Thor Harris
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Thor Harris is a musician, painter, and carpenter. He is the percussionist for Shearwater
(2001–present), a band from Austin, Texas. He has performed with Bill Callahan, The Angels of Light
, Lisa Germano
, Gretchen Phillips
, Devendra Banhart
, Rebecca Cannon, Rob Halverson and Swans
. He has recorded one solo album, entitled Fields of Innards.
Shearwater (band)
Shearwater is an American indie rock band formed in Austin, Texas in 1999 by Okkervil River members Jonathan Meiburg and Will Sheff, although Sheff is no longer with Shearwater.-History:...
(2001–present), a band from Austin, Texas. He has performed with Bill Callahan, The Angels of Light
The Angels of Light
Angels of Light are an experimental group that was formed circa 1998 by singer/guitarist Michael Gira after he disbanded Swans, the group he had founded in 1982...
, Lisa Germano
Lisa Germano
Lisa Germano is an American singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who has released seven albums featuring her often-hushed vocal style, confessional lyrics, and distinctive violin. Her 1994 album Geek the Girl received widespread critical acclaim, including being featured as a top album of...
, Gretchen Phillips
Gretchen Phillips
Gretchen Phillips is an American singer-songwriter known for her humorous and topical songs. Phillips has been openly gay throughout her life and her lesbianism has inspired much of her material.- Background :...
, Devendra Banhart
Devendra Banhart
Devendra Obi Banhart is a singer-songwriter and visual artist. Banhart was born in Houston, Texas and was raised by his mother in Venezuela, until he moved to California as a teenager. He began to study at the San Francisco Art Institute in 1998, but dropped out to perform music in Europe, San...
, Rebecca Cannon, Rob Halverson and Swans
Swans (band)
Swans are an influential American post-punk band initially active from 1982 to 1997, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. The band was one of the few groups to emerge from the early 1980s New York No Wave scene and stay intact into the next decade. Formed by Gira in...
. He has recorded one solo album, entitled Fields of Innards.
Discography
- Fields of Innards (1999, Thor Harris and Rob Halverson)
- New MotherNew MotherNew Mother is the debut studio album by Angels of Light. It was released in 1999. The album contains versions of some songs that were performed live during Swans final tour, including "The Man With the Silver Tongue" and "Not Alone"....
(1999, Angels of Light on Young God RecordsYoung God RecordsYoung God Records is an independent record label formed by Michael Gira in 1990 that specializes in experimental, avant-garde and often non genre-specific releases...
) - Robinson Ear's Little Whirled of Sound (2000, Rob Halverson)
- The Dissolving RoomThe Dissolving RoomThe Dissolving Room is Shearwater's first full-length album, released on February 20, 2001, by Grey Flat Records.-Track listing:#"Mulholland" - 3:27#"Ella is the First Rider" - 3:38#"Grey Lining" - 3:25...
(2001, ShearwaterShearwater (band)Shearwater is an American indie rock band formed in Austin, Texas in 1999 by Okkervil River members Jonathan Meiburg and Will Sheff, although Sheff is no longer with Shearwater.-History:...
on Grey Flat) - Everybody Makes MistakesEverybody Makes Mistakes (Shearwater)Everybody Makes Mistakes is Shearwater's second full-length album, released on October 1, 2002, on Misra Records.-Track listing :#"An Accident" – 2:31#"Well, Benjamin" – 3:15#"Soon" – 2:33...
(2002, ShearwaterShearwater (band)Shearwater is an American indie rock band formed in Austin, Texas in 1999 by Okkervil River members Jonathan Meiburg and Will Sheff, although Sheff is no longer with Shearwater.-History:...
on MisraMisra RecordsMisra Records is an independent record label run out of Durham, North Carolina with branch offices in Washington D.C., Seattle, Washington, and Los Angeles, California....
) - Winged LifeWinged LifeWinged Life is Shearwater's third full-length album, released on March 16, 2004, on Misra Records.-Track listing:#"A Hush" – 4:17#"My Good Deed" – 5:52#"Whipping Boy" – 4:42...
