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Field Medic
Birth nameKevin Patrick Sullivan
Born (1991-05-02) May 2, 1991 (age 33)
OriginSan Francisco, California
Genres
Years active2009–present
Labels
Websitefieldmedic.bandcamp.com

Field Medic is the stage name of American indie folk musician Kevin Patrick Sullivan.[3]

History

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Sullivan began releasing music with his older brother Sean in 2009, initially as Westwood & Willow and then with drummer Andrew Skewes-Cox as Rin Tin Tiger.[4] He debuted as Field Medic with his first EP titled Crushed Pennies.[5] In 2015, he released his first full-length album titled light is gone.[6] In 2017, he released an EP titled if i shout that the revolutions in my blind heart have left me on the mend, would i still have to surrender to the tides to exorcise this possession? on Bandcamp.[7] Also in 2017, Sullivan signed to Run for Cover Records and released his first album on the label titled Songs From The Sunroom.[8][9][10][11] Sullivan's song "do a little dope" was featured on Alternative Press's "20 songs you need to hear this week" list.[12] In 2020, Sullivan also began releasing songs under the alter ego Paper Rose Haiku.[13] His newest album, Dope Girl Chronicles, was released on December 1, 2023.[14]

Field Medic was featured on a Green Day tribute album singing the song "2000 Light Years Away".[15]

Discography

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Studio albums

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Year Title Track Listing Record Label
2015 light is gone 1. "Light Is Gone"
2. "Neon Flowerz"
3. "Selfish"
4. "Tombstone Poetry"
5. "Xplodineyez"
6. "Glitter"
7. "Graffiti Paint"
8. "Colorado"
9. "It's Still You..."
10. "All Blown Apart"
Self-Released
2017 Songs from the Sunroom 1. "Powerful Love"
2. "P E G a S U S T H O T Z"
3. "Me, My Gibberish, & the Moon"
4. "Graffiti Paint"
5. "Neon Flowerz"
6. "Otl"
7. "Do a Little Dope (Live)"
8poo. "Like a Feather Or a Pawprint"
9. "Uuu"
10. "Gypsy Dead Girl"
11. "Tombstone Poetry"
12. "Not a Normal Boy"
13. "Prowler"
14. "Fuck These Foolz That Are Making Valencia Street Unchill"
15. "It's Still You..."
Run For Cover Records
2019 fade into the dawn 1. "Used 2 Be a Romantic"
2. "I Was Wrong"
3. "The Bottle's My Lover, She's Just My Friend"
4. "Henna Tattoo"
5. "Hello Moon"
6. "Tournament Horseshoe"
7. "Songs R Worthless Now"
8. "Mood Ring Baby"
9. "Everyday'z 2Moro"
10. "Helps Me Forget..."
2020 Floral Prince 1. "-h-o-u-s-e-k-e-y-z-"
2. "I Want You So Bad It Hurts"
3. "I Will Not Mourn Who I Was That Has Gone Away"
4. "Bundle of Hyacinths"
5. "HEADCASE"
6. "It's So Lonely Being Sober"
7. "Better Way"
8. "Talkin' Johnny & June (Your Arms Around Me)"
9. "Older Now (It Hurts)"
10. "Before Your Body Goes"
11. "TRANQUILIZED"
2022 Grow Your Hair Long If You're Wanting to See Something That You Can Change 1. "Always Emptiness"
2. "Weekends"
3. "I Had a Dream That You Died"
4. "Noonday Sun"
5. "I Think About You All the Time"
6. "House Arrest"
7. "Stained Glass"
8. "Miracle/Marigold"
9. "I Had My Fun/Back to the Start"
2023 light is gone 2 1. "they all seem so happy"
2. "TSION"
3. "you deserve attention"
4. "everything's been going so well"
5. "without you i'd have nothing (& i might even be dead)"
6. "the look on her face like a reoccurring dream"
7. "mass market paperback"
8. "iwantthis2last!"
9. "empty arms"
2023 dope girl chronicles 1. "100 ghosts"
2. "silver girl"
3. "clear thoughts of morning"
4. "love don't come"
5. "do a little dope"
6. "intermission"
7. "cemetery"
8. "dope girl"
9. "cement"
Self-Released

EPs

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  • Crushed Pennies (self-released, 2013)
  • fuck you grim reaper (self-released, 2014)
  • Me, My Gibberish, & The Moon (self-released, 2015)
  • P E G A S U S T H O T Z (self-released, 2015)
  • That Beer Called Becks Reminds Me of a Haiku I Wrote (self-released, 2016)
  • If I Shout That the Revolutions in My Blind Heart Have Left Me on the Mend, Would I Still Have to Surrender to the Tides to Exorcise This Possession? (self-released, 2017)
  • boy from my dream (Run For Cover, 2018)
  • little place (self-released, 2018)
  • plunge deep golden knife (self-released, 2021)

Singles

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  • "fuck these foolz that are making valencia street unchill and ruining the mission for everyone that lives there" (2016)
  • "uuu" (2016)
  • "flash tattoos" (2017)
  • "let freedom ring 2" (2018)
  • "henna tattoo" (2019)
  • "used 2 be a romantic" (2019)
  • "the bottle’s my lover, she’s just my friend" (2019)
  • "-h-o-u-s-e-k-e-y-z-" (2020)

References

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  1. ^ Cooper, Megan (February 13, 2018). "Meet Field Medic, the West Coast freak-folk poet who will capture your heart at Everybody Hits this Thursday". WXPN. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  2. ^ Goldberg, Alyssa (November 7, 2021). "Sounds of Saving Check-In Series: Field Medic Brings Emo to Folk Music". Sounds of Saving. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  3. ^ Tony DuShane. "Kevin Sullivan unleashes his emotions in Field Medic". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  4. ^ Tony DuShane. "Rin Tin Tiger mixes folkie and fierce". SF Gate. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  5. ^ Stepczyk, Charles. "Field Medic: Mongols Pasture". The Insomnia Radio Network. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  6. ^ Doyle, Liam. "Field Medic – Light is Gone". Various Small Flames. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  7. ^ Mandel, Leah. "Listen To Field Medic's Freaky Bedroom Folk Lament, "I AM SATAN"". The Fader. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  8. ^ Terry, Josh. "Field Medic's Anxious New Single Is About Saying Fuck It and Doing Drugs". Vice. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  9. ^ Rettig, James. "Field Medic – "Do A Little Dope (Live)"". Stereogum. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  10. ^ McArthur, Danny. "Album review: Field Medic's 'Songs from the Sunroom' is dreamy, surreal". The Red & Black. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  11. ^ "Stream of the Crop: 8 New Albums for Heavy Rotation". Vice. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  12. ^ Dickman, Maggie. "20 songs you need to hear this week". Alternative Press. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  13. ^ "Field Medic: Floral Prince". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  14. ^ "Field Medic Interview 2022". THE LUNA COLLECTIVE. March 24, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  15. ^ Helman, Peter. "Stream New Green Day Tribute Album Featuring Lomelda, Ratboys, Pinegrove's Evan Stephens Hall, & More". Stereogum. Retrieved November 24, 2017.