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Genres
  
Indie pop

Labels
  
Bus Stop

Genre
  
Indie pop

Years active
  
1991–1994

Active until
  
1994

Record label
  
Bus Stop

Past members
  
Terry Banks John Gotschalk Hunter Duke

Origin
  
Richmond, Virginia, United States (1991)

Albums
  
Knee-Deep In The Rococo Excess Of Tree Fort Angst, Last Page in the Book of Love

Similar
  
St Christopher, Velocity Girl, Black Tambourine, Orange Juice

Tree Fort Angst (sometimes abbreviated to TFA) was an indie pop band that was originally a solo project of former St. Christopher guitarist Terry Banks.

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History

Banks began working as Tree Fort Angst in 1991, when he released a cassette-only album. This was followed by an EP in 1992 on the German label 'A Turntable Friend', Six Songs. TFA then expanded to a full band with the addition of John Gotschalk (bass) and Hunter Duke (drums). Although the band only released a handful of further EPs and singles during their time together before splitting up in 1994, their output was collected on two posthumous compilations.

Banks lists among his influences Postcard Records bands Orange Juice and Aztec Camera, The Beatles, The Jam, Everything But The Girl, The Go-Betweens, The Smiths, and The Chills.

Banks later joined Glo-worm, The Saturday People, and Dot Dash, while Gotschalk joined the Red Hot Lava Men. Duke is now a member of Hotel X.

Singles

  • Six Songs 7" EP (1992) A Turntable Friend
  • Buzzing With Beauty and Wonder 7" EP (1992) Velodrome
  • "Parting Kiss" 7" flexi-disc (1993) Ad Lithium Pop
  • Tilting at Windmills EP (1994) Bus Stop
  • "Hope" (1995) Stickboy

    • Albums

  • Fifteen Songs of Vim and Vigor (cassette) (1991) (self-released)
  • Knee Deep in the Rococo Excess of Tree Fort Angst (1997) Bus Stop
  • Last Page in the Book of Love (2002) Foxyboy

    • Compilation appearances

  • "Parting Kiss", on CMJ New Music Report CD album (1991) CMJ
  • "You Should’ve Seen The One That Got Away", on One Last Kiss CD album (1992) Spin Art
  • "Trampoline", on Burning The Midnight Firefly cassette/fanzine (1993) BTMF
  • "Miss You Essay", on Stars On Ice cassette/fanzine (1993) Traumatone
  • "Trampoline", on A Love Like Lead cassette/fanzine (1993) Lionhead Fountain
  • "Trampoline", on Something Pretty Beautiful CD album (1993) Brilliant
  • "Fin De Siecle", on Calling At Duke Street split 7" EP (1993) A Turntable Friend
  • "Back In Your Life", on Can You Talk To The Dude? (Jonathan Richman covers CD) (1994) Alienor
  • "Tuesday", on Pop Culture Press 4 CD (1997) PCP
  • "Hope", on A Boy, A Girl, and A Rendezvous CD (2001) Red Roses For Me

    • Songs

    4 Years - 6 Months - 2 Days1996
    Back in Your Life2002
    Parting Kiss1996

    References

    Tree Fort Angst Wikipedia
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