Digital Leather

Digital Leather is the musical project led by multi-instrumentalist Shawn Foree. It is recognized for having characteristics of electropunk, new wave, pop, lo-fi, and psychedelic music. Originally from Yuma, Arizona, Foree began calling his project "Digital Leather" when he moved to Tucson, where he studied American literature at the University of Arizona. He used student loan money to buy equipment. He managed to release his first three albums after recording them in his bedroom on labels such as Tic Tac Totally, Jay Reatard's Shattered Records imprint, and FDH Records. He supported this "bedroom project" with several nationwide and European tours. Sorcerer, released on Goner Records in 2008, is a half-live, half-studio record. In 2009, friend and fellow musician Jay Reatard took over managing duties for the band. Around this time Foree began working on a collection of songs in a fully operational studio. Released in September 2009 by Fat Possum Records, Warm Brother garnered positive reviews. Pitchfork, for example, referred to Foree as sui generis, calling the album a "charming curio." Reportedly, the label did not initially support the album's artwork, which features a shirtless man with the album name taped across his chest. In 2013, Todd Fink of The Faint joined Digital Leather as a full-time keyboardist and additional recording engineer. "All Faded" was recorded by Todd Fink and Clark Baechle of The Faint between 2013 and 2015. All Faded was released by FDH Records in November 2015. In a 2020 article, American Songwriter described Foree as "a serious solo, DIY musician." Digital Leather (2003) King Of The Monsters Monologue (2006) Shattered Hard At Work (2007) Tic Tac Totally Blow Machine (2007) FDH Records Sorcerer (2008) Goner Records Warm Brother (2009) Fat Possum Infinite Sun (2011) Volar Sponge (2012) Crash Symbols Yes Please, Thank You (2012) Southpaw Modern Problems (2012) FDH Records Split LP w/ The Hussy (2014) Southpaw All Faded (2015) FDH Records Whack Jam (2015) Kind Turkey Records Pink Thunder (2017) FDH Records Headache Heaven (2018) No Coast Records FEEET (2019) Stencil Trash New Wave Gold (2020) No Coast Records Tales From The King (2022) Vermin Simulator (2005) Plastic Idol Split w/ Angry Angles (2006) Shattered She Had A Cameltoe (2007) Goner Closed My Eyes (2007) Disordered (Italy), P Trash (Germany), FDH (USA) Suckface (2007) Red Lounge (Germany) The Assault (2008) Red Lounge (Germany) Hurts so Bad, demo version (2009) Squoodge (Austria/Germany) Power Surge (2009) FDH Lousy Manipulator (2009) Neat Neat Neat Sponge (2011) Ghost Highway Mere Mortals (2012) Self-released Diode (2014) Crash Symbols TIT (2014) FDH / Volar Dome Valley (2014) Castle Bravo Black Bug (2015) Avant! Lost Sounds – Future Touch (2004) In The Red Tokyo Electron – S/T (2005) Shattered Cutters – 7" (2005) Sunburst Terror Visions – World of Shit (2007) FDH Devon Disaster – Make Things Bleed (2008) Red Lounge Destruction Unit / Black Sunday – Split LP (2008) FDH Earthmen & Strangers – S/T (2009) FDH Mere Mortals - Purple Fire (2012) Self Released The Faint - Doom Abuse (2014) The Hussy – Volar EP 7" (2015) Volar "Digital Leather, The Mistreaters, CoCoComa, The Hex Dispensers, and Drugs Dragons | Music | Events | The A.V. Club Milwaukee". Avclub.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2011-01-31. Swedlund, Eric. "Rise of the Synth | Music Feature". Tucson Weekly. Retrieved 2011-01-31. Deming, Mark. "Digital Leather". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-01-31. "Welcome to the warped world of Digital Leather". MLive.com. 2009-11-12. Retrieved 2011-01-31. "new Digital Leather video & 2010 tour dates (SXSW)". Brooklynvegan.com. 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2011-01-31. "This Week's Recommended Shows: Jay Z, Grizzly Bear, Sunny Day Real Estate – Seattle – Slideshows". Seattleweekly.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2011-01-31. "Night Life". The New Yorker. 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2011-01-31. "Digital Leather". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2011-01-31. "Track Premiere Digital Leather". cmj.com. 2015-05-20. Retrieved 2016-10-15. "Stream Digital Leathers New Album All Faded". noisey.vice.com. 2015-06-16. Retrieved 2016-10-15. "Digital Leather Shares What Could Be Its Last Album 'New Wave Gold'". americansongwriter.com. 2020-09-20.