Britt Daniel
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| Britt Daniel | |
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 Britt performing at ArthurFest 2005
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| Background information | |
| Born | 1971 |
| Origin | Austin, Texas, United States |
| Instrument(s) | guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Label(s) | Merge Records Peek-A-Boo Records Matador Records Elektra Records Syncretic Records |
| Associated acts | Spoon Drake Tungsten Skellington The Alien Beats Golden Millennium |
Britt Daniel (born 1971) is the co-founder, lead singer and guitarist of the Austin, Texas, rock band Spoon.
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[edit] Overview
Britt Daniel was born in Galveston, Texas, and grew up in Temple, Texas, in a household of five children.[1] (According to one interview[2], he has no Texas accent because “smart people don’t.”) His father, a neurologist, was an aficionado of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones and a collector of classic guitars;[1] Daniel has stated he had “a well-rounded musical upbringing.”[3] Daniel himself reportedly picked up the guitar in high school after his college-bound girlfriend ended their relationship.[3][4]
Britt Daniel’s musical career began in 1990, when he formed his first band Skellington while a student at the University of Texas.[1] After self releasing two cassette EPs and a cassette LP, the band dissolved in 1992. The following year, Daniel joined a three-piece rockabilly band named The Alien Beats.[1] During a 1993 Alien Beats recording session, computer-chip designer and percussionist Jim Eno was brought in as a fill-in drummer, but he was later added as the permanent drummer.[1] From these recording sessions came Cavin’ In; however, The Alien Beats disbanded soon after its release.[1]
In the years that followed, Daniel wrote and recorded solo material under the pseudonym Drake Tungsten[5] (Daniel has since abandoned this name and plays solo shows under his own name). In 1993 Daniel teamed back up with ex-Alien Beats drummer Eno as well as guitarist Greg Wilson and bassist Andy McGuire to form Spoon. Spoon has served as Daniel’s primary musical focus, though his resume also includes the following side projects:
- In 1999, Daniel played bass in the glam rock supergroup Golden Millennium, comprised of fellow Peek-A-Boo Records labelmates.[6]
- In 2002, Daniel worked with Bright Eyes on the fourth volume of Post-Parlo’s Home Series.
- Daniel has produced songs for the bands I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness and Interpol
- In 2004, Daniel remixed Interpol’s “Slow Hands” which is found as Track 3 on the “Slow Hands” single.
- He previously worked as a composer for the computer game company Origin Systems.[7]
- In 2006, Daniel teamed up with Brian Reitzell and helped create some of the original music for the film Stranger Than Fiction.[8]
- He also appeared in the Veronica Mars episode “Rashard and Wallace Go to White Castle,” air date February 1, 2006, in which he sang a Karaoke version of Elvis Costello’s “Veronica.”
Daniel has not recorded a solo album since self-releasing 1994’s Clocking Out is for Suckers under the name Drake Tungsten. However, he has begun setting aside songs for a possible solo album, including “New York Kiss” and “Telephone My Heart,”[9] which he has been performing at solo shows since at least early 2006 (see [1]).
[edit] Discography
[edit] Skellington
- This Town’s Gone Dry (1991) Self-Released
- Skellington EP (1992) Self-Released
- Skellington Rex (1992) Self-Released
[edit] The Alien Beats
- Cavin’ In (1993) Syncretic Records
[edit] Drake Tungsten
- Clocking Out is for Suckers (1994) Self-Released
- Six Pence for the Sauces (1996) Peek-A-Boo Records
- Dozy Vs. Drake (1998) Revival Records
[edit] Golden Millennium
- Golden Millennium (1999) Peek-A-Boo Records
[edit] Spoon
- Telephono (1996) Matador Records
- Soft Effects (1997) Matador Records
- A Series of Sneaks (1998) Elektra Records
- The Agony of Laffitte (1998) Saddle Creek
- Love Ways (2000) Merge Records
- Girls Can Tell (2001) Merge Records
- Kill the Moonlight (2002) Merge Records
- Gimme Fiction (2005) Merge Records
- Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (2007) Merge Records
[edit] Solo Recordings
[edit] External links
- Britt Daniel collection at Internet Archive live music archive
- Interview from December 13th, 2006
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f Raoul Hernandez, “Drake Tungsten and his Boy Skellington”, Austin Chronicle, January 25, 1999.
- ^ Lorelei Sharkey, “Playing Spoon”, Nerve.com
- ^ a b ’Sup Magazine, “The Biography of Britt Daniel of Spoon As Told Through Music”, December 2005. Retrieved 11 October 2007.
- ^ Laura Hightower, “Spoon Biography”, retrieved 11 October 2007.
- ^ Peek-A-Boo Records Drake Tungsten Bio Page, PeekABooRecords.com, retrieved October 11, 2007.
- ^ Peek-A-Boo Records Golden Millennium Bio Page, PeekABooRecords.com, retrieved October 11, 2007.
- ^ Origin Systems Inc. Developer Bio, MobyGames.com, retrieved October 11, 2007.
- ^ Columbia Records, Stranger Than Fiction Soundtrack, ColumbiaRecords.com, retrieved October 11, 2007.
- ^ Sean O’Neal, “Britt Daniel of Spoon,” July 19, 2007. Retrieved October 12, 2007.
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