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Chris Cohen (musician)
American musician (born 1975) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chris Cohen is an American singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist best known for his solo albums as well as for having been a member of the band Deerhoof between 2002 and 2006.
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Early life and education
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Born in Los Angeles, California in 1975, he is the son of former music business executive Kip Cohen and former Broadway actress Lynn Cohen (known professionally as Lynn Carlisle).[3] In 1991, Cohen appeared in the Sonic Youth video "Cinderella's Big Score" by Dave Markey.[4] His sister is public radio reporter and host Alex Cohen.
His first instrument was drums, which he began playing at the age of 3,[5] later learning to make music by overdubbing himself on a cassette four-track.[6]
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Cohen has released three records under his own name on the Captured Tracks label – Overgrown Path (2012), As If Apart (2016), and Chris Cohen (2019). Cohen performed and recorded his first two albums himself,[7][8] describing them in an interview as "companion pieces."[9]
Overgrown Path was called "a perfectly conceived album" by Allmusic[10] and As If Apart a "powerful, exquisitely realized journey" by Pitchfork.[11] Captured Tracks' owner Mike Sniper stated via Twitter that "whenever I get depressed about running an indie rock label in 2016, I can take solace in knowing I put out 2 Chris Cohen LP's."[12] In 2012 Cohen was listed by Mac DeMarco in Pitchfork as one of his "favorite new artists."[13]
Before beginning to use his own name, Cohen wrote music for his band, The Curtains, as well as for Deerhoof, Natural Dreamers, and Cryptacize, which was a collaboration with Nedelle Torrisi and Michael Carreira.[1] After the dissolution of Cryptacize, Cohen played drums or guitar with Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti and White Magic.[14] He also toured and recorded with Cass McCombs[15] and has performed and recorded with Maher Shalal Hash Baz, Danielson and EZTV.[1]
In 2016, he co-produced and played drums on the album Front Row Seat to Earth by Weyes Blood.[16]
Cohen currently performs in his own band and in the duo Park Detail's Band with Yasi Perera.[17]
He has toured the US and Europe extensively with his band since 2012, performing at Primavera Sound,[18] Le Guess Who?,[19] and End of the Road Festivals,[20] performing alongside such artists as Eleanor Friedberger,[21] Tortoise,[22] DIIV,[23] Andy Shauf,[24] Mac DeMarco,[25] and Parquet Courts.[26]
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Discography
Solo albums
- Overgrown Path (2012, Captured Tracks)
- As If Apart (2016, Captured Tracks)
- Chris Cohen (2019, Captured Tracks)
- Paint a Room (2024, Hardly Art)
The Curtains
- Fast Talks (2002, Thin Wrist)
- Flybys (2003, Thin Wrist)
- Make Us Two Crayons on the Floor split CD w/ Maher Shalal Hash Baz (2003, Yik Yak)
- Vehicles of Travel (2004, Frenetic)
- Calamity (2006, Asthmatic Kitty)
Deerhoof
- Apple O' (2003, Kill Rock Stars)
- Milk Man (2004, Kill Rock Stars)
- Green Cosmos (2005, Toad/Menlo Park/ATP Recordings)
- The Runners Four (2005, Kill Rock Stars)
Natural Dreamers
- Natural Dreamers (2004, Frenetic)
- "Sir G" b/w "Just No Probs" single (2013, Joyful Noise Recordings)
Cryptacize
- Dig That Treasure (2007, Asthmatic Kitty)
- Mythomania (2009, Asthmatic Kitty)
Other contributions
- Guitar on Cass McCombs' A (2003, Monitor Records)
- Guitar on Danielson's Ships (2006, Secretly Canadian)
- Backing Vocal on Ariel Pink's "Round and Round" on Before Today (2010, 4AD)
- Guitar on Cass McCombs' Wit's End (2011) Domino and Humor Risk (2011, Domino)
- Guitar on Cass McCombs' A Folk Set Apart (2015, Domino)
- Drums and production on Weyes Blood's Front Row Seat to Earth (2016, Mexican Summer)
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