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Hailing from the sleepy plains of Rochester, MN, Conrad Plymouth currently resides in Milwaukee by way of Eau Claire, WI.
While living in Eau Claire, he played a supporting role in bands with the inimitable Josh Scott, the unstoppable Justin Vernon of Bon Iver and the hirsute jamshackle folkers that now make up Megafaun. When these giants of craft and friendship headed for new territories, Plymouth began to look for his own voice.
The quest for said voice has been a continuing revelation. In the years since relocating to Milwaukee, Conrad Plymouth has borne and killed many songs, found and lost many musicians, and followed a musical wanderlust where ever it leads. His music is seeped in perceived Midwestern ideals: a self-defeating sensibility, a deep isolation, and a reckoning of past and future. The son of a farmer in another life, Conrad Plymouth believes that authentic things happen organically, on their own time, and that as long as you put in the requisite work, the harvest will follow.
Conrad Plymouth has been compared to Jeff Tweedy, Neil Young, Jackson Browne, Nick Drake, Paul Simon, Mark Kozelek and a host of other people whose wastebaskets he is unworthy to root through. Aesthetic and artistic shortcomings aside, the comparisons hold water in this regard: when it is all said and done, Conrad Plymouth shares the same deep commitment to songcraft that will ultimately be reflected in a divergent, yet consistent, body of work.
The tracks on this page are demos. This is a joint exercise in humility and bravado. More to come in the near future: there will be a record by the end of summer.
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mr. todd and i went to the irish pub right about here by school and talked to the big man in charge of music. he's not actually that large, really... but he is in the process of letting us know a thursday relatively soon where you, todd and i can play some crooner acoustic sets. what'dya say to that one, pal?
you're right. it's beautiful. and you're playing the same folk-y stage as bill staines... nice. mr. todd passed along your ep to me last night. it is a work of art to say the least. you and nick have something pretty great going on. be well. see you soon.
you'll be one of the first to get it. Also, can we redo trying to play with you and arranging your songs? I feel like we could do even better. You can still be as drunk as you were the last time.
hey man, didn't forget about sending those dates to you, we're just getting a revised copy of them. I'll send them to you as soon as I get my hands on them. Anyway, have a good Christmas! Phil
