Bob Nanna

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Bob Nanna
Birth nameRobert Thomas Nanna
Born (1975-06-14) June 14, 1975 (age 46)
OriginChicago, Illinois, United States
GenresAlternative rock, indie rock, emo
Instrumentsvocals, guitar, drums
Years active1991–present
Associated actsBraid, Hey Mercedes, The City on Film, Lifted Bells, Jack & Ace, Friction, Certain People I Know, The Sky Corvair, Orwell

Bob Nanna (born June 14, 1975) is an American musician best known as the singer and guitarist for the bands Braid[1] and Hey Mercedes. Nanna also currently performs as part of the band Lifted Bells, as well as a solo project The City on Film. Newest solo album Celebration States was released on July 10, 2020.

Biography[]

Born Robert Thomas Nanna on June 14, 1975 in Chicago, Illinois, he attended the University of Illinois in Champaign/Urbana, graduating with a degree in Communications / Advertising.

From 2005-2014, Nanna served as a marketing manager for Chicago-based T-shirt company Threadless

In 2013 he co-founded Downwrite, a songwriting website, with Mark Rose of the band Spitalfield.

Discography[]

  • Celebration States (New Granada, 2020)

with Orwell[]

  • 1995 (Expert Work, 2020) - LP 2020

with Friction[]

  • Blurred In Six (Allied, 1994) - LP 1993
  • Hours of Operation (Polyvinyl, 2002) - 2xCD 2002

with Braid[]

Main article: Braid discography

with Hey Mercedes[]

with The City On Film[]

  • In Formal Introduction (Grand Theft Autumn)
  • La Vella (Topshelf, 2014)

with The Sky Corvair[]

  • The Sky Corvair - Unsafe At Any Speed (Actionboy Records, 2005) CD

with Certain People I Know[]

  • Certain People I Know - Certain People I Know (Count Your Lucky Stars, 2012)

with Lifted Bells[]

  • Lifted Bells - Minor Tantrums (Run For Cover, 2018)

Singles and EPs[]

  • Friction / Cap'n Jazz - 'Nothing Dies with Blue Skies (Shadefork Records, 1994) - single
  • Friction - Makeshift (Shadefork Records, 1993) - 3 song 7"
  • Braid - Rainsnowmatch (Enclave /Polyvinyl 1993) - EP
  • Braid - I'm Afraid of Everything / Radish White Icicle / Now I'm Exhausted (Grand Theft Autumn, 1994) - single
  • Braid - Niagara / That Car Came Out Of Nowhere (Grand Theft Autumn, 1994) - single
  • Braid - First Day Back / Hugs From Boys (Polyvinyl, 1995) - single
  • The City On Film / Kind Of Like Spitting / Sterling Silver - Slowdance Tour (Slowdance, 1998) - EP
  • Braid - Please Drive Faster Polyvinyl (1998) - EP
  • The City On Film - Two Hour Anniversary (About Midnight, 1997) - 7"
  • The City On Film / Kind Of Like Spitting - Split (Sport, 1998) - 7"
  • Braid / Eversor / The Lovemen / 3minutemovie - Japan Tour CD (1999) - 3" CD
  • Hey Mercedes - Hey Mercedes Polyvinyl, (2000) - EP
  • Bob Nanna / Elizabeth Elmore - Bob Nanna/Elizabeth Elmore EP (Troubleman Unlimited, 1999) - EP
  • Hey Mercedes - The Weekend (Vagrant, 2003) - single, EP
  • Hey Mercedes / Favez - Split (Sound Fiction, 2003) - 7"
  • The City On Film - I'd Rather Be Wine Drunk (Post 436, 2004) - EP
  • The City On Film / The Novi Split - The Sea Was Angry That Day My Friends (Eat The Fly, 2004) - EP
  • Hey Mercedes - Unorchestrated (Grand Theft Autumn, 2005) - EP, compilation
  • The City On Film - Little Informal (Grand Theft Autumn, 2005) - EP
  • The City On Film - American Diary (Redder, 2005) - EP
  • The City on Film / Minus the Bear - Split (Polyvinyl, 2006) - 7"
  • The City on Film / Owen - Split (Red Cars Go Faster, 2007) - 7"
  • Bob Nanna & Lauren Lo / Into It Over It - "Split" (Evil Weevil, 2010) - 7"
  • Braid / Balance and Composure - "Split" (No Sleep, 2013) - 7"
  • Lifted Bells - s/t EP (Naked Ally, 2013) - 12" EP
  • Lifted Bells - "Lights Out" (Naked Ally, 2014) - 7"
  • Braid "Kids Get Grids" (Topshelf, 2015) - Record Store Day Exclusive 7"
  • Lifted Bells - "Overreactor" (Run For Cover, 2016) - 12" EP

Compilations[]

  • Various - Direction (Polyvinyl) - Braid - "I'm Glowing and You're The Reason"
  • Various - Direction (Polyvinyl) - Orwell - "Angular Momentum" (guest artist)
  • