Lambchop (band)

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Lambchop
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Lambchop playing in Dachau, Germany, July 2009
Background information
Origin Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Genres Alternative country, alternative rock
Years active1986present
Labels Merge
Members Kurt Wagner
Andrew Broder
Ryan Olson
C.J. Camerieri
Tim Purnell (Twit One  [ de ])
Past membersMarc Trovillion
William Tyler
Sam Baker
Jonathan Marx
Alex McManus
Deanna Varagona
Paul Niehaus
Roy Agee
John Delworth
Mark Nevers
Chris A. Scott
Charles Scott Chase
Bill Killebrew
Steve Goodhue
Allen Lowrey
Dennis Cronin
Ryan Norris
Tony Crow
Matt Swanson
Scott Martin
Matt Glassmeyer
Andy Stack
James McNew
Website Lambchop.net

Lambchop, originally Posterchild, is an American band from Nashville, Tennessee. [1]

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Description and history

Initially formed as a three piece in 1986 with Kurt Wagner, bassist Marc Trivillion and guitarist Jim Watkins with the name Posterchild. They released some low-fi bedroom recordings on cassette such as I’m Fucking Your Daughter. In 1992 they released a split 7” with Crop Circle Hoax which got the attention of entertainment lawyer George Regis, who sued on behalf of the similarly named band Poster Children. After trying a few different names they settled on Lambchop and signed to Merge Records in 1993 releasing their debut single Nine that year.

Never a band with a "core" lineup, Lambchop has consisted of a large and fluid collective of musicians focused around its creative centre, frontman Kurt Wagner. Lambchop is loosely associated with the alternative country genre. [2] Initially indebted to traditional country, the music has subsequently moved through a range of influences including post-rock, soul and lounge music.

Whatever the style, the characteristic mood of Lambchop's music is evoked by Wagner's distinctive songwriting: lyrically subtle and ambiguous, the vocals melodic but understated. American Songwriter described Wagner's lyrics as "witty and deeply insightful." [3]

They were the backing band for Vic Chesnutt on his 1998 album The Salesman and Bernadette . [2]

Singer Kurt Wagner is married to founder of Nashville 90's record store, Lucy's Record Shop and Tennessee Democratic Party leader Mary Mancini. [4]

Personnel

Summary of members as credited on studio albums (1994–present)

Lambchop (band)

Former bass player Marc Trovillion died of a heart attack in October 2013, aged 56. [5]

Discography

Releases as Posterchild

Cassettes

Singles

Studio albums

List of studio albums
TitleAlbum details
I Hope You're Sitting Down/Jack's Tulips
How I Quit Smoking
  • Released: January 30, 1996
  • Label: Merge Records
  • Formats: CD/LP
Thriller
  • Released: September 23, 1997
  • Label: Merge Records
  • Formats: CD
What Another Man Spills
  • Released: September 8, 1998
  • Label: Merge Records
  • Formats: CD
Nixon
  • Released: February 8, 2000
  • Label: Merge Records
  • Formats: CD
Is a Woman
  • Released: February 19, 2002
  • Label: Merge Records
  • Formats: CD
Aw Cmon
  • Released: February 9, 2004
  • Label: Merge Records
  • Formats: CD
No You Cmon
  • Released: February 17, 2004
  • Label: Merge Records
  • Formats: CD
Damaged
  • Released: August 14, 2006
  • Label: Merge Records
  • Formats: CD/LP
OH (Ohio) [1]
  • Released: October 6, 2008
  • Label: Merge Records
  • Formats: CD
Mr. M
  • Released: February 21, 2012
  • Label: Merge Records
  • Formats: CD/LP
FLOTUS
  • Released: November 4, 2016
  • Label: Merge Records
  • Formats: CD/LP
This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You)
  • Released: March 22, 2019
  • Label: Merge Records
  • Formats: CD/LP
Trip
  • Released: November 13, 2020
  • Label: Merge Records
  • Formats: CD/LP
Showtunes
  • Released: May 21, 2021
  • Label: Merge Records
  • Formats: CD/LP
The Bible
  • Released: September 30, 2022
  • Label: Merge Records
  • Formats: CD/LP

Compilation albums

Tour only albums

EPs

Live albums

DVDs

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  2. 1 2 Stewart, Allison (October 20, 1998). "Vic Chestnutt Sweats the Music Biz". Rolling Stone . Retrieved February 27, 2020.
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