Fishboy (band)
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| Fishboy | |
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 Fishboy (2008 lineup). From left to right: Eric Michener, Justin Llyod, John Clardy and Adam Avramescu.
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Denton, Texas, United States |
| Genre(s) | Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Twee |
| Years active | 2000–Present |
| Label(s) | Business Deal Records, HHBTM |
| Website | Official website |
| Members | |
| Eric Michener Justin Llyod John Clardy Adam Avramescu |
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Fishboy is a four-piece eccentric indie pop band from Denton, TX that began as the bedroom solo project of front man Eric Michener. He was given the nickname on a middle-school field trip after a dare to pluck and swallow a fish at the Dallas World Aquarium. Six years and several shoe boxes full of cassette tapes later, Michener moved from the suburbs to the Texas rock-and-roll Mecca of Denton with a handful of low budget recordings released by the close-knit Austin music collective Business Deal Records. It’s here that the little project became a full-fledged rock band that has since taken on several forms, the most current of which meshes the band’s lo-fi twee pop roots with a loud, energetic rhythm section topped with the occasional horn, piano, or organ.
Their third album, Little D, was acclaimed by the Austin Chronicle [1] and Dallas Observer [2] and voted Best Local of 2005 by the Dallas Morning News[3]
Since 2005 the band has toured across the nation more than a few times and has walked away with a couple of broken vans and a few gold nuggets, the first of which is a partnership with the Athens, Georgia label Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records. The second is a greater appreciation of their home, the folks that surround them, and the rich history of Texas music. These themes run deep through the band’s new album, Albatross: How We Failed to Save the Lone Star State with the Power of Rock and Roll, a record that Michener calls “a rock opera about how myself, the band, and the ghost of Buddy Holly attempt to save Texas by going on a tour/crime spree in order to perform all 8,030 of the songs I've written in my sleep since I was in the womb.”
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[edit] Band Members
[edit] Band Members
- Eric "Fishboy" Michener - Vocals, Guitar
- Adam "Sweatpants" Avramescu - Keyboard, Horns, Percussion
- John "Erfman" Clardy Jr. III - Drums
- Justin "Sixlets" Lloyd - Bass
[edit] Prior members
- Winston Reed Chapman of Bosque Brown and The Baptist Generals - Drums
- Andrew Binovi of Lucy Loves Schroeder - Bass
- Brady Goodwin - Bass & Tuba
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Albatross: How We Failed to Save the Lone Star State with the Power of Rock and Roll HHBTM, (2007)
- Little D Business Deal Records, (2005)
- Zipbangboom Business Deal Records, (2003)
- Tim Fly's Cause He's Having Fun Business Deal Records, (2000)
[edit] Singles
- Split 7" with Baby Calendar HHBTM, (2007)
[edit] External links
[edit] Official Websites
- http://www.yofishboy.com
- http://www.myspace.com/fishboy
- http://www.farewellalbatross.com
- http://www.yofishboy.blogspot.com
