Earlimart is an American
indie rock
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band formed in 1998 in
Los Angeles
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,
California
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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 2010 census, the CDP population was 8,537, up from 6,583 at the 2000 census. For statistical purposes, the Census Bureau defines Earlimart as a census-d ...
.
The main members are Aaron Espinoza and Ariana Murray. Their early sound has been described as "
post-punk
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", and compared to that of
Pixies
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,
Sonic Youth
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and
Sparklehorse
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; later music has been compared to that of
Grandaddy
Grandaddy is an American indie rock band from 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 stroke.
After sever ...
and
Elliott Smith
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.
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, formerly of Grandaddy, to record an album entitled ''
I Heart California'', which was released in 2010 under the name
Admiral Radley
Admiral Radley is an American indie rock band based in California, formed in late 2009 by members from the bands Grandaddy (Jason Lytle and Aaron Burtch) and Earlimart (Aaron Espinoza and Ariana Murray). Admiral Radley released their debut album, ...
.
Members
Current:
*Aaron Espinoza singer/guitarist
*Ariana Murray bassist/keyboardist/singer
Past:
*
Solon Bixler
*
Jim Fairchild
Kirby James Fairchild is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter. He is best known as the lead guitarist of the indie rock bands Grandaddy and Modest Mouse. Fairchild has released solo material under the pseudonym All Smiles.
Biography
Bo ...
*
Scott McPherson
*Joel Graves
*
Derek Brown
*
Russell Pollard
*
Brian Aubert
*
Andrew Lynch
*Brian Thornell
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, Aaron Espino ...
'' (September 28, 2004)
*''Answers and Questions'' (Single) (July 25, 2006)
*''
Mentor Tormentor'' (August 21, 2007)
*''
Hymn and Her'' (July 1, 2008)
*''System Preferences'' (September 2012)
Appearances in other media
*"Happy Alone" from the album ''
Mentor Tormentor'' was used in the films ''
Humboldt County'' (2008) and ''
TiMER
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Timers can be categorized into two main types.
The word "timer" is usually reserved for devices that counts down from a specified time interval, while devices th ...
'' (2009).
*"The World" from the album ''
Mentor Tormentor'' was played on ''
Life
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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 One Tree Hill may refer to:
* "One Tree Hill" (song), a 1987 song by U2 referencing One Tree Hill, New Zealand volcanic peak
* ''One Tree Hill'' (TV series), a 2003–2012 American drama series named for the U2 song
** ''One Tree Hill'' (soundtr ...
'' (2008).
*"The World" from the album ''
Mentor Tormentor'' was played during the season two premiere of ''
Dollhouse
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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 ''
The O.C.
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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, Aaron Espino ...
'' was played in the American TV series ''
House
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''.
*"Bloody Nose" from the album ''
Mentor Tormentor'' was featured in an episode of ''
One Tree Hill One Tree Hill may refer to:
* "One Tree Hill" (song), a 1987 song by U2 referencing One Tree Hill, New Zealand volcanic peak
* ''One Tree Hill'' (TV series), a 2003–2012 American drama series named for the U2 song
** ''One Tree Hill'' (soundtr ...
'' (season 5, episode 3).
*"Interloper" from the EP "The Avenues" was featured in an episode in the American TV series ''
The Vampire Diaries
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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 One Tree Hill may refer to:
* "One Tree Hill" (song), a 1987 song by U2 referencing One Tree Hill, New Zealand volcanic peak
* ''One Tree Hill'' (TV series), a 2003–2012 American drama series named for the U2 song
** ''One Tree Hill'' (soundtr ...
'' (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, Aaron Espino ...
'' was featured in the episode of ''
Veronica Mars
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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
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''s 61st episode, ''
Rabbit Test
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Test
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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, Aaron Espino ...
'' 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, 10/05/2007The ScenestarInterview with Earlimar
*
Pitchfork Media
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Schreiber started Pitchfork while working ...
review of Everyone Down Her
6/26/2003SuicideSqueeze.net
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Indie rock musical groups from California