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| - | San Diego-born '''Adam Gnade''' writes songs and books that share characters and plots. He says, "I've tried to keep the books and songs separate in the past but it didn't work. The only way I could pull off doing both was to integrate them as much as possible, immerse the songs in the books and the books in the songs. One reviewer said that, in the process, 'it's created its own universe' but I don't know if that's true" (from interview.) Often lumped into the New Weird America folk music scene, he defines his music as "talking-songs" which he describes as mixing the spoken vocals of talking blues songs with modern psychedelic rock and avant-garde noise or experimental drone influences. | + | San Diego-born '''Adam Gnade''' is a writer, musician, and zinester. |
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| - | He is also part of the [[Microcosm Publishing]] collective.
| + | As a musician, he is often lumped into the New Weird America folk music scene. He has released a number of recordings on his own, as well as with the US labels Punch Drunk Press and DeathBombArc as well as the UK labels Try Harder and Drowned In Sound. |
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| - | His debut novel, [[Hymn California]], will be released in April of 2008 on [[Dutchmoney Books.]]] His self-released novela, [[Seasons Loving Nothing]], was published in October of 2007 and is now in its third printing. Previously-published zines include the monthlies Actress, The Word, and a series of limited-release chapbooks.
| + | He has published one novel (''Hymn California'', 2008), one hardcover novella on the Oxford, England press Double Suns (''California'', 2012), and four zine novellas (''Seasons Loving Nothing'' 2007, ''The Darkness to the West'' 2008, ''Hey Hey Lonesome'' 2011, and ''the Heat and the Hot Earth'' 2011.) He's also the author of the gluten-free vegan cookzine ''Let Gluten Freedom Ring'' (2011), a health-based zine called ''Get Healthy'' (2007) for the record label run by Sufjan Steven, Asthmatic Kitty, and a pocketsize canvas cover zine called ''Warning: If You Try To Do Something Different'' (2011.) |
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| - | '''===History==='''
| + | He is also a part of the [[Microcosm Publishing]] collective, working out of the Lansing, Kansas division. |
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| - | In 2005 Gnade signed to the California-based [[Loud + Clear Records]], toured the US, and issued ''Run Hide Retreat Surrender'', his first official release after a series of self-released, limited-run experimental albums (''Goodbye Drunken Ghost'' 2000, ''Shiv Shiv Shake'' 2002).
| + | ===Zines=== |
| | + | *''Get Healthy'' |
| | + | *''Let Gluten Freedom Ring'' |
| | + | *''Warning: If You Try To Do Something Different'' |
| | + | *''They Will Stand on You and Spit'' *(with fiction writer Bart Schaneman) |
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| - | In 2006, he issued a set of limited-run experimental albums (''We Are Bones and Ghosts Down Stone Walled Wells'' and the ''2'' CD single) expanding on his "talking songs" idea before signing a UK label deal with [[Drowned in Sound]] (home to collaborators [[Youthmovies]] as well as [[Metric]] and [[Martha Wainwright]]). Drowned in Sound released Gnade's EP, ''Shout the Rafters Down!'' in Nov of 2006, after which he toured Europe in support of the record alongside Oxford, England's [[Youthmovies]] and Brighton's [[Blood Red Shoes]].
| + | ===Zine novellas=== |
| | + | *''Seasons Loving Nothing'' |
| | + | *''The Darkness to the West'' |
| | + | *[[Hey Hey Lonesome]] |
| | + | *''The Heat and the Hot Earth'' |
| | + | *''California'' |
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| - | Gnade also recorded a track with [[Faux-Hoax]] in mid-2006, a band featuring Dave Allen from 1970s UK punk act Gang of Four, John Askew from Tracker, and Danny Seim from [[Menomena]].
| + | ===Books=== |
| | + | *''Hymn California'' |
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| - | Recent US and UK radio singles include "Hymn California," "Honey Slides," "Dance to the War," "Room for Three and the Bayou Summer," "Palaces," "Lanterns, Rakes, and Shovels," "We're Unknowing in the Crosshairs," "The Old Lover," "Snake Lore," "It's Five O'Clock in America," and "We Live Nowhere and Know No One."
