Earlimart (band)

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Earlimart
Earlimart SXSW2008.jpg
Performing at South By Southwest 2008
Background information
Origin Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres Indie rock
Years active1999–present
Labels Palm Pictures
Majordomo Records

Earlimart is an American indie rock band formed in 1998 in Los Angeles, California, United States, and named after the town of Earlimart, California. [1] The main members are Aaron Espinoza and Ariana Murray. Their early sound has been described as "post-punk", and compared to that of [Pavement],Pixies, Sonic Youth and Sparklehorse; later music has been compared to that of Grandaddy and Elliott Smith. [1] In 2009, Espinoza and Murray joined with Jason Lytle and Aaron Burtch of Grandaddy to record an album entitled I Heart California , which was released in 2010 under the name Admiral Radley. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 DaRonco, Mike. "Earlimart: Biography". AllMusic . AllRovi . Retrieved October 25, 2013.
  2. DaRonco, Mike. "Admiral Radley: Biography". AllMusic . Retrieved October 29, 2013.