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Earlimart

Earlimart

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  • Formed: 1996 in Los Angeles, CA
  • Years Active: 1990s, 2000s

Biography

The coed members of Earlimart favor a midtempo approach to their start-stop motions of experimental post-punk, dreamy indie pop, and folky undertones. Named after a small California town located between Los Angeles and Fresno, Earlimart's unconventional songwriting structure drew early comparisons to the Pixies, Sonic Youth, X, and Sparklehorse. This attention resulted in a deal with Devil in the Woods Records, who released the albums Filthy Doorways and Kingdom of Champions in the winter of 2000. The Avenues EP appeared three years later, signaling a switch for the band's punky roots to a more sedate, hypnotic style reminiscent of Grandaddy. The full-length Everyone Down Here arrived that same April, and Treble & Tremble followed in 2004. Moving further away from its post-punk beginnings, the band (whose chief member is Aaron Espinoza) released Mentor Tormentor in 2007, an album sonically influenced by Elliott Smith and heavily rooted in chamber pop and lo-fi. Released in 2008, Hymn and Her furthered that lush, spacey sound.
— Mike DaRonco , All Music Guide

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Grandaddy, Broken Social Scene, Yo La Tengo, Death Cab for Cutie, Broken Social Scene Presents: Kevin Drew

Roots and Influences:

Elliott Smith

Formal Connections:

Great Northern

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