Fred Thomas (rock musician)

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Fred Thomas
Born (1976-08-06) August 6, 1976 (age 47)
Ypsilanti, Michigan
GenresIndie rock
Years active1994–present
LabelsPolyvinyl

Fred Thomas (born August 6, 1976) is an American indie rock musician who was described by Mark Deming of AllMusic as "[o]ne of the most influential figures on Michigan's indie rock scene". Thomas founded the math rock band Chore in 1994. After this band broke up in 1996, he joined His Name Is Alive in addition to serving as a member of Lovesick and Flashpapr. He founded the band Saturday Looks Good to Me in 1999, and it released four studio albums before going on hiatus in 2008.

Thomas has also released music as a solo artist, beginning with the 2002 album Everything Is Pretty Much Totally Fucked Up. His most recent solo studio album is Aftering, which was released in 2018 and featured Anna Burch and Elliot Bergman.[1] After the release of his 2018 album, Fred has remained active in the Michigan experimental music scene, fronting a three-piece guitar rock project, Idle Ray,[2][3] while continuing to release albums of instrumental electronic music under his own name.[4]

Discography[edit]

Albums[edit]

  • Everything Is Pretty Much Totally Fucked Up (Little Hands, 2002)
  • I Heard the Angels Sing (Ypsilanti, 2003)
  • Turn It Down (Polyvinyl, 2004)
  • Sink Like a Symphony (Corleone, 2006)
  • Flood (Magic Marker, 2007)
  • Old News (Ypsilanti, 2008)
  • Night Times (self-released, 2010)
  • Kuma (Ernest Jenning, 2012)
  • All Are Saved (Polyvinyl, 2015)
  • Changer (Polyvinyl, 2017)
  • Aftering (Polyvinyl, 2018)
  • Dream Erosion (Life Like, 2020)[5]
  • Those Dreams Are Dust, Dream Erosion Pt. II (Dagoretti, 2022)

Compilation[edit]

  • Another Song About Riding The Bus - Selected Songs 2002 - 2020 (Antiquated Future, 2020)[6]

EPs[edit]

  • Fred Thomas (CDr, Ypsilanti, 2001)[7]
  • Tour EP (CDr, Ypsilanti, 2002)[8]
  • Birdsong (with Juan Garcia, CDr, Ypsilanti, 2005)[9]
  • Up North (Split cassette release with Troy Graham, Van Party Tapes, 2014)[10]

Singles[edit]

List of singles, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Les Etoiles Secretes" (split release with Elizabeth Mitchell)[11] 2001 Non LP Singles
"No One Will Ever Make Me Feel This Way Again"[12] 2002
"Your Side Of The Night"[13]
"The Dancefloor Dreams" (split release with Nedelle)[14] 2005 Old News
"Well"[15] 2012 Kuma
"Bad Blood"[16] 2015 All Are Saved
"Cops Don't Care pt. II"[17]
"Every Song Sung To A Dog"[18]
"Brickwall"[19] 2016 Changer
"Echolocation"[20]
"Voiceover"[21]
"Mallwalkers"[22] 2017
"Good Times Are Gone Again"[23] 2018 Aftering
"House Show, Late December"[24]
"Altar"[25]
"Parkways" (split release with Anna Burch)[26] Non-LP Single

References[edit]

  1. ^ Deming, Mark. "Fred Thomas Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
  2. ^ Malonis, Nathan (October 9, 2023). "Fred Thomas - A Poetic Catalog of Vivid Emotions". Ann Arbor Observer. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  3. ^ "Fred Thomas - The AquariumDrunkard Interview". aquariumdrunkard.com. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  4. ^ Thomas, Fred. "Those Days Are Dust - Dream Erosion Pt. II". Bandcamp.com. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  5. ^ Thomas, Fred. "Dream Erosion (Synthesiser Songs)". Bandcamp.com. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Another Song About Riding The Bus (Selected Songs 2002/2020)". antiquatedfuture.com. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  7. ^ Thomas, Fred. "Everything Is Pretty Much Totally Fucked - additional notes, tracks 13-19". Bandcamp.com. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  8. ^ Thomas, Fred. "I Heard The Angels Sing - additional notes, tracks 23 - 28". Bandcamp.com. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  9. ^ Thomas, Fred. "Turn It Down - additional notes, tracks 17 - 22". Bandcamp.com. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Fred Thomas/Troy Graham - "Up North"". Bandcamp.com. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  11. ^ "Elizabeth Mitchell / Fred Thomas – Your Wedding / Les Etoiles Secretes". Discogs.com. November 2001. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  12. ^ "Fred Thomas - No One Will Ever Make Me Feel This Way Again". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  13. ^ Thomas, Fred. "Everything Is Pretty Much Totally Fucked - additional notes, tracks 20-21". Bandcamp.com. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  14. ^ "Nedelle* / Fred Thomas – April/May 2005 Tour Single". Discogs.com. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  15. ^ "Fred Thomas - "Well" (music video)". vimeo.com. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  16. ^ Retting, James (28 January 2015). "Fred Thomas - "Bad Blood"; Stereogum premiere". Stereogum.com. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  17. ^ "Fred Thomas Premieres "Cops Don't Care Pt. II" on Fader". polyvinylrecords.com. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  18. ^ "Fred Thomas Premieres "Every Song Sung To A Dog" + Impose Interview". polyvinylrecords.com. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  19. ^ Retting, James (26 October 2016). "Fred Thomas - "Brickwall"". Stereogum.com. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  20. ^ Retting, James (14 November 2016). "Q&A: Fred Thomas On The Transformations Driving His New Album Changer". Stereogum.com. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  21. ^ Gotrich, Lars. "Songs We Love: Fred Thomas - Voiceover". npr.com. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  22. ^ Retting, James (10 January 2017). "Fred Thomas - Mallwalkers". Stereogum.com. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  23. ^ Green, Gil (17 July 2018). "Fred Thomas - "Good Times Are Gone Again" Video". Stereogum.com. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  24. ^ Nuta, Sara (9 August 2018). "Fred Thomas – "House Show Late December"". Stereogum.com. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  25. ^ "Listen to new Fred Thomas track "Altar" featuring Anna Burch ahead of Friday's album release". polyvinyl.com. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  26. ^ "Fred Thomas/Anna Burch Split". polyvinylrecords.com. Retrieved 21 November 2022.



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