Chris Mills (musician)
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| Chris Mills | |
|---|---|
| Origin |  Chicago, Illinois |
| Genre(s) | Indie rock, folk |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Guitar |
| Years active | 1996? – present |
| Associated acts | Fruit Bats Pine Valley Cosmonauts[1] |
| Website | chris-mills.com |
Chris Mills is an American singer-songwriter. In the 1990s and early 2000s he established himself as a mainstay on the independent Chicago folk and alternative country scene before moving to Brooklyn in 2003.[1]
After playing in a high-school speed metal band, Mills turned his attention to country and folk music.[2] Mills released his first EPs in 1996 and 1997, and signed to Chicago indie label Sugar Free Records in 1998. A tour in England followed his 2000 release, Kiss It Goodbye.[3] After two albums, Mills was dropped from the label, and his most recent work has been released on his own label, Powerless Pop Records. He toured nationally in 2002 to support The Silver Line and toured England in 2005, following this with an American tour opening for Lucero.[1]
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[edit] Discography
- Chris Mills Plays and Sings EP (1996)
- Nobody's Favorite EP (1997)
- Every Night Fight for Your Life (Sugar Free Records, 1998)
- Kiss It Goodbye (Sugar Free, 2000)
- The Silver Line (Powerless Pop Records, 2002)
- Tell it Like it Isn't EP (all covers) (Powerless Pop, 2003)
- Plays and Sings/Nobody's Favorite re-release compilation (Powerless Pop, 2003)
- The Wall to Wall Sessions (Powerless Pop/Ernest Jenning, 2005)
[edit] References
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c The Meter, Chicago Reader, 9/2/2005. Accessed 6/17/07.
- ^ Chris Mills at Allmusic.com
- ^ Nick Hasted, "It's the Quiet Ones You Have to Watch". The Independent, February 3, 2001. Available through Lexis-Nexis.
[edit] Further reading
- Review of The Silver Line, Time Out, September 25, 2002. Available through Lexis-Nexis.
- Bret McCabe, review of Kiss It Goodbye, Dallas Observer, May 10, 2001. Available through Lexis-Nexis.
