Field Medic | |
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Birth name | Kevin Patrick Sullivan |
Born | May 2, 1991 |
Origin | San Francisco, California |
Genres | |
Years active | 2009–present |
Labels | |
Website | fieldmedic.bandcamp.com |
Field Medic is the stage name of American lo-fi musician Kevin Patrick Sullivan.[3]
History
[edit]Sullivan began releasing music with his older brother Sean in 2009, initially as Westwood & Willow and then with drummer Andrew Skewes-Cox as Rin Tin Tiger.[4] He debuted as Field Medic with his first EP titled Crushed Pennies.[5] In 2015, he released his first full-length album titled light is gone.[6] In 2017, he released an EP titled if i shout that the revolutions in my blind heart have left me on the mend, would i still have to surrender to the tides to exorcise this possession? on Bandcamp.[7] Also in 2017, Sullivan signed to Run for Cover Records and released his first album on the label titled Songs From The Sunroom.[8][9][10][11] Sullivan's song "do a little dope" was featured on Alternative Press's "20 songs you need to hear this week" list.[12] In 2020, Sullivan also began releasing songs under the alter ego Paper Rose Haiku.[13] His newest album, Dope Girl Chronicles, was released on December 1, 2023.[14]
Field Medic was featured on a Green Day tribute album singing the song "2000 Light Years Away".[15]
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]Year | Title | Track Listing | Record Label |
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2015 | light is gone | 1. "Light Is Gone" 2. "Neon Flowerz" 3. "Selfish" 4. "Tombstone Poetry" 5. "Xplodineyez" 6. "Glitter" 7. "Graffiti Paint" 8. "Colorado" 9. "It's Still You..." 10. "All Blown Apart" |
Self-Released |
2017 | Songs from the Sunroom | 1. "Powerful Love" 2. "P E G a S U S T H O T Z" 3. "Me, My Gibberish, & the Moon" 4. "Graffiti Paint" 5. "Neon Flowerz" 6. "Otl" 7. "Do a Little Dope (Live)" 8poo. "Like a Feather Or a Pawprint" 9. "Uuu" 10. "Gypsy Dead Girl" 11. "Tombstone Poetry" 12. "Not a Normal Boy" 13. "Prowler" 14. "Fuck These Foolz That Are Making Valencia Street Unchill" 15. "It's Still You..." |
Run For Cover Records |
2019 | fade into the dawn | 1. "Used 2 Be a Romantic" 2. "I Was Wrong" 3. "The Bottle's My Lover, She's Just My Friend" 4. "Henna Tattoo" 5. "Hello Moon" 6. "Tournament Horseshoe" 7. "Songs R Worthless Now" 8. "Mood Ring Baby" 9. "Everyday'z 2Moro" 10. "Helps Me Forget..." | |
2020 | Floral Prince | 1. "-h-o-u-s-e-k-e-y-z-" 2. "I Want You So Bad It Hurts" 3. "I Will Not Mourn Who I Was That Has Gone Away" 4. "Bundle of Hyacinths" 5. "HEADCASE" 6. "It's So Lonely Being Sober" 7. "Better Way" 8. "Talkin' Johnny & June (Your Arms Around Me)" 9. "Older Now (It Hurts)" 10. "Before Your Body Goes" 11. "TRANQUILIZED" | |
2022 | Grow Your Hair Long If You're Wanting to See Something That You Can Change | 1. "Always Emptiness" 2. "Weekends" 3. "I Had a Dream That You Died" 4. "Noonday Sun" 5. "I Think About You All the Time" 6. "House Arrest" 7. "Stained Glass" 8. "Miracle/Marigold" 9. "I Had My Fun/Back to the Start" | |
2023 | light is gone 2 | 1. "they all seem so happy" 2. "TSION" 3. "you deserve attention" 4. "everything's been going so well" 5. "without you i'd have nothing (& i might even be dead)" 6. "the look on her face like a reoccurring dream" 7. "mass market paperback" 8. "iwantthis2last!" 9. "empty arms" | |
2023 | dope girl chronicles | 1. "100 ghosts" 2. "silver girl" 3. "clear thoughts of morning" 4. "love don't come" 5. "do a little dope" 6. "intermission" 7. "cemetery" 8. "dope girl" 9. "cement" |
Self-Released |
EPs
[edit]- Crushed Pennies (self-released, 2013)
- fuck you grim reaper (self-released, 2014)
- Me, My Gibberish, & The Moon (self-released, 2015)
- P E G A S U S T H O T Z (self-released, 2015)
- That Beer Called Becks Reminds Me of a Haiku I Wrote (self-released, 2016)
- If I Shout That the Revolutions in My Blind Heart Have Left Me on the Mend, Would I Still Have to Surrender to the Tides to Exorcise This Possession? (self-released, 2017)
- boy from my dream (Run For Cover, 2018)
- little place (self-released, 2018)
- plunge deep golden knife (self-released, 2021)
Singles
[edit]- "fuck these foolz that are making valencia street unchill and ruining the mission for everyone that lives there" (2016)
- "uuu" (2016)
- "flash tattoos" (2017)
- "let freedom ring 2" (2018)
- "henna tattoo" (2019)
- "used 2 be a romantic" (2019)
- "the bottle’s my lover, she’s just my friend" (2019)
- "-h-o-u-s-e-k-e-y-z-" (2020)
References
[edit]- ^ Cooper, Megan (February 13, 2018). "Meet Field Medic, the West Coast freak-folk poet who will capture your heart at Everybody Hits this Thursday". WXPN. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ Goldberg, Alyssa (November 7, 2021). "Sounds of Saving Check-In Series: Field Medic Brings Emo to Folk Music". Sounds of Saving. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ Tony DuShane. "Kevin Sullivan unleashes his emotions in Field Medic". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
- ^ Tony DuShane. "Rin Tin Tiger mixes folkie and fierce". SF Gate. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
- ^ Stepczyk, Charles. "Field Medic: Mongols Pasture". The Insomnia Radio Network. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
- ^ Doyle, Liam. "Field Medic – Light is Gone". Various Small Flames. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
- ^ Mandel, Leah. "Listen To Field Medic's Freaky Bedroom Folk Lament, "I AM SATAN"". The Fader. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
- ^ Terry, Josh. "Field Medic's Anxious New Single Is About Saying Fuck It and Doing Drugs". Vice. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
- ^ Rettig, James. "Field Medic – "Do A Little Dope (Live)"". Stereogum. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
- ^ McArthur, Danny. "Album review: Field Medic's 'Songs from the Sunroom' is dreamy, surreal". The Red & Black. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
- ^ "Stream of the Crop: 8 New Albums for Heavy Rotation". Vice. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
- ^ Dickman, Maggie. "20 songs you need to hear this week". Alternative Press. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
- ^ "Field Medic: Floral Prince". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- ^ "Field Medic Interview 2022". THE LUNA COLLECTIVE. March 24, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
- ^ Helman, Peter. "Stream New Green Day Tribute Album Featuring Lomelda, Ratboys, Pinegrove's Evan Stephens Hall, & More". Stereogum. Retrieved November 24, 2017.