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Earlimart is an American
indie rock Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand in the early to mid-1980s. Although the term was originally used to describe rock music released through independent reco ...
band formed in 1998 in
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,
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, United States, and named after the town of
Earlimart, California Earlimart is an unincorporated community in Tulare County, California, United States. At the 2020 census, the CDP population was 7,679, down from 8,537 at the 2010 census. For statistical purposes, the Census Bureau defines Earlimart as a census ...
. The main members are Aaron Espinoza and Ariana Murray. Their early sound has been described as "
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", and compared to that of Pavement,
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and
Sparklehorse Sparklehorse was an American indie rock band from Richmond, Virginia, led by singer and multi-instrumentalist Mark Linkous. It was active from 1995 until Linkous's 2010 death. Before forming Sparklehorse, Linkous fronted local bands Johnson Fa ...
; later music has been compared to that of
Grandaddy Grandaddy is an American indie rock band from Modesto, California, Modesto, California. The group was formed in 1992, and featured Jason Lytle, Aaron Burtch, Jim Fairchild, Kevin Garcia and Tim Dryden, until Garcia's death in 2017 following a ...
and
Elliott Smith Steven Paul Smith (August 6, 1969 – October 21, 2003), known as Elliott Smith, was an American musician and singer-songwriter. He was born in Omaha, Nebraska, raised primarily in Texas, and lived much of his life in Portland, Oregon, whe ...
. In 2009, Espinoza and Murray joined with
Jason Lytle Jason Lytle ( ; born March 26, 1969) is an American musician best known for his work in the indie rock group Grandaddy. The group split in 2005, and Lytle continued to release music as a solo artist and in collaboration with other musicians. Gra ...
and Aaron Burtch of Grandaddy to record an album entitled ''
I Heart California ''I Heart California'' is the debut studio album by American indie rock band Admiral Radley, a collaboration of members from the bands Grandaddy and Earlimart. It was released on July 13, 2010, by record label The Ship. Reception ''I Heart ...
'', which was released in 2010 under the name Admiral Radley.


Members

Current: *Aaron Espinoza singer/guitarist *Ariana Murray bassist/keyboardist/singer Past: * Davey Latter *
Solon Bixler Solon Ben Bixler (born January 4, 1977) is an American indie rock musician. He was Guitarist for the bands Thirty Seconds to Mars (2001-2003) and Earlimart. He is currently the lead male vocal and guitar player in the band Great Northern. Early ...
*
Jim Fairchild Kirby James Fairchild is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter. He is best known as a guitarist of the indie rock bands Grandaddy and Modest Mouse. Fairchild has released solo material under the pseudonym All Smiles. Biography Born in ...
* Scott McPherson *Joel Graves * Derek Brown *
Russell Pollard Russell "Russ" Pollard (born 1975)Park, Linda (2010)The LP Questionnaire/Pick Three - Russ Pollard of Everest", Sxsw.com, March 14, 2010, retrieved 2011-11-20 is an American rock musician, who has been a member of Sebadoh, The Folk Implosion, Al ...
*
Brian Aubert Silversun Pickups is an American alternative rock band from Los Angeles that was formed in 2000. The band is composed of Brian Aubert, Nikki Monninger, Christopher Guanlao, and Joe Lester. The band released their debut EP, '' Pikul'', in July 2 ...
* Andrew Lynch *Brian Thornell *David Bowie(very short term) *Riley Ceyote


Discography

*''Filthy Doorways'' (November 22, 1999) *''Kingdom of Champions'' (October 17, 2000) *''The Avenues'' (EP) (January 21, 2003) *'' Everyone Down Here'' (April 22, 2003) *''
Treble and Tremble ''Treble & Tremble'' is the fourth album by Earlimart. The first single was "Heaven Adores You," and a music video was produced to accompany the song. The album was influenced by Elliott Smith. In an interview with Pitchfork Media ''Pitch ...
'' (September 28, 2004) *''Answers and Questions'' (Single) (July 25, 2006) *''
Mentor Tormentor ''Mentor Tormentor'' is the fifth studio album from Los Angeles indie rock band Earlimart. The album was released on August 21, 2007 in the US. On July 25, 2006, a limited edition 7" vinyl single was released by Suicide Squeeze Records featurin ...
'' (August 21, 2007) *'' Hymn and Her'' (July 1, 2008) *''System Preferences'' (September 2012)


