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| Born | 1975 (age 49–50) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1990s–present |
| Labels | Captured Tracks |
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Chris Cohen is an American singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist best known for his solo albums as well as for having been a member of the band Deerhoof between 2002 and 2006.
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Born in Los Angeles, California in 1975, he is the son of former music business executive Kip Cohen and former Broadway actress Lynn Cohen (known professionally as Lynn Carlisle). [3] In 1991, Cohen appeared in the Sonic Youth video "Cinderella's Big Score" by Dave Markey. [4] His sister is public radio reporter and host Alex Cohen.
His first instrument was drums, which he began playing at the age of 3, [5] later learning to make music by overdubbing himself on a cassette four-track. [6]
Cohen has released three records under his own name on the Captured Tracks label – Overgrown Path (2012), As If Apart (2016), and Chris Cohen (2019). Cohen performed and recorded his first two albums himself, [7] [8] describing them in an interview as "companion pieces." [9]
Overgrown Path was called "a perfectly conceived album" by Allmusic [10] and As If Apart a "powerful, exquisitely realized journey" by Pitchfork. [11] Captured Tracks' owner Mike Sniper stated via Twitter that "whenever I get depressed about running an indie rock label in 2016, I can take solace in knowing I put out 2 Chris Cohen LP's." [12] In 2012 Cohen was listed by Mac DeMarco in Pitchfork as one of his "favorite new artists." [13]
Before beginning to use his own name, Cohen wrote music for his band, The Curtains, as well as for Deerhoof, Natural Dreamers, and Cryptacize, which was a collaboration with Nedelle Torrisi and Michael Carreira. [1] After the dissolution of Cryptacize, Cohen played drums or guitar with Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti and White Magic. [14] He also toured and recorded with Cass McCombs [15] and has performed and recorded with Maher Shalal Hash Baz, Danielson and EZTV. [1]
In 2016, he co-produced and played drums on the album Front Row Seat to Earth by Weyes Blood. [16]
Cohen currently performs in his own band and in the duo Park Detail's Band with Yasi Perera. [17]
He has toured the US and Europe extensively with his band since 2012, performing at Primavera Sound, [18] Le Guess Who?, [19] and End of the Road Festivals, [20] performing alongside such artists as Eleanor Friedberger, [21] Tortoise, [22] DIIV, [23] Andy Shauf, [24] Mac DeMarco, [25] and Parquet Courts. [26]
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