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| - | Gnade also recently appeared as "the Silent Kid" in the indie film [[Loren Cass]] alongside [[Jacob Reynolds]] (star of [[Gummo]]), [[Keith Morris]] ([[Circle Jerks]], [[Black Flag]]), and [[Blag Dahlia]] ([[Dwarves.]])
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| - | 2007 saw a two-month US tour, a five-week tour of England and Scotland (alongside [[Youthmovies]], [[Jonquil]], [[House of Brothers]], Blanket, and [[Eugene McGuinness]]), and the release of ''Honey Slides'', a collaborative EP with [[Youthmovies]] on the [[Try Harder]] label. (There was also a tour-only novella, entitled ''Seasons Loving Nothing'', that was available on the UK dates.)
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| - | Gnade's next musical release is the ''Palaces''/''Whidbey Island'' double-EP, on each side of a 12" record, out in early 2008 on [[Bad Drone Media.]] A limited-run double-CD version was issued in September.
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| - | [[DutchMoney Books]] will release a book version of stories surrounding his albums' characters. Released in February 2008, it will be called ''Hymn California''.
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| - | Adam Gnade is represented by the publicity company [[Four Paws Media]] ([[Deer Hoof]], [[Xiu Xiu]]).
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| - | ''all info from ibdb.com, adamgnade.com, loudandclearrecords.com, myspace.com/gnade, drownedinsound.com, fourpawsmedia.com, dogdaypress.com, pitchforkmedia.com, allmusic.com''
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| - | '''==Discography, Books==
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| - | ===Singles===
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| - | *''[[2]]'' (2006, limited edition, two song CD) ALL PRESSINGS NOW SOLD OUT
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| - | *''[[Prince of the Confederacy]]'' (2006, split cassette release with [[Gang Wizard]], [[DeathBombArc]])
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| - | ===EPs===
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| - | *''[[Goodbye, Drunken Ghost]]'' (2000, self-released cassette EP) ALL PRESSINGS NOW SOLD OUT
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| - | *''[[Shiv Shiv Shake]]'' (2002, self-released EP) ALL PRESSINGS NOW SOLD OUT
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| - | *''[[Shout the Rafters Down!]]'' EP (2006, Drowned in Sound Recordings, digital EP)
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| - | *''[[Honey Slides]]'' EP (collaboration with [[Youthmovies]] 2007, Try Harder)
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| - | *''[[Palaces/Whidbey Island]]'' double-EP (2007, limited edition double-CD, Bad Drone Media)
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| - | ===Compilation Appearances===
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| - | *"Hymn California" from ''[[DiS is 6]]'' (Drowned in Sound sixth anniversary compilation, LP)
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| - | *"Room for Three and the Bayou Summer" from ''We Made This, Portland''
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| - | *"T'was the Night Before Christmas" (cover) from ''Another Grey Xmas''
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| - | ===LPs===
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| - | *''[[Run Hide Retreat Surrender]]'' (2005, Loud + Clear Records)
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| - | *''[[We Are Bones and Ghosts Down Stone Walled Wells]]'' (2006, limited edition) ALL PRESSINGS NOW SOLD OUT
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| - | *''[[Adam Gnade and Ohioan]]'' (2006, Native Kin, collaboration with [[Ohioan]], limited edition split) ALL PRESSINGS SOLD OUT
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| - | *''[[Wilderness and the Holy Gold]]'' (2006, [[BelowPDX]], noise collaboration with [[Argumentix]], limited edition)
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| - | ===Books===
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| - | *''[[Seasons Loving Nothing]]'' (2007, tour-only novella)
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| - | *''[[Hymn California]]'' (Debut novel, to be released Feb 2008, Dutchmoney Books)
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| | ==External links== | | ==External links== |
| - | *[http://www.myspace.com/gnade Adam Gnade Myspace Page]
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| | *[http://www.adamgnade.com Adam Gnade Page] | | *[http://www.adamgnade.com Adam Gnade Page] |
| - | *[http://www.tryharderrecords.com Try Harder Records Page]
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| - | ''info from wikipedia.org, adequacy.net, allmusic.com, myspace.com/gnade, and adamgnade.com''
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As a musician, he is often lumped into the New Weird America folk music scene. He has released a number of recordings on his own, as well as with the US labels Punch Drunk Press and DeathBombArc as well as the UK labels Try Harder and Drowned In Sound.
