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 Wife performing live at Amplifest Porto, 2015 (© Nuno Bernardo / CVLT Nation) [1] | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | James Kelly |
| Born | Cork, Ireland |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
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| Formerly of | Altar of Plagues |
James Kelly, also known as Wife, is an Irish musician and singer. He is a former member of the group Altar of Plagues. His debut solo studio album, What's Between , was released in 2014 through Tri Angle.
Kelly grew up in the village of Ballinhassig. He studied environmental science at University College Cork and gained a masters in Conservation at University College London. [2]
The first Wife music video was released in 2012 when Pitchfork premiered "Bodies". [3]
The debut Wife studio album, What's Between , was released in 2014 through Tri Angle and featured additional production from the Haxan Cloak, Lie, and Roly Porter. The music video for the song "Heart Is a Far Light" was released in 2014.
Kelly participated in the 2014 edition of the Red Bull Music Academy, [4] which took place in Tokyo, Japan.
In 2014, Wife made his debut in the United States, performing at Decibel Festival in Seattle as well as in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Philadelphia. Wife has toured with the acts Zola Jesus and Liars. In September 2016, Wife toured with Animal Collective. [5] In 2016, Wife embarked on a month long European tour with Oathbreaker.[ citation needed ] Wife has performed at Sónar editions in Barcelona (2015) [6] and Reykjavík (2016). [7]
In 2014, Wife remixed the Dillinger Escape Plan single "One of Us is the Killer". In 2015, Wife co-wrote and co-produced the track "Waves" for Haleek Maul. [8] In 2015, Wife remixed AlunaGeorge single "Supernatural". Kelly co-produced the Zola Jesus single "Siphon" from the 2017 album Okovi . The single was named Best New Music by Pitchfork . [9]