Field Medic is the stage name of American
indie folk
Indie folk (also called alternative folk) is an alternative genre of music that arose in the 1990s among musicians from indie rock scenes influenced by folk music.
Characteristics
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musician Kevin Patrick Sullivan.
History
Sullivan began releasing music with his older brother Sean in 2009, initially as Westwood & Willow and then with drummer Andrew Skewes-Cox as Rin Tin Tiger.
He debuted as Field Medic with his first EP titled ''Crushed Pennies''.
In 2015, he released his first full-length album titled ''light is gone''.
In 2017, he released an EP titled '' if i shout that the revolutions in my blind heart have left me on the mend, would i still have to surrender to the tides to exorcise this possession?'' on
Bandcamp
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Also in 2017, Sullivan signed to
Run for Cover Records
Run for Cover Records is an American independent record label based in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 2004 by Jeff Casazza at the age of 17 with a $1,000 loan, the label functioned as a small one-person bedroom operation in Brighton, until Casa ...
and released his first album on the label titled ''Songs From The Sunroom''.
Sullivan's song "do a little dope" was featured on Alternative Press's "20 songs you need to hear this week" list.
In 2020, Sullivan also began releasing songs under the alter ego Paper Rose Haiku. His newest album, ''Dope Girl Chronicles'', was released on December 1, 2023.
Field Medic was featured on a
Green Day
Green Day is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Rodeo, California, in 1987 by lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong and bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, with drummer Tré Cool joining in 1990. In 1994, their majo ...
tribute album singing the song "2000 Light Years Away".
Discography
Studio albums
EPs
*''Crushed Pennies'' (self-released, 2013)
*''fuck you grim reaper'' (self-released, 2014)
*''Me, My Gibberish, & The Moon'' (self-released, 2015)
*''P E G A S U S T H O T Z'' (self-released, 2015)
*''That Beer Called Becks Reminds Me of a Haiku I Wrote'' (self-released, 2016)
*''If I Shout That the Revolutions in My Blind Heart Have Left Me on the Mend, Would I Still Have to Surrender to the Tides to Exorcise This Possession?'' (self-released, 2017)
*''boy from my dream'' (Run For Cover, 2018)
*''little place'' (self-released, 2018)
*''plunge deep golden knife'' (self-released, 2021)
Singles
*"fuck these foolz that are making valencia street unchill and ruining the mission for everyone that lives there" (2016)
*"uuu" (2016)
*"flash tattoos" (2017)
*"let freedom ring 2" (2018)
*"henna tattoo" (2019)
*"used 2 be a romantic" (2019)
*"the bottle’s my lover, she’s just my friend" (2019)
*"-h-o-u-s-e-k-e-y-z-" (2020)
References
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Run for Cover Records artists
Living people
1991 births