Birth name James Kelly Years active 2012 –present Record label Tri Angle | Also known as WIFE Genre Dance/electronic | |
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Labels Tri Angle (record label), Left_Blank Albums What's Between, Wife Without Parole, Stoic Associated acts The Haxan Cloak, Holy Other, Elliott Power Similar The Haxan Cloak, Altar of Plagues, Roly Porter | ||
WIFE is the solo project of Irish musician and singer James Kelly, formerly of the group Altar of Plagues. The first WIFE single was released in October 2012 when Pitchfork premiered "Bodies".
Contents
The debut WIFE album, What's Between, was released on Tri Angle (record label) in June 2014 and featured additional production from The Haxan Cloak and Roly Porter. The video for lead single "Heart is a Far Light" was released in July 2014.
Kelly participated in the 2014 edition of the Red Bull Music Academy, which took place in Tokyo, Japan.
Early Life and Education
Kelly grew up in the village of Ballinhassig. He studied environmental science at University College Cork and gained a masters in Conservation at University College London.
Touring
In 2014, WIFE made its debut in the United States, performing at Decibel Festival in Seattle as well as in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Philadelphia. WIFE has toured with the acts Zola Jesus and Liars (band). In September 2016, WIFE will tour with Animal Collective
Further Musical Work
In 2014, WIFE remixed The Dillinger Escape Plan single "One of Us is the Killer". In 2015, WIFE co-wrote and co-produced the track "Waves" for Haleek Maul In 2015, WIFE remixed AlunaGeorge single "Supernatural".
Discography
Songs
Heart is a Far LightWhat's Between · 2014
Like ChromeWhat's Between · 2014
Dans CeWhat's Between · 2014