Girlyman

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Girlyman was an American folk-rock band formerly based in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, later based in Atlanta, Georgia. Its 2003 self-released debut album, Remember Who I Am , sold 5,000 copies before it was re-released by Daemon Records, the independent record label run by Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls. Girlyman described its musical style as "harmony-driven gender pop" and "leading-edge three-part harmony folk-pop," and enjoyed a strong following in the gay community.

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In late 2012, Girlyman took a hiatus from touring. [1] Greenstein and Borofsky both began work on solo albums, while Muramatsu, Jones, and Borofsky announced they had formed a new group called Django Jones. Greenstein's album One True Thing and Borofsky's Every Wish were released in 2013.

On September 11, 2013, Muramatsu announced that Girlyman had officially disbanded. [2]

In 2014, Django Jones released the children's album D is for Django, and Greenstein announced a new musical act, Mouths of Babes, with her partner Ingrid Elizabeth. [3]

Members

Girlyman had four members:

The founding members were Greenstein, Muramatsu and Borofsky. Before they came together, Borofsky was an award-winning singer-songwriter, while Greenstein and Muramatsu (best friends since second grade in Princeton Junction, New Jersey) were the award-winning duo The Garden Verge.

In late 2010, Doris Muramatsu was diagnosed with leukemia, which led to the band taking a brief hiatus. [4]

Jones was the drummer for Po' Girl, a group that frequently toured with Girlyman, before joining the group on January 3, 2010. According to the Girlyfan email update (signed by the entire group): "JJ Jones is an old friend and a fantastic drummer whom we've crossed paths with many times over the years, and when we finally got to play with her over the past couple months, something just clicked. Our sound got bigger and closer to what we had all imagined it to be for years." Jones and Doris Muramatsu were romantically involved. [5]

Discography

Girlyman

Independently released in fall of 2003, re-released nationally September 7, 2004 on Daemon Records.
Released May 24, 2005 on Daemon Records.
Released nationally on April 13, 2007, with a special edition released earlier to fans; Joyful Sign contains fourteen new original songs, was produced by Girlyman and Bob Harris, and features drummer Joe Chellman.
Released nationally on May 1, 2008; includes previously unreleased songs, tuning songs, and banter from live shows.
Released to pre-order customers in July 2009; release party and concert at Eddie's Attic in Decatur, Georgia, on August 1, 2009.
Released to pre-order customers in November 2011; the CD became generally available on June 19, 2012; the release was supported by a number of shows. [6]

Compilation appearances

Pre-Girlyman

The Garden Verge

Nate Borofsky

Awards

Nominations

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References

  1. ↑ Rosenblum, Sarah Terez (February 7, 2013). "Girlyman's Tylan Greenstein on breaking up and going solo". After Ellen. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Saying Goodbye to Girlyman Archived 2014-10-23 at the Wayback Machine ."
  3. ↑ "Introducing Mouths of Babes Archived October 24, 2014, at the Wayback Machine "
  4. ↑ McDonald, Sam (May 18, 2012). "Free Music! Industrial-strength sweetness from Girlyman". Daily Press. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Girlyman and the pursuit of creative risk" Archived January 12, 2012, at the Wayback Machine , Slate.
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