Ricky Eat Acid

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Ricky Eat Acid
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Ray performing as Ricky Eat Acid in 2015
Background information
Birth nameSamuel Joseph Ray
Also known as
  • Dead Virgin
  • Mad Dads
  • Cumwolf
  • Cute Boy Kissing Booth
  • Teen Mom Birthday Cake
  • Heroin Party
  • Starry Cat
Born (1991-04-25) April 25, 1991 (age 32)
Origin Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Genres
Years active2009–present
Member of
Formerly of
Spouse(s)
​
(m. 2016)​

Samuel Joseph Ray (born April 25, 1991), also known by the name of his solo electronic project Ricky Eat Acid, is an American musician from Baltimore, Maryland, most well known for his involvement in his band Teen Suicide.

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History

Sam Ray began the Ricky Eat Acid project on February 22, 2010 with the song "Angry Clouds", which appeared on his debut album Sometimes You Make People Sad, released on May 21, 2010. [1] It was followed up by the release of Ray's first EP, HUGS on July 16, 2012, as well as his second album You Get Sick; You Regret Things on September 8, 2010. In between releasing EPs for a new project "Dead Virgin", Ray released the EPs Dance With U and Sometimes We're Blue in October and November of 2010 respectively. [2] A year later he released an album titled Haunt U Forever via Chill Mega Chill. [3]

In January 2012, Ray released a song titled "A Smoothie Robot For Moon Mansion" via Bad Panda Records. [4] In December of the same year, Ray released a remastered version of You Get Sick; You Regret Things via Orchid Tapes. [5]

In January 2014, Ray released his third full-length album (second with Orchid Tapes) titled Three Love Songs. [6] [7] On July 8, 2014, Ray self-released an EP titled Sun Over Hills. [8] [9] On July 15, 2014, Ray released a single titled "Pull (May15)" via Secret Songs. [10] [11]

In January 2015, Ray released a song titled "Context" via Canvasclub. [12] [13] In May 2015, Ray released a mixtape titled Mixtape. [14] [15]

On May 25, 2016, Ray married electronic artist Kitty in DeLand, Florida. [16] 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. [17]

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Mixtapes

Singles

Compilation albums

See also

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