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Lee Bains & The Glory Fires

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Lee Bains & The Glory Fires
OriginBirmingham, Alabama, United States
GenresSouthern rock, alternative rock, Americana, alternative country, country rock
Years active2011–present
LabelsDon Giovanni
Sub Pop
Alive Records
MembersLee Bains III
Blake Williamson
Adam Williamson

Lee Bains & The Glory Fires (sometimes stylized Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires) are an American alternative rock/Southern rock band, formed in 2011 in Birmingham, Alabama.[1]

Their debut album, There is a Bomb in Gilead was released on Alive Records in 2012. The band followed that with Dereconstructed, released on Sub Pop Records in 2014.[2][3]

In 2017, their third album Youth Detention///(Nail My Feet to the Southside of Town) was released by Don Giovanni Records.[4][5] That November the band recorded a live album over two nights of shows at the Nick, released by Don Giovanni as Live at the Nick in 2018.

Discography

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Studio albums

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Year Title Label Format
2012 There Is a Bomb in Gilead Alive Records CD/12" vinyl LP/Digital
2014 Dereconstructed Sub Pop CD/12" vinyl LP/Digital
2017 Youth Detention///(Nail My Feet to the Southside of Town) Don Giovanni Records CD/2xLP Vinyl Record/Digital
2022 Old-Time Folks Don Giovanni Records CD/2xLP Vinyl Record/Digital

Live albums

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Year Title Label Format
2018 Live at the Nick Don Giovanni Records 12" Vinyl LP/Digital

EPs

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Year Title Label Format
2013 Total Destruction to Your Mind Alive Records 7" Single
2015 Sweet Disorder Sub Pop 7" Single

References

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  1. ^ "12 Alabama Bands You Should Listen to Now". Paste. May 7, 2013.
  2. ^ Powers, Ann (May 18, 2014). "Review: Lee Bains III + the Glory Fires, 'Dereconstructed'". NPR.
  3. ^ "Lee Bains III & the Glory Fires: Dereconstructed". Pitchfork.
  4. ^ McKenna, Brittney. "Lee Bains III Confronts the Uncomfortable Realities of Southern Heritage". Nashvillescene.com. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  5. ^ Gotrich, Lars (May 17, 2017). "Hear Lee Bains III + the Glory Fires' Urgent 'Underneath the Sheets of White Noise'". NPR.
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