The Renderers (band) explained

The Renderers
Background:group_or_band
Origin:Christchurch, New Zealand
Genre:Experimental, psychedelic folk, country
Years Active:1989 - present
Label:Ba Da Bing Records, Drag City, Flying Nun Records, Last Visible Dog Records, Merge Records, Siltbreeze Records, Three Beads of Sweat Records, Tinsel Ears Records, Ajax Records
Associated Acts:The Max Block, Above Ground, Anti-Clockwise, Flies Inside the Sun, The Terminals, The Verlaines, The Dead C, The 3Ds
Current Members:Brian Crook
Maryrose Crook

The Renderers are a New Zealand band from Christchurch formed in 1989 by Maryrose Crook and her husband Brian (of The Terminals).[1]

History

The Renderers released their debut album, Trail of Tears, in 1991 on Flying Nun Records.[2] They produced seven further albums. Brian Crook also recorded a solo album in 1999 (Bathysphere). Their eighth album, In the Sodium Light, was released in January 2016.[3] [4] [5] [6]

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum details
Trail of Tears
That Dog's Head in the Gutter Gives Off Vibrations
The Surface of Jupiter
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: Ajax Records
A Dream of the Sea
Ghosts of Our Vegas Lives
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: Three Beads of Sweat Records
Monsters and Miasmas
  • Released: 2009
  • Label: Last Visible Dog Records
A Rocket into Nothing
Measured Strychnine Invitations
  • Released: 2013
  • Label: Exiled Records
In the Sodium Light

Singles

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maryrose Crook: From the desert to dreamland. Stuff. 29 April 2017 . en. 2018-02-22.
  2. Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate,, p. 941
  3. http://www.foxydigitalis.com/foxyd/?p=21403 Review 'A Rocket into Nothing' Foxy digitalis
  4. Web site: The Renderers - Person - AudioCulture. audioculture.co.nz.
  5. News: The Renderers' 'Rocket into Nothing': Strange but entrancing psychedelia. — Elizabeth Nelson. 2 January 2012. The Washington Post.
  6. Web site: Rob Mazurek, Sir Richard Bishop, the Renderers. Chicago Reader. 23 September 2009 .