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Field Medic
Field Medic performing at Sofar Sounds San Francisco January 20, 2017
Field Medic performing at Sofar Sounds San Francisco January 20, 2017
Background information
Birth nameKevin Patrick Sullivan
Born (1991-05-02) May 2, 1991 (age 33)
OriginSan Francisco, California
GenresFolk, freak folk, lo-fi
Years active2009–present
LabelsRun for Cover Records
Sunroom Records & Salon
Websitefieldmedic.bandcamp.com

Field Medic is the stage name of American lo-fi musician Kevin Patrick Sullivan.[1]

History

He began releasing music with his older brother Sean in 2009, initially as Westwood & Willow and then with drummer Andrew Skewes-Cox as Rin Tin Tiger.[2] He debuted as Field Medic with his first EP titled Crushed Pennies.[3] In 2015, Sullivan released his first full-length album titled Light Is Gone.[4] In 2017, Sullivan released an EP titled if i shout that the revolutions in my blind heart have left me on the mend, would i still have to surrender to the tides to exorcise this possession? on Bandcamp.[5] Also in 2017, Sullivan signed to Run for Cover Records and released his first album on the label titled Songs From The Sunroom.[6][7][8][9] Sullivan's song "do a little dope" was featured on Alternative Press's "20 songs you need to hear this week" list.[10]

Field Medic was featured on a Green Day tribute album singing the song "2000 Light Years Away".[11]

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

  • Crushed Pennies (self-released, 2013)
  • Me, My Gibberish, & The Moon (self-released, 2015)
  • P E G A S U S T H O T Z (self-released, 2015)
  • That Beer Called Becks Reminds Me of a Haiku I Wrote (self-released, 2016)
  • If I Shout That the Revolutions in My Blind Heart Have Left Me on the Mend, Would I Still Have to Surrender to the Tides to Exorcise This Possession? (self-released, 2017)
  • boy from my dream (Run For Cover, 2018)
  • little place (self-released, 2018)

Singles

  • "fuck these foolz that are making valencia street unchill" (2016)
  • "uuu" (2016)
  • "flash tattoos" (2017)
  • "let freedom ring 2" (2018)
  • "henna tattoo" (2019)
  • "used 2 be a romantic" (2019)
  • "the bottle’s my lover, she’s just my friend" (2019)
  • "-h-o-u-s-e-k-e-y-s-" (2020)

References

  1. ^ Tony DuShane. "Kevin Sullivan unleashes his emotions in Field Medic". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  2. ^ Tony DuShane. "Rin Tin Tiger mixes folkie and fierce". SF Gate. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  3. ^ Stepczyk, Charles. "Field Medic: Mongols Pasture". The Insomnia Radio Network. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  4. ^ Doyle, Liam. "Field Medic – Light is Gone". Various Small Flames. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  5. ^ Mandel, Leah. "Listen To Field Medic's Freaky Bedroom Folk Lament, "I AM SATAN"". The Fader. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  6. ^ Terry, Josh. "Field Medic's Anxious New Single Is About Saying Fuck It and Doing Drugs". Vice. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  7. ^ Rettig, James. "Field Medic – "Do A Little Dope (Live)"". Stereogum. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  8. ^ McArthur, Danny. "Album review: Field Medic's 'Songs from the Sunroom' is dreamy, surreal". The Red & Black. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  9. ^ "Stream of the Crop: 8 New Albums for Heavy Rotation". Vice. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  10. ^ Dickman, Maggie. "20 songs you need to hear this week". Alternative Press. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  11. ^ Helman, Peter. "Stream New Green Day Tribute Album Featuring Lomelda, Ratboys, Pinegrove's Evan Stephens Hall, & More". Stereogum. Retrieved November 24, 2017.