Fan Modine is an American

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band, whose core member is singer and songwriter Gordon Zacharias."Some local heroes rescue the third LP from Fan Modine"
IndyWeek.com, May 25, 2011. Originally based in

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and

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, Zacharias has lived in

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since 2001. His albums are recorded with a rotating collective of guest musicians, which has included

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, Michael Tighe, Tim Fut, Dylan Williams, Parker Kindred,

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, Alex Maiolo, Jeremy Chatelain, Chuck Johnson, Lee Waters, Michael Holland,

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, Chris Stamey, Peter Holsapple, Kevin March, Chris Brokaw and Mitch Easter. While living in Boston's

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, Zacharias first developed a concept for a film exploring the experiences of an American pop star, Fandemian Kirk Modine, living in

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. Although no film was ever made, his debut album ''Slow Road to Tiny Empire'', released in 1998, was conceived as its

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. He further explored the concept on his second album, 2004's ''Homeland''. His third album, ''Gratitude for the Shipper'', was released in 2011, followed by ''Cause Célèbre'' in 2014."Fan Modine: Up From the Basement"
''Blurt'', 2014.

Discography

* ''Slow Road to Tiny Empire'' (1998) * ''Homeland'' (2004) * ''Gratitude for the Shipper'' (2011) * ''Cause Célèbre'' (2014)

References

External links

Fan Modine
Indie pop groups from Massachusetts Musical groups from Chapel Hill-Carrboro, North Carolina Musical groups from Boston {{US-band-stub