Nate Kinsella Explained

Background:	person
Nate Kinsella
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Birth Date:	19 March 1980
Years Active:	1990–present
Label:	Polyvinyl

Nate Kinsella (born March 19, 1980)^[1] is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, sound engineer, and producer.^{[2] [3] [4]} He performs solo as Birthmark^[5] and in a number of other projects, many with one or both of his cousins, Mike and Tim Kinsella.^{[6] [7]} These include former bands Joan of Arc and Make Believe as well as ongoing projects American Football and Lies.^{[8] [9]}

Discography

as Birthmark

• The Layer (2007)
• Shaking Hands (2010)
• Antibodies (2012)^{[10] [11]}
• How You Look When You're Falling Down (2015)^{[12] [13]}
• Birth of Omni (2024)

Collaborations

• Lies, Lies (2023)

As performer

• Joan of Arc, Rabbit Rabbit split 7" (2003)
• Make Believe, Make Believe (2004)^[14]
• Make Believe, The Pink 7" (2004)
• Joan of Arc, Live In Muenster, 2003 (2004)
• Joan of Arc, Bundini Brown split 12" (2004)
• Joan of Arc, Joan of Arc, Dick Cheney, Mark Twain (2004)
• Owen, I Do Perceive (2004)
• Make Believe, Shock of Being (2005)^[15]
• Joan of Arc, Joan of Arc Presents: Guitar Duets (2005)^[16]
• Tim Kinsella, Crucifix Swastika (2005)
• Make Believe, Of Course (2006)^[17]
• Joan of Arc, The Intelligent Design Of... (2006)
• The Love of Everything, Superior Mold and Die (2006)
• Joan of Arc, Eventually, All at Once (2006)
• Joan of Arc, Orchard Vale (2007)
• Chris Connelly, The Episodes (2007)
• Make Believe, Going to the Bone Church (2008)
• Chris Connelly, Forgiveness & Exile (2008)
• Owen, New Leaves (2009)
• Joan of Arc, Oh Brother (2011)
• Joan of Arc, The Joan of Arc Lightbox Orchestra Conducted by Fred Lonberg-Holm (2011)
• Make Believe, Can't Tell Cop from Cap (2012)
• Tim Kasher, Adult Film (2013)
• American Football, American Football (2016)
• American Football, American Football (2019)

As producer & engineer

• Owen, At Home with Owen (2006): engineer, mixing^[18]
• Owen, New Leaves (2009): engineer
• Owen, Ghost Town (2011): engineer
• Oh, Yuck, So Much Light (2017): arrangements
• Joan of Arc, 1984 (2018): producer
• TTNG, Animals Acoustic (2018): engineer, arrangements
• Joan of Arc, Tim Melina Theo Bobby (2020): mixing
• Aitis Band, Aitis Band III (2022): producer^[19]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nate Kinsella . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130127101938/http://www.joanfrc.com/nate.html . January 27, 2013 . Joan of Arc Website.
2. Web site: Raymer . Miles . Naissance Man . Chicago Reader . March 18, 2024 . January 6, 2011.
3. Web site: Nate Kinsella: Music Residency . Pioneer Works . March 18, 2024.
4. Web site: Lesuer . Mike . Birthmark Takes Us Through the Familial Themes of His New LP Birth of Omni . Flood Magazine . March 18, 2024 . January 23, 2024.
5. Web site: Conner . Matt . Nate Kinsella on Birthmark's "Birth of Omni": Fatherly Advice . Under the Radar . March 18, 2024 . January 23, 2024.
6. Web site: Galil . Leor . Twenty-four points of view on the band Joan of Arc . Chicago Reader . March 18, 2024 . January 27, 2021.
7. Web site: Gormely . Ian . Tim & Mike Kinsella: You Can't Miss What You Forget . Exclaim . March 18, 2024 . May 5, 2014.
8. Web site: Canino . Gary . Mixtape: Birthmark . BOMB Magazine . March 18, 2024 . May 8, 2012.
9. Web site: Galil . Leor . Nate and Mike Kinsella take a turn toward electro-pop in the new project Lies . Chicago Reader . March 18, 2024 . April 18, 2023.
10. Web site: Fitzpatrick . Will . Birthmark: "Antibodies" . The Line of Best Fit . March 18, 2024 . May 11, 2012.
11. Web site: Cherrie . Chrysta . Antibodies . AllMusic.com . March 18, 2024.
12. Web site: Birthmark . Rough Trade Publishing . March 18, 2024.
13. Web site: Wojtas . Michael . Premiere: Birthmark – "How You Look When You're Falling Down" Album Stream Due Out October 16 on Polyvinyl . Under the Radar . March 18, 2024 . October 12, 2015.
14. Web site: Amstutz . Aaron . Make Believe – Make Believe . Glorious Noise . March 18, 2024 . July 19, 2004.
15. Web site: Mehr . Bob . Pantsless in Oklahoma . Chicago Reader . March 18, 2024 . September 8, 2005.
16. Web site: Hogan . Mark . Presents: Guitar Duets Joan of Arc . Pitchfork . March 18, 2024 . October 19, 2005.
17. Web site: Make Believe . SPIN . March 18, 2024 . October 3, 2006.
18. Web site: Nate Kinsella: Credits . AllMusic.com . March 18, 2024.
19. Web site: Aitis Band: Chilblains . Destroy Exist . March 18, 2024 . December 9, 2021.