Joseph E. Plummer is an American
drummer
A drummer is a percussionist who creates music using drums.
Most contemporary western bands that play rock, pop, jazz, or R&B music include a drummer for purposes including timekeeping and embellishing the musical timbre. The drummer' ...
from
Portland, Oregon
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. From 2004 to 2012 Plummer was a percussionist and drummer for the
indie rock
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band
Modest Mouse and performed on their album, ''
We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
''We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank'' is the fifth studio album by American alternative rock band Modest Mouse, released in 2007. It followed their previous studio album, 2004's '' Good News for People Who Love Bad News''. It is the band's ...
''.
Before joining Modest Mouse, Plummer played with the indie rock bands
The Black Heart Procession
The Black Heart Procession (occasionally spelled The Blackheart Procession) is an American indie rock band from San Diego, California.
Biography
Early years
The band was formed in 1997 by Pall Jenkins (Mr. Tube and the Flying Objects, Pall ...
and
The Magic Magicians
The Magic Magicians is an indie rock duo from Seattle, Washington formed in 2000. The group is composed of John Atkins (of 764-HERO) and Joe Plummer (of The Black Heart Procession), and is heavily influenced by 1970s rock and pop music. They rel ...
. Plummer was one of the 88 drummers who participated in Japanese noise rock pioneers
Boredoms 88 Boadrum performance on August 8, 2008.
In May 2009, Plummer replaced
Jesse Sandoval as the drummer for
The Shins. He is also a member of
Mister Heavenly, a collaboration with
Honus Honus
Man Man is an American experimental rock band from Philadelphia currently based in Los Angeles. Their multi-instrumental style is centered on the piano playing of lead singer, songwriter, and lyricist Honus (Ryan Kattner). Honus is accompanied ...
of
Man Man and
Nicholas Thorburn of
Islands and
The Unicorns, experimenting with a new genre entitled "doom wop."
Plummer also works as a freelance composer. He contributed music for the episodic comedy ''
Antarctic...huh?'', directed by
Matt Hoyt with art direction and design by Jason Sherry. An early version premiered at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego - La Jolla in the summer of 2010.
On November 10, 2013, the
Orange County Register announced that Matt Aveiro of
Cold War Kids had left the band, and that Plummer would be holding his place indefinitely.
On July 15, 2014, the Cold War Kids released the first single, "All This Could Be Yours" from their fifth album ''
Hold My Home''. The release of ''Hold My Home'' had Plummer and multi-instrumentalist/singer Matthew Schwartz being credited as proper members of Cold War Kids on the album's liner notes as opposed to touring members as previously credited.
On August 7, 2015, Joe's "Built in Sun" EP project with Pall Jenkins and Richard Swift was released.
Plummer recently announced a new record with Matt from Cold War Kids and Daniel from Tijuana Panthers - The Coromandelle
Plummer is mentioned in Thank You for Coming to Hattiesburg: One Comedian's Tour of Not-Quite-the-Biggest Cities in the World" by Todd Barry. He is also mentioned in "Set the Boy Free: The Autobiography" by Johnny Marr.
Plummer has appeared as a musical guest on ''
Saturday Night Live
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'', ''
The Late Show with David Letterman'', and ''
Jimmy Kimmel Live!''.
References
External links
joeplummermusic.com/
American percussionists
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
The Shins members
Modest Mouse members
Mister Heavenly members
Musicians from Portland, Oregon
People from Pleasanton, California
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