Pinetop Seven
After meeting at Vanderbilt University where both were psychology majors, Darren Richard and Charles Kim began playing together in 1990. They backed a female jazz vocalist in Nashville-area clubs before moving to Chicago and forming Pinetop Seven in 1994. A year later, they recorded their eponymous debut in their landlord's attic. Shortly after, Ryan Hembrey joined the band. He'd posted a bunch of flyers around the city advertising for bass lessons, but Kim was the only one who'd called. The band toured to support the album and eventually earned licensing deals with Truckstop/Atavistic and Glitterhouse, an independent European label. In 1997, they returned to their attic studio to record the EP No Breath In the Bellows, which was followed by the full-length Rigging the Toplights a year later.
Pinetop Seven's minimalist mixture of country, jazz, rock and folk music makes them difficult to label. The trio has been backed by various musicians and uses a range of instruments including upright bass, accordion, banjo, mandolin, and slide guitars.
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Discography
6 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Beneath Confederate Lake
Alternative & Indie - Released by Empyrean Records on 1 Jan 2006
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Rigging The Top Lights
Rock - Released by Truckstop - Atavistic on 8 Sep 1998
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Night's Bloom
Alternative & Indie - Released by Empyrean Records on 25 Oct 2005
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Bringing Home The Last Great Strike
Rock - Released by Truckstop - Atavistic on 5 Sep 2000
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
No Breath In The Bellows
Rock - Released by Truckstop - Atavistic on 19 May 1998
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Pinetop Seven
Rock - Released by Truckstop - Atavistic on 8 Jul 1997
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo