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Field Medic
Born
Kevin Patrick Sullivan

(1991-05-02) May 2, 1991
OriginSan Francisco, California
Genres
Years active2009–present
Labels
Websitefieldmedic.net/

Field Medic is the stage name of American indie folk musician Kevin Patrick Sullivan.[3]

History

Sullivan began releasing music with his older brother Sean in 2009, initially as Westwood & Willow and then with drummer Andrew Skewes-Cox as Rin Tin Tiger.[4] He debuted as Field Medic with his first EP titled Crushed Pennies.[5] In 2015, he released his first full-length album, Light Is Gone.[6] In 2017, he released an EP titled If I Shout That the Revolutions in My Blind Heart Have Left Me on the Mend, Would I Still Have to Surrender to the Tides to Exorcise This Possession? on Bandcamp.[7] Also in 2017, Sullivan signed to Run for Cover Records and released his first album on the label, Songs from the Sunroom.[8][9][10][11] Sullivan's song "Do a Little Dope" was featured on Alternative Press's "20 songs you need to hear this week" list.[12] In 2020, Sullivan also began releasing songs under the alter ego Paper Rose Haiku.[13] His album Dope Girl Chronicles was released on December 1, 2023.[14]

Field Medic was featured on a Green Day tribute album singing the song "2000 Light Years Away".[15]

Discography

Albums

  • Light Is Gone (2015)
  • Songs from the Sunroom (2017)
  • Fade into the Dawn (2019)
  • Floral Prince (2020)
  • Grow Your Hair Long If You're Wanting to See Something That You Can Change (2022)
  • Light Is Gone 2 (2023)
  • Dope Girl Chronicles (2023)
  • Boundless & True (2024)
  • Surrender Instead (2025)

EPs

  • Crushed Pennies (self-released, 2013)
  • Fuck You Grim Reaper (self-released, 2014)
  • Me, My Gibberish, & the Moon (self-released, 2015)
  • Pegasus Thotz (self-released, 2015)
  • That Beer Called Becks Reminds Me of a Haiku I Wrote (self-released, 2016)
  • If I Shout That the Revolutions in My Blind Heart Have Left Me on the Mend, Would I Still Have to Surrender to the Tides to Exorcise This Possession? (self-released, 2017)
  • Boy from My Dream (Run for Cover, 2018)
  • Little Place (self-released, 2018)
  • Plunge Deep Golden Knife (self-released, 2021)

References

  1. Cooper, Megan (February 13, 2018). "Meet Field Medic, the West Coast freak-folk poet who will capture your heart at Everybody Hits this Thursday". WXPN. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  2. Goldberg, Alyssa (November 7, 2021). "Sounds of Saving Check-In Series: Field Medic Brings Emo to Folk Music". Sounds of Saving. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  3. Tony DuShane. "Kevin Sullivan unleashes his emotions in Field Medic". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  4. Tony DuShane. "Rin Tin Tiger mixes folkie and fierce". SF Gate. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  5. Stepczyk, Charles. "Field Medic: Mongols Pasture". The Insomnia Radio Network. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  6. Doyle, Liam. "Field Medic – Light is Gone". Various Small Flames. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  7. Mandel, Leah. "Listen To Field Medic's Freaky Bedroom Folk Lament, "I Am Satan"". The Fader. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  8. Terry, Josh. "Field Medic's Anxious New Single Is About Saying Fuck It and Doing Drugs". Vice. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  9. Rettig, James. "Field Medic – "Do a Little Dope (Live)"". Stereogum. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  10. McArthur, Danny. "Album review: Field Medic's 'Songs from the Sunroom' is dreamy, surreal". The Red & Black. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  11. "Stream of the Crop: 8 New Albums for Heavy Rotation". Vice. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  12. Dickman, Maggie. "20 songs you need to hear this week". Alternative Press. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  13. "Field Medic: Floral Prince". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  14. "Field Medic Interview 2022". The Luna Collective. March 24, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  15. Helman, Peter. "Stream New Green Day Tribute Album Featuring Lomelda, Ratboys, Pinegrove's Evan Stephens Hall, & More". Stereogum. Retrieved November 24, 2017.