9, 2006 by K Records - Alphabutt – released September 2008 by K Records
- Thunder ThighsThunder ThighsThunder Thighs is Kimya Dawson's seventh solo album, released by Great Crap Factory October 18, 2011.-Track listing:#"All I Could Do" - 3:37#"Mare and the Bear" - 2:09#"Year 10 " - 3:49#"Miami Advice " - 5:27...
– released October 18, 2011
With Antsy Pants
- Antsy PantsAntsy Pants (album)-Track listing:#"Big City"#"Henry Kelly"#"Little Johnny"#"Marche Du Cote Brilliant"#"Vampire"#"Leo's Mouth"#"Amazing Kids Doing Amazing Shit"#"Tree Hugger"#"The Mission"#"Sometimes"#"Sleep"...
– released 2006 by Plan It X RecordsPlan It X RecordsPlan-It-X Records is an independent record label in the United States. Originally based in Georgetown, Indiana, PIX is currently based out of Bloomington, Indiana following brief stints in Olympia, Washington, Gainesville, Florida and Cairo, Illinois. Some consider the label most notable for...
Compilations
- Third Eye Blind's 2009 album: Ursa Major [Bonus Track Version] – "Why Can't You Be (With Kimya Dawson) [Bonus Track]"
- "Third Eye Blind's 2003 album: "Out of the Vein" – "Self Righteous"
- Antifolk Vol. 1 – "I'm Fine"
- Anticomp FolkilationAnticomp FolkilationAnticomp Folkilation is a 2-CD compilation album featuring a variety of artists from New York's antifolk scene.-CD 1:# Major Matt Mason USA-Tripping Yourself# Brook Pridemore-Sugar Coma # Soft Black-The Earth is Black...
– "Will You Be Me" (Live) - Afro-Punk Compilation Record Vol. 1 – "Loose Lips"
- AFNY Collaborations. Volume 1 – Kimya Dawson and Jeff Lewis
- Titanium Heart and Chains of Love – Kimya Dawson and Matt Rouse EP (collaboration) Unicorn Sounds
- A.K.A.- smooth jams e.p. with Adam Green and Akida Junglefoot Dawson
- The Art Star Sounds Compilation February 2005 – "Velvet Rabbit" (Live)
- No Parachute. Vol. 1. A compilation of indie music videos. (DVD) – "Lullaby For The Taken" (video directed by Ted Passon). 2005, Happy Happy Birthday To Me RecordsHappy Happy Birthday To Me RecordsHappy Happy Birthday To Me Records is an American independent record label based in Athens, Georgia, whose catalogue is rather heavily weighted towards twee indie pop music, with several of its bands being related to or influenced by The Elephant 6 Recording Company...
. - Robot Boy DVD. Compilation of short films and videos by Ted Passon. – "Lullaby For The Taken". 2005, K RecordsK RecordsK Records is an independent record label in Olympia, Washington, co-founded, owned, and operated by Calvin Johnson, formerly of the bands Cool Rays, Beat Happening, The Go Team, The Halo Benders and presently in the bands Dub Narcotic Sound System and The Hive Dwellers...
/Secretly CanadianSecretly CanadianSecretly Canadian is an American independent record label based in Bloomington, Indiana. It was started in 1996 by Chris and Ben Swanson, Eric Weddle, and Jonathan Cargill. Their first release was a re-issue of an album by June Panic...
. - I Killed the Monster: 21 Artists Performings the Songs of Daniel JohnstonDaniel JohnstonDaniel Dale Johnston is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and artist. Johnston was the subject of the 2006 documentary The Devil and Daniel Johnston. He currently lives in Waller, Texas....
– "Follow That Dream" 2006, Second Shimmy - JunoJuno (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....
SoundtrackJuno (soundtrack)Music from the Motion Picture Juno, released on January 8, 2008, is the soundtrack that accompanies the Academy Award-winning film Juno.-Background:...
– Rhino Records 2008 - The Terrordactyls song "Devices" featuring guest vocals by Kimya Dawson
- Body of War: Songs that Inspired an Iraq War VeteranBody of WarBody of War, directed by Ellen Spiro and Phil Donahue, is a 2007 documentary following Tomas Young, an Iraq War veteran paralyzed from a bullet to the spine, on a physical and emotional journey as he adapts to his new body and begins to question the decision to go to war in Iraq.As Tomas's journey...
– "Anthrax". Sire RecordsSire RecordsSire Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros. Records.-Beginnings:The label was founded in 1966 as Sire Productions by Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehrer, each investing ten thousand dollars into the new company. Its early releases as a...
March 18, 2008
External links
Audio & video
- Kimya Dawson and Matty Pop Chart – Live at the Cedar Cultural CenterThe Cedar Cultural CenterThe Cedar Cultural Center is a music venue in Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. It is a non-profit organization and operated by volunteers.-External links:* **...
in Minneapolis, Minnesota on November 28, 2008 (YouTube) - Kimya on the Live Music Archive
- PUNKCAST#1099 Live video – Union Hall, Brooklyn – January 20, 2007 (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:...
)(mp4) - Kimya at Amoeba Hollywood
Interviews
- Scene Missing Magazine Interviews Kimya Dawson February 1, 2005
- Kimya Dawson interview on MonsterFresh.com March 2008
- Kimya Dawson interview on Ground Control March 2008
- Kimya Dawson interview on BeatLawrence.com April 2008
- Kimya Dawson on Amoeba