Genres Alternative country Labels Merge Genre Alternative country | Years active 1986–present Website Lambchop.net Record label Merge Records | |
 | ||
Origin Nashville, Tennessee, United States Associated acts Clockhammer, My Dad Is Dead, Silver Jews Members Kurt Wagner, William Tyler, Tony Crow, Ryan Norris Albums Mr M, Nixon, Is a Woman, FLOTUS, How I Quit Smoking Profiles | ||
Lambchop, originally Posterchild, is a band from Nashville, Tennessee. Lambchop is loosely associated with the alternative country genre. AllMusic referred to them as "arguably the most consistently brilliant and unique American group to emerge during the 1990s".
Contents
- Releases as Posterchild
- Cassettes
- Singles
- Studio albums
- Compilation albums
- Tour only albums
- EPs
- Live albums
- DVDs
- Songs
- References
Never a band with a "core" lineup, Lambchop has consisted of a large and fluid collective of musicians focused around its creative centre, frontman Kurt Wagner. Initially indebted to traditional country, the music has subsequently moved through a range of influences including post-rock, soul and lounge music.
Whatever the style, the characteristic mood of Lambchop's music is evoked by Wagner's distinctive songwriting: lyrically subtle and ambiguous, the vocals melodic but understated. American Songwriter described Wagner's lyrics as "witty and deeply insightful."
They were the backing band for Vic Chesnutt on his 1998 album, The Salesman and Bernadette.
Former bass player Marc Trovillion died of a heart attack in October 2013, aged 56.
Releases as Posterchild
Cassettes
Singles
Studio albums
Compilation albums
Tour only albums
EPs
Live albums
DVDs
Songs
2B2Mr M · 2012
Gone TomorrowMr M · 2012
Up With PeopleNixon · 2000