The Fresh & Onlys are an American
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band. They were formed in
San Francisco
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California
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, United States, in 2008 by
Tim Cohen of
Black Fiction, bassist
Shayde Sartin
The Fresh & Onlys are an American rock band. They were formed in San Francisco, California, United States, in 2008 by Tim Cohen of Black Fiction, bassist Shayde Sartin and guitarist Wymond Miles. A year later they recruited drummer Kyle Gibso ...
and guitarist Wymond Miles. A year later they recruited drummer Kyle Gibson.
[* ] They are a key band in what has been described as San Francisco's "new
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" movement, but their sound is equally aligned with pastoral psychedelia, brooding new wave, western twang, and jangly literate 1980s guitar pop.
The band's catalog has found homes on several record labels including
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In The Red
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Sacred Bones
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, and
Castle Face. Their more recent work has been released by
Mexican Summer including ''Long Slow Dance'', released in September 2012, followed by the ''Soothsayer'' EP in late 2013.
In 2017, they announced their seventh studio album ''Wolf Lie Down'' which is to be released on August 25, 2017, via Sinderlyn. According to a press release, it was primarily written and recorded by Cohen and Miles, with contributions from former members Sartin and Gibson, alongside
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Discography
Studio albums
* ''The Fresh & Onlys'' (2008)
* ''Grey-Eyed Girls'' (2009)
* ''
Play It Strange'' (2010)
* ''Long Slow Dance'' (2012)
* ''House of Spirits'' (2014)
* ''Early Years Anthology'' (2015)
* ''Wolf Lie Down'' (2017)
Extended plays
* ''August in My Mind'' (2010)
* ''Secret Walls'' (2011)
* ''Soothsayer'' (2013)
References
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Indie rock musical groups from California
Musical groups from San Francisco
Sacred Bones Records artists
In the Red artists
2008 establishments in California
Captured Tracks artists