Town & Country (band)

Town & Country
Origin	Chicago, IL, United States
Years active	1998–2006
Labels	Thrill Jockey Box Media
Past members	Ben Vida Joshua Abrams Liz Payne Jim Dorling
Website	Thrill Jockey artist page

Town & Country was an American minimalist quartet based in Chicago. ^[1]

Members were: ^[1]

• Ben Vida: guitar/trumpet (also member of Pillow and Terminal 4, currently performing solo as Bird Show and also in the Drag City band Singer)
• Josh Abrams: double bass/piano
• Liz Payne: double bass (also member of Pillow)
• Jim Dorling: harmonium

The four members of Town & Country continue to work together in DRMWPN ("Dreamweapon"), a Chicago-based large improvising drone ensemble with a varying cast of performers. ^[2]

Discography

Albums

• Town & Country - 1998 - Box Media
• It All Has to Do with It - 2000 - Thrill Jockey ^{[3] [4]}
• C'mon - 2002 - Thrill Jockey ^{[5] [6]}
• 5 - 2003 - Thrill Jockey ^{[7] [8]}
• Up Above - 2006 - Thrill Jockey ^{[9] [10]}

EP

• Decoration Day - 2000 - Thrill Jockey

References

1. "Town and Country". AllMusic.
2. "DRMWPN". Forced Exposure.
3. Sirota, Brent S. "Town and Country: It All Has to Do with It". Pitchfork.
4. "It All Has to Do with It - Town and Country". AllMusic.
5. Carr, Eric. "Town and Country: C'mon". Pitchfork.
6. "C'mon - Town and Country". AllMusic.
7. Dahlen, Chris. "Town and Country: 5". Pitchfork.
8. "5 - Town and Country". AllMusic.
9. Murphy, Matthew. "Town and Country: Up Above". Pitchfork.
10. "Up Above - Town and Country". AllMusic.

External links

• Town and Country page at Thrill Jockey
• Town and Country at AllMusic
• Town and Country discography at MusicBrainz