Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.
| Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Detroit , Michigan |
| Genre (s) | Indie rock , indie pop |
| founding | 2007 |
| Website | http://www.daleearnhardtjrjr.com/ |
| Current occupation | |
| Daniel Zott | |
| Joshua Epstein | |
| Mike Higgins | |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. is an American band from Detroit , Michigan . It can be assigned to the indie skirt and is named after the racing driver Dale Earnhardt junior .
history
The band was founded in 2007 by the two musicians Daniel Zott and Joshua Epstein, before Mike Higgins joined them a little later. Her first recordings were made in Zott's home in Royal Oak .
The group released their first EP Horse Power on June 13, 2010, followed by another extended play on November 2 of the same year with My Love Is Easy: Remixes Pt.1 . The band 's debut album, It's a Corporate World , was released on June 7, 2011. This was positively received by the trade press and various music magazines and received a rating of 6.0 at Pitchfork , while Paste Magazine awarded it an 8.5 point rating.
Discography
Albums
- It's a Corporate World (June 2011)
- The Speed of Things (October 2013)
EPs
- Horse Power (July 2010)
- My Love Is Easy: Remixes Pt.1 (November 2010)
Singles
- Morning Thought (available for download only, April 2011)
- Simple Girl (available for download only, September 2011)
Trivia
- According to ESPN magazine, Dale Earnhardt Jr. is a fan of the band himself. The band sent him an email assuring them not to make fun of him and also attached a few songs.
Individual evidence
- ↑ review at pastemagazine.com, accessed March 1, 2012
- ^ Announcement as PDF, accessed on March 1, 2012