Field Medic
Field Medic | |
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 Field Medic performing at Sofar Sounds San Francisco January 20, 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kevin Patrick Sullivan |
| Born | May 2, 1991 |
| Origin | San Francisco, California |
| Genres | Folk, freak folk, lo-fi |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Run for Cover Records Sunroom Records & Salon |
| Website | fieldmedic.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
- Light is Gone (self-released, 2015)
- Songs from the Sunroom (Run for Cover, 2017)
- Fade into the Dawn (Run for Cover, 2019)
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
- ^ Tony DuShane. "Kevin Sullivan unleashes his emotions in Field Medic". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
- ^ Tony DuShane. "Rin Tin Tiger mixes folkie and fierce". SF Gate. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
- ^ Stepczyk, Charles. "Field Medic: Mongols Pasture". The Insomnia Radio Network. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
- ^ Doyle, Liam. "Field Medic – Light is Gone". Various Small Flames. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
- ^ Mandel, Leah. "Listen To Field Medic's Freaky Bedroom Folk Lament, "I AM SATAN"". The Fader. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
- ^ Terry, Josh. "Field Medic's Anxious New Single Is About Saying Fuck It and Doing Drugs". Vice. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
- ^ Rettig, James. "Field Medic – "Do A Little Dope (Live)"". Stereogum. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
- ^ McArthur, Danny. "Album review: Field Medic's 'Songs from the Sunroom' is dreamy, surreal". The Red & Black. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
- ^ "Stream of the Crop: 8 New Albums for Heavy Rotation". Vice. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
- ^ Dickman, Maggie. "20 songs you need to hear this week". Alternative Press. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
- ^ Helman, Peter. "Stream New Green Day Tribute Album Featuring Lomelda, Ratboys, Pinegrove's Evan Stephens Hall, & More". Stereogum. Retrieved November 24, 2017.