Matt Suggs 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 ...

musician. Born and raised in

Visalia, California Visalia ( ) is a city in the agricultural San Joaquin Valley of California. The population was 141,384 as per the 2020 census. Visalia is the fifth-most populous city in the San Joaquin Valley, the 38th most populous in California, and 183 ...

, Suggs was a member of

Butterglory Butterglory was an American indie rock band from Lawrence, Kansas. Contemporaries of indie rock groups like Pavement (band), Pavement and Archers of Loaf, the band released four albums with Merge Records. History Composed of Matt Suggs and Debb ...

in the 1990s before launching a solo career in 2000. He released two albums on

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, which

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described as "reminiscent of...

The Kinks The Kinks were an English rock band formed in London in 1963 by brothers Ray Davies, Ray and Dave Davies, and Pete Quaife. They are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s. The band emerged during the height of British ...

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, Matt Suggsat

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Later in the 2000s he was a founding member of White Whale.

Discography

*''Golden Days Before They End'' (

, 2000) *''Amigo Row'' (Merge, 2003)

References

American rock musicians Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Merge Records artists People from Visalia, California {{US-rock-musician-stub