Cars & Trains

Thomas Robert "Tom" Filepp, better known by his stage name Cars & Trains, is an American multi-instrumentalist from Portland, Oregon,^[1] and the founder of indie label Circle Into Square Records.^[2] Sputnikmusic described him as "an excellent songwriter if anything else".^[3]

Cars & Trains
Birth name	Thomas Robert Filepp
Also known as	Tom Filepp, True Deceiver
Origin	Portland, Oregon
Genres	Folktronica
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Fake Four Inc., Circle into Square
Website	carsandtrains.bandcamp.com

Career

Cars & Trains' first album, Rusty String, was released on his own label Circle Into Square in 2007.^[4] His second album, The Roots, the Leaves, was released on Fake Four Inc. in 2010.^[5] He released the third album, We Are All Fire, in early 2012.^[6] We Are All Storms, a companion EP to the album, was released later that year.^[7]

Discography

Studio albums

• Rusty String (2008)
• The Roots, the Leaves (2010)
• We Are All Fire (2012)
• Dust (2015)
• Fictions (due 2017)

Compilation albums

• Consumer Confidence Vol. 1 (2006)
• Consumer Confidence Vol. 2 (2007)

Remix albums

• The Roots, the Remix (2010)

Live albums

• Live on KBOO (2010)

EPs

• 2AM (2006)
• Little Song (2008)
• We Are All Storms (2012)

Singles

• "The Sun Always Sets" b/w "The Leaves" (2010)

Guest appearances

• Factor Chandelier – "Every Morning" from Lawson Graham (2010)
• Sole – "My Veganism" from No Wising Up No Settling Down (2013)

Productions

• Noah23 – "Nuts" from Fry Cook on Venus (2011)