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::: DISCOGRAPHY :::
TOM DAILY ::: THE DEATH OF TOM DAILY (CD)
2006
01 Suckers From the Start
02 Always Painting Birds
03 Misery
04 Goodbye Chicago Hello
05 This Match, This Map
06 Feel Free
07 Are We Leaving?
08 Hello Chicago Goodbye
09 Lunar Eclipse
10 Thax Douglas
11 The Way That I See It
12 There Is Still Hope
A figurative death, not a literal one.
NOT REBECCA ::: 1988-1992 (CD)
Next To X Records ::: 2004
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01 Absence Of Choice
02 Rebecca
03 Destruction
04 Fall Apart
05 Caught
06 Leaves From Oak and Sword
07 One Way In, No Way Out
08 RHT
09 Trigger of My Gun
10 Businessman
11 Bricks
12 Hollow
I played bass on this. Songs that were 12+ years old finally recorded.
TOM DAILY ::: THE BURLINGTON NORTHERN (CD)
Thick Records ::: 2001
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01 The Kids Are Not Alright
02 World Of Yawns
03 Reese Witherspoon
04 A Period Of Time Containing The Year 1983
05 The Hitler Of Crickets
06 I Am In A Time Machine
07 Your Walkman
08 Allison, It's True
09 What's It Like?
10 On The Chin (U.K. Surf)
11 Oh My
Songs about trains.
"The second album by Tom Daily--veteran of the Smoking Popes and Not Rebecca--marks the singer-songwriter as the local answer to the indie-rock darlings in the Elephant 6 collective."
Jim DeRogatis - Chicago Sun Times
"With its gleaming guitars and sing-along choruses, his second solo album, The Burlington Northern, is giddy yet solid, slick yet ragged, with enough rage to catch fire and enough resolution to tug manipulatively at the heartstrings. I hereby add Daily to the list of musicians who are making the records Bob Mould should have."
Monica Kendrick - Chicago Reader
"Daily has a way of singing that has enough sheer emotional force to convincing you not only that he really means what he's saying, but that what he's saying really means something important. Whether he's describing the release he felt smashing someone's walkman or describing someone's fantasy about dying in a fiery plane crash while making out with Reese Witherspoon, Daily commanders your attention completely."
Dave Heaton - Pop Matters
"Tracks like the opener, "The Kids Are Not Alright," "Reese Witherspoon," and "Oh My" aresome of the best acoustic-based pop songs I've heard in a while, but are pushed into the realm of the truly memorable thanks to the experimental sonic palette that spices up the compositions."
Deep Fry Bonanza
"The rest of the tracks sparkle like gems, each with their own bright little moments."
Mike Montgomery - Strength
"Daily can write a mean pop song when he puts his mind to it. You won't know whether to listen for allegorical undertones in "The Hitler of Crickets" or just crank the volume and enjoy its bell-enhanced riffs. "Allison" provides another gateway to pop nirvana, and "Oh My" gives the album sublime closure, with a weird little coda that'll satisfy even Elephant 6 fans. These are the sort of songs people babble about until you buy the album just to shut them up...and then, a few days later, you call to thank them."
George Zahora - Splendid
"The album reaches an apex of beauty and wistfulness during the subdued "On the Chin (UK Surf version)." Dispensing with all the noise, Daily merely employs a soft, down-tempo acoustic melody and light percussion with slightly-above-a-whisper, layered vocal echoes to create a shoegazing masterpiece."
Liam O'Donoghue - Buzz Music
"Strange, catchy and immediate, it's the type of album that could only come from the adventuresome independent scene in Chicago."
Mark Guarino - Daily Herald
TEXTBOOK ::: SMOKE EM IF YOU GOT EM (CD)
Next To X Records ::: 2000
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01 Wish I Could Hide
02 The Think of You Interstate
03 Railway Station
04 Chalk
05 Wood St.
06 Used To Be
07 On The B-Side
08 11th Sense
09 Grainbelt
10 Rosenwinkel
11 Sunlight
Played guitar and sang back-up on a bunch of these songs, did some of the recording too. Also designed the CD packaging.
TOM DAILY ::: HAPPILY DECEIVING CULTURE (CD)
Thick Records ::: 1999
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01 Elizabeth Peabody
02 Looking Forward To You
03 Hearing Adrienne
04 God Help Me
05 Typestting Jets
06 I Have A Vampire
07 On The Chin
08 Railroad Chair
09 Minneapolis
10 Today Is The Worst Day Of The Rest Of Your Life
11 Daylight Savings Time
Songs about airplanes.
