Joe Plummer

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Joe Plummer

Background information
Genres Indie rock
Instruments Percussion
Years active 1997–present
Labels Epic
Touch and Go Records
Associated acts Modest Mouse
The Black Heart Procession
The Shins

Joe Plummer is a percussionist from Toronto, Ontario. Plummer currently plays in the indie rock band Modest Mouse and performed on their album, We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank. Currently, he is one of two drummers for Modest Mouse, along with founding drummer Jeremiah Green.

Before joining Modest Mouse, Plummer played with the indie rock bands The Black Heart Procession and The Magic Magicians.[1] Plummer was one of the 88 drummers who participated in Japanese noise rock pioneers Boredoms 88 Boadrum performance on August 8, 2008.[2]

According to a James Mercer interview published on Pitchfork Media on May 6, 2009, Joe Plummer replaced Jesse Sandoval as the drummer for The Shins.[3] He will play for the band on their current tour and record with them on their next album.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Suicide Squeeze Records - The Magic Magicians
  2. ^ [http://www.*************** /seattle/Content?oid=196519 Two for the Rodent - Music - The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper<!!-- Bot generated title -->]
  3. ^ Shins' James Mercer Spills About Lineup Changes, New Album, Other Projects
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