(2004, ShearwaterShearwater (band)Shearwater is an American indie rock band formed in Austin, Texas in 1999 by Okkervil River members Jonathan Meiburg and Will Sheff, although Sheff is no longer with Shearwater.-History:...
on Misra) - Rejoicing in the HandsRejoicing in the HandsRejoicing in the Hands is the third studio album from psych folk musician Devendra Banhart and the second full release for the label Young God...
(2004, Devendra BanhartDevendra BanhartDevendra Obi Banhart is a singer-songwriter and visual artist. Banhart was born in Houston, Texas and was raised by his mother in Venezuela, until he moved to California as a teenager. He began to study at the San Francisco Art Institute in 1998, but dropped out to perform music in Europe, San...
on Young God) - Niño RojoNiño RojoNiño Rojo is the fourth studio release by freak folk artist Devendra Banhart and his third release on the label Young God Records. It was released on September 13, 2004....
(2004, Devendra BanhartDevendra BanhartDevendra Obi Banhart is a singer-songwriter and visual artist. Banhart was born in Houston, Texas and was raised by his mother in Venezuela, until he moved to California as a teenager. He began to study at the San Francisco Art Institute in 1998, but dropped out to perform music in Europe, San...
on Young God) - A River Ain't Too Much to LoveA River Ain't Too Much to LoveA River Ain't Too Much to Love is Smog's eleventh album, released on May 30, 2005 on Domino Records in Europe and a day later on Drag City in North America. The album features guest appearances by Joanna Newsom and Thor Harris of Shearwater. Music videos were produced for both "Rock Bottom Riser"...
(May 31, 2005; Smog (Bill Callahan)) - Palo SantoPalo SantoPalo Santo is Shearwater's fourth full-length album, released on May 9, 2006, on Misra Records. The album was re-released in an expanded, partly re-recorded, fully remastered and repackaged edition on April 10, 2007, on the label Matador Records....
(2006, ShearwaterShearwater (band)Shearwater is an American indie rock band formed in Austin, Texas in 1999 by Okkervil River members Jonathan Meiburg and Will Sheff, although Sheff is no longer with Shearwater.-History:...
on Misra) - Woke on a WhaleheartWoke on a WhaleheartWoke on a Whaleheart is the first record released by Bill Callahan under his own name instead of his nom de plume Smog. It was released by Drag City on April 24, 2007 and released a week earlier in Callahan's home state of Texas...
(April 17, 2007; Bill Callahan on Drag CityDrag City (record label)Drag City is a Chicago-based independent record label. It was established with a Royal Trux release in 1990 in Chicago, Illinois by Dan Koretzky and Dan Osborn.Drag City specializes in experimental indie rock acts...
) - RookRook (album)Rook is the fifth studio album by American indie rock band Shearwater. It was released on June 3, 2008, on the Matador Records label. The track "Rooks" was the first single from the album. The album was previewed on May 5, 2008 and May 29, 2008, at two special concerts in Manhattan and Austin,...
(2008, ShearwaterShearwater (band)Shearwater is an American indie rock band formed in Austin, Texas in 1999 by Okkervil River members Jonathan Meiburg and Will Sheff, although Sheff is no longer with Shearwater.-History:...
) - The Golden ArchipelagoThe Golden ArchipelagoThe Golden Archipelago is the sixth studio album by American indie rock band Shearwater. It was released on February 23, 2010, on the Matador Records label. The track "Black Eyes" is the first single from the album....
(2010, ShearwaterShearwater (band)Shearwater is an American indie rock band formed in Austin, Texas in 1999 by Okkervil River members Jonathan Meiburg and Will Sheff, although Sheff is no longer with Shearwater.-History:...
) - My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the SkyMy Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the SkyMy Father Will Guide Me up a Rope to the Sky is a studio album by Swans released on September 23, 2010; it is their first studio recording in 14 years...
(2010, SwansSwans (band)Swans are an influential American post-punk band initially active from 1982 to 1997, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. The band was one of the few groups to emerge from the early 1980s New York No Wave scene and stay intact into the next decade. Formed by Gira in...
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