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Health&Beauty

Experimental rock outfit Health&Beauty is led by Chicago-based guitarist/songwriter Brian J. Sulpizio, also known as longtime guitarist for Ryley Walker. The project's melodic, exploratory songs take influence from pop music, free jazz, and meditative folk-rock. After making their recording debut in 2008 with It Was Almost Certainly a Small Child, Sulpizio and a shifting lineup continued to issue periodic, always unpredictable albums, including 2012's No Lady, which featured keyboardist Ben Boye, also from Walker's band. Sixth full-length No Scare marked the group's Wichita Recordings debut in 2016. A native of Defiance, Ohio, Sulpizio relocated to Chicago in 2000 and began using the name Health&Beauty in 2003. The project's first official album, It Was Almost Certainly a Small Child, saw release in 2008. The Retch, The Flow followed in 2011, with Live in Bloomington 5/28/2010 arriving in early 2012. That September, Perilous Records issued two studio albums by Health&Beauty, Wintermagic and Our Lady. The latter was credited to Sulpizio and pianist Ben Boye (Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Angel Olsen). The six-song Guns appeared in early 2013, and the group soon settled into a trio with the addition of drummer Frank Rosaly (Natural Information Society, Joan of Arc). The three-piece released their Wichita Recordings debut, No Scare, in 2016. It also featured various guests, including Ryley Walker on acoustic guitar. The lineup of Sulpizio (vocals, guitar), Jake Acosta (guitar), Bill Satek (bass), and Seth Vanek (drums) toured in late 2017, then recorded segments of what would become Health&Beauty's seventh studio album. Several other collaborators contributed performances before Shame Engine/Blood Pleasure was completed and released on Wichita in late 2019.
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