Cordelia's Dad is a band from Northampton, Massachusetts that combines folk… Read Full Bio ↴Cordelia's Dad is a band from Northampton, Massachusetts that combines folk and punk rock influences and was instrumental in the creation of the genre later to be dubbed "No Depression". The band formed in 1987 and was active until 1998, when the members relocated to different parts of the country. After releasing an album of older material in 2002 the band has reunited in 2007 for their twentieth anniversary.
Cordelia's Dad was founded in 1987 by Amherst College students Tim Eriksen (bass, vocals), Peter Irvine (drums), Tom King (guitar). Although all three had previous experiences with traditional American music their initial sound was closer to that of alternative rock bands like Dinosaur Jr. and accordingly they recorded their first, eponymous album at Fort Apache Studios in Boston. The main distinguishing characteristic from their Fort Apache peers was that with few exceptions, their early recorded output consisted entirely of Anglo-American traditional folk tunes recorded as rock songs. Their second album How Can I Sleep, recorded by Dave Schramm continued the prominent use of traditional material, but increased the share of songs played as acoustic folk songs, starting a trend to call the sound of the band "schizophrenic". The transition to folk outfit was completed in 1993 with the recording of the limited release mini-album The Joy Fun Garden for German mail order label Return to Sender (a sublabel of Normal Records, which released all Cordelia's Dad albums in Germany). King left after the recording to be replaced by bassist Cath Oss. Eriksen switched to guitar and their third regular album, Comet (1995) continued the conversion toward an acoustic sound, with only a single song, the closer "Jersey City", being played with rock instruments.
In 1996, the band released the punk-infused live album Road Kill (1996) as a farewell to their rock side, which for the next years would continue only as a side project named "io". The members of the main, now fully acoustic band had previously taken up shape note singing, and the new interest made an appearance on the Steve Albini produced album Spine (1998), for which folk fiddler Laura Risk joined the band. Spine would become their most critically acclaimed album, but also the last for four years, as band members moved away from their West Massachusetts home base. Irvine moved to Portland, Oregon to become a music lawyer, while Eriksen moved to Minneapolis and later participated in creating the soundtrack for the movie Cold Mountain.
The album What It Is, while released in 2002, contained music recorded during two sessions in 1997–98, and the band remained in hiatus until Eriksen and Irvine moved back to Massachusetts, and to celebrate their 20th anniversary, decided to reunite for local shows, playing both acoustic and electric sets.
Cordelia's Dad was founded in 1987 by Amherst College students Tim Eriksen (bass, vocals), Peter Irvine (drums), Tom King (guitar). Although all three had previous experiences with traditional American music their initial sound was closer to that of alternative rock bands like Dinosaur Jr. and accordingly they recorded their first, eponymous album at Fort Apache Studios in Boston. The main distinguishing characteristic from their Fort Apache peers was that with few exceptions, their early recorded output consisted entirely of Anglo-American traditional folk tunes recorded as rock songs. Their second album How Can I Sleep, recorded by Dave Schramm continued the prominent use of traditional material, but increased the share of songs played as acoustic folk songs, starting a trend to call the sound of the band "schizophrenic". The transition to folk outfit was completed in 1993 with the recording of the limited release mini-album The Joy Fun Garden for German mail order label Return to Sender (a sublabel of Normal Records, which released all Cordelia's Dad albums in Germany). King left after the recording to be replaced by bassist Cath Oss. Eriksen switched to guitar and their third regular album, Comet (1995) continued the conversion toward an acoustic sound, with only a single song, the closer "Jersey City", being played with rock instruments.
In 1996, the band released the punk-infused live album Road Kill (1996) as a farewell to their rock side, which for the next years would continue only as a side project named "io". The members of the main, now fully acoustic band had previously taken up shape note singing, and the new interest made an appearance on the Steve Albini produced album Spine (1998), for which folk fiddler Laura Risk joined the band. Spine would become their most critically acclaimed album, but also the last for four years, as band members moved away from their West Massachusetts home base. Irvine moved to Portland, Oregon to become a music lawyer, while Eriksen moved to Minneapolis and later participated in creating the soundtrack for the movie Cold Mountain.
The album What It Is, while released in 2002, contained music recorded during two sessions in 1997–98, and the band remained in hiatus until Eriksen and Irvine moved back to Massachusetts, and to celebrate their 20th anniversary, decided to reunite for local shows, playing both acoustic and electric sets.
Commando
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chetta I need that ice tray Ice tray ice tray Fuck what the…
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Huntingtons They do their best Do what they can They get them ready…
Jay Teazer Je m'appele Jay Teazer baby Wo wo wo wo So many fine…
JayMax Amigo j't'ai dis qu'c'est mon heure Et peu importe c'que les…
Joe Rocca Shawty (shawty) Shawty wanna get it (shawty wanna get it) Sh…
Julie Bergan You think you're acting like a man You're playin' dirty, you…
K-Man & The 45s They do their best, they do what they can They get…
King Promise Oh naa na Yeah yeh (Killbeatz let's go) King King promise M…
King Quae I pull up dripping on hoe like a rain coat I…
Ko'rale You've got the whole world in your hand You've got the…
Ks Bloom Commando C′est Ks, aka allumez la lumière Je salue les disci…
Logic (Let that boy breathe) Make it pop (ay) Make it pop (ay) Ma…
M Τώρα ασχολούνται βλέπουνε τι κάνω Και ανεβαίνω και χάνω Πήρα…
Mavokali Soldier oh, Soldier oh Can you be my commando? Commando o…
Mc Bogy & B-Lash Il comando rapido! Ma non è veloce! E' rapido! rapido! Il co…
Metallica They do their best they do what they can They get…
Migos They said it was called the trap But on the north…
Mut4y Yeah yeah Odi odi StarBoy Ceeza Milli ehn ehn The love wey …
N.P.B MC P1 17 tá de volta e o terrorista barulhando 17 tá…
Niska Posé dans ma jungle everyday Bang bang bang bang bang Regard…
O-ho (Ixso made this) Hmmmm Hmmmm (Losy Los) Hmmmm Yea Focused on…
Ofln - Ramones They do their best, they do what they can They get…
R.D.P El cartel con mis manos defiendo Así me entretengo Me gusta…
Ramones They do their best, they do what they can They get…
Ratos De Porão They do their best they do what they can They get…
RENISS Ah eee yo oh Ma moù ntingné ghô moů bébé Ma moù…
Satyricon In the house of lords We control the movement Of your limb…
Shay Jolie Garce Gang Trop gang Jolie Garce Gang Ils veulent me …
SHOTAS J'vais pas percer, c'est c'qu'on m'a dit, on m'a dit…
Sinan Vi alla är commandos Black Jack full fart får dig dansa…
Stand High Patrol Welcome on board stand high commando fly to the dub-a-dub…
The Ramainz They do their best, they do what they can They get…
The Ramones They do their best, they do what they can They get…
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