Field Medic
Field Medic | |
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| Born | Kevin Patrick Sullivan May 2, 1991 |
| Origin | San Francisco, California |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | |
| Website | fieldmedic.net/ |
Field Medic is the stage name of American indie folk musician Kevin Patrick Sullivan.[3]
History
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
- 2015 light is gone
- 2017 Songs from the Sunroom
- 2019 fade into the dawn
- 2020 Floral Prince
- 2022 grow your hair long if you're wanting to see something that you can change
- 2023 light is gone 2
- 2023 dope girl chronicles
- 2024 boundless & true
- 2025 surrender instead
EPs
- 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)
References
- ^ 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.