Ricky Eat Acid
Ricky Eat Acid | |
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.jpg) Ray performing as Ricky Eat Acid at Palisades in Brooklyn, New York in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sam Ray |
| Born | April 25, 1991 |
| Origin | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Website | www |
Ricky Eat Acid is the solo project of Maryland musician Sam Ray.
History
Sam Ray (born April 25, 1991) began the project Ricky Eat Acid in 2010 with the self-release of an EP titled Sometimes we're blue.[1] A year later he released an album titled Haunt U Forever via Chill Mega Chill.[2]
In January 2012, Ray released a song titled "A Smoothie Robot For Moon Mansion" via Bad Panda Records.[3] In December of the same year, Ray released an album titled You Get Sick; You Regret Things via Orchid Tapes.[4]
In January 2014, Ray released his third full-length album (second with Orchid Tapes) titled Three Love Songs.[5][6] On July 8, 2014, Ray self-released an EP titled Sun Over Hills.[7][8] On July 15, 2014, Ray released a single titled "Pull (May15)" via Secret Songs.[9][10]
In January 2015, Ray released a song titled "Context" via Canvasclub.[11][12] In May 2015, Ray released a mixtape titled Mixtape.[13][14]
On May 25, 2016, Ray married electronic artist Kitty in DeLand, Florida.[15] On September 8, 2016, Ray debuted the first song titled "Hey" off of his latest album titled Talk To You Soon, which was released on October 28, 2016 via Terrible Records.[16]
Discography
Albums
- Seeing Little Ghosts Everywhere (2011, self-released)
- Haunt U Forever (2011, Chill Mega Chill)
- You Get Sick; You Regret Things (2012, Orchid Tapes)
- Three Love Songs (2014, Orchid Tapes)
- Talk to You Soon (2016, Terrible Records)
- Am I Happy, Singing (2018, self-released)[17]
EPs
- Sometimes We're Blue (2010, self-released)
- Sun Over Hills (2014, self-released)
Mixtapes
- Mixtape (2015, self-released)
Singles
- "A Smoothie Robot For My Moon Mansion" (2012, Bad Panda)
- "Pull (May15)" (2014, Secret Songs)
- "Context" (2015, Canvasclub)
References
- ^ "Conversations: Ricky Eat Acid". Portals Music. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ "Ricky Eat Acid - haunt u forever". Sputnik Music. 27 September 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ^ "Ricky Eat Acid – A Smoothie Robot For My Moon Mansion". Bad Panda Records. 9 January 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ^ "Album review – Ricky Eat Acid 'You get sick; you regret things'". Chickens Are Dinosaurs. 2 April 2014. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ^ Marcus, Ezra (17 January 2014). "Listen to Ricky Eat Acid's New Album "Three Love Songs"". Vice. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ^ Cooper, Duncan (29 January 2014). "Download Ricky Eat Acid's Three Love Songs LP". The Fader. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ^ Price, Joe (19 July 2014). "Download Ricky Eat Acid's "Sun Over Hills" EP". Pigeons and Planes. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ^ Cooper, Duncan (3 July 2014). "Download Ricky Eat Acid's Footworky Sun Over Hills EP". The Fader. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ^ Bowe, Miles (15 July 2014). "Ricky Eat Acid – "p u l l (may15)"". Stereogum. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ^ Wilks, Zack (16 July 2014). "Ricky Eat Acid, "p u l l (may15)"". Impose Magazine. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ^ Terry, Josh (8 January 2015). "Ricky Eat Acid shares new song "Context" — listen". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ^ Cooper, Duncan (7 January 2015). "Ricky Eat Acid Premieres Head-Spinning New Single, "Context"". The Fader. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ^ Ambler, Charlie (28 May 2015). "VICE Exclusive: Listen to an Exclusive Stream of Ricky Eat Acid's New Mixtape About Smoking Weed". Vice. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ^ Leight, Elias (28 May 2015). "Hear A New Mixtape From Ricky Eat Acid". The Fader. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ^ "me and sam ray legitimately actually got married". Tumblr. Archived from the original on 21 July 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ Rettig, James (8 September 2016). "Ricky Eat Acid – "hey"". Stereogum. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "am i happy, singing_". Bandcamp. Retrieved 18 May 2018.