Dead Rider Explained

Dead Rider
Alias:	D. Rider
Origin:	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Genre:	Experimental rock
Years Active:	-present
Label:	Drag City, Tizona
Associated Acts:	U.S. Maple, Cheer-Accident, Singer
Current Members:	Todd Rittmann Andrea Faught Matt Espy
Past Members:	Noah Tabakin Theo Katsaounis Thymme Jones

Dead Rider, formerly known as D. Rider, is an American experimental rock band from Chicago, Illinois, United States. It was created by former U.S. Maple guitarist Todd Rittmann, including Rittmann as guitar and lead vocalist, Andrea Faught on trumpet and keyboard, Thymme Jones on keyboard, and Matt Espy on drums.

History

Dead Rider formed in 2009. Their third album, Chills on Glass, was released by independent record label Drag City in 2014. It premiered on the website for High Times magazine.^[1]

Works

Studio albums

• Mother of Curses (Tizona Records, 2009)
• The Raw Dents (Tizona Records, 2011)
• Chills On Glass (Drag City, 2014)
• Crew Licks (Drag City, 2017)
• Dead Rider Trio featuring Mr. Paul Williams (Drag City, 2018)

Singles

• The Walk Slow (Joyful Noise Recordings, 2013)

Videos

• Body to Body (to Body)
• Two Nonfictional Lawyers
• Mother's Meat
• Touchy
• The Pointed Stick
• Blank Screen

Reviews

• Dead Rider - "Mother's Meat" (The Raw Dents) | Jon Treneff | Dusted Magazine | 2011.5.10 | review
• Chicago band Dead Rider to bring 'end of civilization' rock to Kalamazoo | Mark Wedel | MLive | 2011.3.25 | review of Touchy
• D. Rider - Mother of Curses | Joshua Klein | Pitchfork | 2009.4.20 | review
• Dead Rider, "The Raw Dents" | Joe Gross | Spin | 2011.5.23 | review
• D. Rider – "Mother of Curses" LP – Tizona Records (Album As Art #64) | The Gumshoe Grove | 2011.3.28 | review
• Q&A: Dead Rider | Lauren Zens | Alarm Magazine | 2011.7.25 | interview with Todd Rittmann

See also

• U.S. Maple

External links

• • Dead Rider (formerly D. Rider) | Chicago Independent Distribution
• Dead Rider | Joyful Noise Recordings
• D. Rider | Discogs
• About Dead Rider | MTV

Notes and References

1. Web site: Exclusive Full Album Stream: Dead Rider . High Times . 11 November 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141111162235/http://www.hightimes.com/read/exclusive-full-album-stream-dead-rider . 11 November 2014 .