Appearances in other media

*"Happy Alone" from the album ''
Mentor Tormentor ''Mentor Tormentor'' is the fifth studio album from Los Angeles indie rock band Earlimart. The album was released on August 21, 2007 in the US. On July 25, 2006, a limited edition 7" vinyl single was released by Suicide Squeeze Records featurin ...
'' was used in the films '' Humboldt County'' (2008) and ''
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'' (2009). *"The World" from the album ''
Mentor Tormentor ''Mentor Tormentor'' is the fifth studio album from Los Angeles indie rock band Earlimart. The album was released on August 21, 2007 in the US. On July 25, 2006, a limited edition 7" vinyl single was released by Suicide Squeeze Records featurin ...
'' was played on ''
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'' during the discovery of a body in the episode titled "Initiative 38" (season 2, episode 20). *"Town Where You Belong" from the album '' Hymn and Her'' was featured in an episode of '' ER'' and an episode of '' One Tree Hill'' (2008). *"The World" from the album ''
Mentor Tormentor ''Mentor Tormentor'' is the fifth studio album from Los Angeles indie rock band Earlimart. The album was released on August 21, 2007 in the US. On July 25, 2006, a limited edition 7" vinyl single was released by Suicide Squeeze Records featurin ...
'' was played during the season two premiere of ''
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'' when Claire Saunders left and Boyd found her note. *"We Drink On The Job" from the album ''Everyone Down Here'' was featured in a first-season episode of the American drama show ''
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'' *"It's Okay To Think About The Ending" from the album ''
Treble and Tremble ''Treble & Tremble'' is the fourth album by Earlimart. The first single was "Heaven Adores You," and a music video was produced to accompany the song. The album was influenced by Elliott Smith. In an interview with Pitchfork Media ''Pitch ...
'' was played in the American TV series ''
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''. *"Bloody Nose" from the album ''
Mentor Tormentor ''Mentor Tormentor'' is the fifth studio album from Los Angeles indie rock band Earlimart. The album was released on August 21, 2007 in the US. On July 25, 2006, a limited edition 7" vinyl single was released by Suicide Squeeze Records featurin ...
'' was featured in an episode of '' One Tree Hill'' (season 5, episode 3). *"Interloper" from the EP "The Avenues" was featured in an episode in the American TV series ''
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''. *"Interloper" from "The Avenues" played in the background during a scene in the American TV series '' Six Feet Under''. *"Face down in the right town" from the album '' Hymn and Her'' was featured in an episode of '' One Tree Hill'' (season 6, episode 2). *"All They Ever Do Is Talk" from the album ''
Treble and Tremble ''Treble & Tremble'' is the fourth album by Earlimart. The first single was "Heaven Adores You," and a music video was produced to accompany the song. The album was influenced by Elliott Smith. In an interview with Pitchfork Media ''Pitch ...
'' was featured in the episode of ''
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'' titled '' Clash of the Tritons''. *"Before It Gets Better" from the album '' Hymn and Her'' was featured in the last scene of ''
Ugly Betty ''Ugly Betty'' is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from September 28, 2006, to April 14, 2010. It is based on the Colombian telenovela ''Yo soy Betty, la fea' ...
''s 61st episode, ''
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'' *"Broke the Furniture" from the album ''
Treble and Tremble ''Treble & Tremble'' is the fourth album by Earlimart. The first single was "Heaven Adores You," and a music video was produced to accompany the song. The album was influenced by Elliott Smith. In an interview with Pitchfork Media ''Pitch ...
'' plays during the closing credits of Keiran Mulroney's 2009 film '' Paper Man''. *"Nevermind the Phonecalls" from the album ''Mentor Tormentor'' in the E09 S2 of '' Shameless''. *"We Drink On The Job" from the album ''Everyone Down Here'' was featured in the American film '' The Art of Getting By''. *"The World" from the album ''Mentor Tormentor'' was featured in episode 60, titled "Not Just a Pretty Face," of the USA Network television series '' Suits''.


References


External links


Earlimart Official Homepage
* Earlimart at Allmusic.combr>Photos and Review of Earlimart @ El Mocambo, Toronto, 10/05/2007

The Scenestar
Interview with Earlimar

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Pitchfork Media ''Pitchfork'' (formerly ''Pitchfork Media'') is an American online music magazine founded in 1996 by Ryan Schreiber in Minneapolis. It originally covered Alternative rock, alternative and independent music, and expanded to cover genres includin ...
review of Everyone Down Her
6/26/2003SuicideSqueeze.net
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