Chris Garneau

Chris Garneau
Background information
Birth name Christopher Michael Garneau
Born November 5, 1982
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Genres Baroque pop
Indie folk
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Instruments Vocals
Piano
Guitar
Harmonium
Years active 2006-present
Labels Absolutely Kosher
Fargo Records
Associated acts Xiu Xiu
Website chrisgarneau.com

Chris Garneau (Boston, Massachusetts, November 5, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Garneau's sound combines elements of folk, Americana, pop, baroque, and carnival music. Since releasing his debut album, Music for Tourists, Garneau has toured throughout the United States, Canada, Brazil, Europe, and Asia.

Garneau cites Jeff Buckley, Nina Simone, Nico, and Chan Marshall as influences.[1] He lives in Brooklyn, New York. His second full-length album, titled El Radio was released July 7, 2009.

Early life

Garneau, a native of Boston, lived with his family in Paris during grade school, and later New Jersey before moving to New York City. Garneau discovered a love of music at a young age while learning to play piano. After high school, Garneau briefly attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, but left after completing one term and moved to Brooklyn. There he began writing music and playing live shows at small venues in the East Village and Lower East Side of Manhattan, including CBGB's Gallery and the Living Room.

Career

Garneau eventually signed with Absolutely Kosher Records, an Emeryville, California-based record label. He was brought to the label by Jamie Stewart and Caralee McElroy of Xiu Xiu. Garneau released his debut album Music for Tourists in October 2006 and on iTunes in January 2007. In March 2007 he did a Take-Away Show video session shot by Vincent Moon. His next project, an EP called "C-Sides", was released in December 2007.

The soundtrack to season four of TV's Grey's Anatomy includes Garneau's music. The episode "Love/Addiction" features his song "Castle-Time," and the episode "Forever Young" features the song "Black and Blue."[2] The series premiere of Private Practice, "In Which We Meet Addison, a Nice Girl From Somewhere Else," features the song "Sad News."[3] Garneau has also appeared on Logo's NewNowNext Music television show where he talked about Music for Tourists and his video for "Relief".

His cover of Elliott Smith's [4]"Between the Bars" was featured in Pedro Almodóvar's 2011 film The Skin I Live In.

He has been collaborating on a yet-to-be-named musical project with Caralee McElroy.[5]

The soundtrack to the 2014 movie The Smell of Us [6] includes Garneau's music.

Discography

References

  1. ↑ "The Narcissist Issue: Chris Garneau; Hottie Musician With Skills". Queerty.com. 2006-09-26. Archived from the original on 2007-01-25. Retrieved 2007-06-12.
  2. ↑ Grey's Anatomy Music From "Forever Young"
  3. ↑ Private Practice Season 1 Episode 2: "In Which We Meet Addison, a Nice Girl From Somewhere Else" Music
  4. ↑ pitchfork review
  5. ↑ Chris Garneau: The New Gay Interview. May 27, 2009.
  6. ↑ IMDB: The Smell of Us (2014)

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