"(T)he recordings feel spontaneous, but also sound pretty tight and well-recorded. That's not an easy combination to pull off by yourself in your bedroom! ... Daily's voice is the real strong point here though: it's slightly but not obnoxiously nasal, a bit twangy, sincere but non-whiny, even when he's at his most depressing. I like that!"
Irving Bellemead - Splendid
"There's a ton going on throughout the record, but it still retains a 4-track feel. Everything from wind chimes to soft synth beats show up, but the pleasant noises are barely audible, giving Daily's guitar-driven pop-rock a warm, lived-in sound ... Happily Deceiving Culture doesn't sound like a singer/songwriter project, but it allows Daily's personality to shine like a great solo album should."
Justin Stranzl - Pop Matters
TOM DAILY ::: TRAGEDY OF FANBELTS (CDEP)
Double Zero Records ::: 1999
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01 The Night That I Slept In My Car
02 Dimebag Eyes
03 Feats Of Casualty
04 Medicated
05 When You're Driving
06 Cleanliness Is Wealth
07 In The Parking Lot
Songs about automobiles.
THE PRESCRIPTIONS ::: THE TREMENDOUSLY UPBEAT SOUNDS OF THE PRESCRIPTIONS (CD)
Unreleased ::: 1997
01 Boys 'R' Pretty
02 Disassembled
03 If the Unlucky Monkey
04 Your Tinyness
05 Simi-Fetal
06 I Am the Bus Driver
07 I Shall Punish You Severely
08 River Pompous
09 Drop In Girl
10 Skinny Knees
11 Give Me Anything But Surf Music
I played guitar and sang some in this band. Recorded by Dale Miners at Getto Love and Chuck Uchida at Attica. Never released. Goddamn shame.
NOT REBECCA ::: ROCKETSHIP TO CANADA (CD)
Johanns Face Records ::: 1996
01 Punctual
02 Skyward
03 Blender
04 Spiral
05 Minnesotajerk
06 Leaking
07 Off My Feet
08 Inherited
09 Tin
10 Of Boulder And Normal
11 Ten Best
12 Sever
13 Fence
14 Gladly
15 Johnny's Gonna Die
16 Untitled
Vocals and guitar, some recording, CD design. Most of it was recorded by Chuck Uchida at Attica. Not half bad.
NOT REBECCA ::: THREE FEET THICK (7")
Thick Records ::: 1995
01 Three Feet Thick
02 Side You
NOT REBECCA ::: TWIN CITY OBITUARY(CD/LP)
Johanns Face Records ::: 1995
01 Nothing Is Forever
02 Unattended
03 Left Unsaid
04 Just Outside My Sight
05 My New Skin
06 Spent
07 S.S.N.
08 Distance Closing
09 Words To Say
10 Driveway
11 Ethan Edwards
12 Aerial
Vocals, guitar, bass, organ. I took the cover photo and then threw rocks at the sign for a while trying to break the lightbulbs that were left. Recorded by Chuck. Some of his best work, if I do say so myself.
THE SENATORS ::: S/T (CDEP)
Unreleased ::: 1994
01 Out of the Shower
02 Guilt
03 Door 3
04 Pollyanna
05 Breakfast
I played bass on these songs. Recorded at Lake in the Hills by some guy that I do not remember.
NOT REBECCA ::: BOWLER (CD)
Next To X Records ::: 1993
01 Barely Standing
02 Sharpness
03 Right Temple
04 My Only Cause
05 Tree Of Hate
06 Worn
07 Fall Again Away
08 What Little I Know
09 Surround
10 Close Your Eyes And Die
11 A Few Kools
12 Coexistence
13 I Die
Mostly bass, some guitar. Recorded by Chuck. Kids' stuff.
NOT REBECCA ::: WHO YOU REALLY ARE (CD/CAS)
Next To X Records ::: 1992
01 Deforestation-Say That You Can
02 Lifetime
03 Too Far Away
04 13th Floor
05 Errol Flynn
06 Losing
07 Almond Eyes
08 What Day
09 Close Your Eyes
10 Appeasement
11 It's Only Gone
Bass, guitar, my lead vocal debut on "Too Far Away". We rented an 8 track and I recorded most of it in a small room in my parent's house with dark brown paneling. John Donovan played a sax solo on "What Day". I want to stop and tell the time.
