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Bob Nanna

cantante statunitense

Bob Nanna (Chicago, 14 giugno 1975) è un musicista statunitense, meglio noto come voce e chitarra dei Braid[1] e degli Hey Mercedes. Nanna è anche membrio di altre formazioni: i Lifted Bells, Jack & Ace, ed il progetto solista The City on Film.

Bob Nanna
NazionalitàBandiera degli Stati Uniti Stati Uniti
GenereRock alternativo

Biografia modifica

Nato il 14 giugno 1975 a Chicago, Illinois, Robert Thomas Nanna frequenta l'Università dell'Illinois a Champaign/Urbana, laureandosi in Comunicazione pubblicitaria.

Dal 2005-2014, Nanna lavora a Chicago nel settore marketing della fabbrica di magliette Threadless.

Nel 2013 fonda con Mark Rose degli Spitalfield il sito internet di musica cantautorale Downwrite.

Discografia modifica

Con i Friction modifica

  • Blurred In Six (Allied, 1994) - LP 1993
  • Makeshift (Shakefork) - 7'' 1995
  • split w/ Capn' Jazz (Shakefork) - 7'' 1995
  • Hours of Operation (Polyvinyl) - 2xCD 2002

Con i Braid modifica

  • Frankie Welfare Boy Age Five
  • The Age of Octeen
  • Frame and Canvas
  • Movie Music, Vol. 1
  • Movie Music, Vol. 2
  • Lucky to Be Alive
  • Closer to Closed
  • No Coast

Con gli Hey Mercedes modifica

  • Everynight Fire Works (Vagrant)
  • Loses Control (Vagrant)

Come The City On Film modifica

  • In Formal Introduction (Grand Theft Autumn)
  • La Vella (Topshelf, 2014)

Con gli Sky Corvair modifica

  • The Sky Corvair - Unsafe At Any Speed (Actionboy Records, 2005) CD

Come Certain People I Know modifica

  • Certain People I Know - Certain People I Know (Count Your Lucky Stars, 2012)

Singoli ed EP modifica

  • Friction / Cap'n Jazz - 'Nothing Dies with Blue Skies (Shadefork Records, 1994) - singolo
  • Friction - Makeshift (Shadefork Records, 1993) - 7" di 3 canzoni
  • Braid - Rainsnowmatch (Enclave /Polyvinyl 1993) - EP
  • Braid - I'm Afraid of Everything / Radish White Icicle / Now I'm Exhausted (Grand Theft Autumn, 1994) - singolo
  • Braid - Niagara / That Car Came Out Of Nowhere (Grand Theft Autumn, 1994) - singolo
  • Braid - First Day Back / Hugs From Boys (Polyvinyl, 1995) - singolo
  • The City On Film / Kind Of Like Spitting / Sterling Silver - Slowdance Tour (Slowdance, 1998) - EP
  • Braid - Please Drive Faster Polyvinyl (1998) - EP
  • The City On Film - Two Hour Anniversary (About Midnight, 1997) - 7"
  • The City On Film / Kind Of Like Spitting - Split (Sport, 1998) - 7"
  • Braid / Eversor / The Lovemen / 3minutemovie - Japan Tour CD (1999) - 3" CD
  • Hey Mercedes - Hey Mercedes Polyvinyl, (2000) - EP
  • Bob Nanna / Elizabeth Elmore - Bob Nanna/Elizabeth Elmore EP (Troubleman Unlimited, 1999) - EP
  • Hey Mercedes - The Weekend (Vagrant, 2003) - single, EP
  • Hey Mercedes / Favez - Split (Sound Fiction, 2003) - 7"
  • The City On Film - I'd Rather Be Wine Drunk (Post 436, 2004) - EP
  • The City On Film / The Novi Split - The Sea Was Angry That Day My Friends (Eat The Fly, 2004) - EP
  • Hey Mercedes - Unorchestrated (Grand Theft Autumn, 2005) - EP, compilation
  • The City On Film - Little Informal (Grand Theft Autumn, 2005) - EP
  • The City On Film - American Diary (Redder, 2005) - EP
  • The City on Film / Minus the Bear - Split (Polyvinyl, 2006) - 7"
  • The City on Film / Owen - Split (Red Cars Go Faster, 2007) - 7"
  • Bob Nanna & Lauren Lo / Into It Over It - "Split" (Evil Weevil, 2010) - 7"
  • Braid / Balance and Composure - "Split" (No Sleep, 2013) - 7"
  • Lifted Bells - s/t EP (Naked Ally, 2013) - 12" EP
  • Lifted Bells - "Lights Out" (Naked Ally, 2014) - 7"
  • Braid "Kids Get Grids" (Topshelf, 2015) - Record Store Day Exclusive 7"
  • Lifted Bells - "Overreactor" (Run For Cover, 2016) - 12" EP

Raccolte modifica

  • Various - Direction (Polyvinyl) - Braid - "I'm Glowing and You're The Reason"
  • Various - Direction (Polyvinyl) - Orwell - "Angular Momentum" (guest artist)
  • Various - My Pal God Holiday Record (My Pal God, 1997) - The City On Film - "Fairytale Of New York"
  • Various - World Domination in Thirteen Easy Steps (Stratagem, 1998) - Braid - "Collect From Clark Kent"
  • Various - Where Is My Mind? A Tribute To The Pixies (Glue Factory, 1998) - Braid - "Trompe Le Monde"
  • Various - Another Year On The Streets Vol. 2 (Vagrant, 2001) - Hey Mercedes - " Our Weekend Starts On Wednesday"
  • Friction - Hours of Operation: Discography, 1991-1993 Polyvinyl (2004) - compilation
  • Various - THICK: Oil (Thick, 2003) - The City On Film - "Lost My Lights (acoustic)"
  • Various - In The Film They Made Us A Little More Articulate (Escape Goat, 2003) - The City On Film - "Bad Liver And A Broken Heart"
  • Various - My Favorite Songwriters (Five One Inc., 2004) - The City On Film - "I'd Rather Be Wine Drunk (demo)"

Miscellanea modifica

  • Various - The Actuality Of Thought (Bifocal Media, 2001) -- live footage of Braid's "What A Wonderful Puddle" - VHS
  • Hubcap - Those Kids Are Weirder LP/CD (Actionboy, 1996 54'40 Or Fight!, reissue 2001)
  • Bob Nanna - Threadless Songs LP (Self-released, 2014)

Note modifica

  1. ^ Andy Greenwald, Nothing Feels Good: Punk Rock, Teenagers, and Emo, Macmillan, 15 novembre 2003, pp. 46–, ISBN 978-0-312-30863-6. URL consultato il 3 agosto 2012.

Voci correlate modifica

  • Braid
  • Hey Mercedes
  • The City on Film
  • Friction

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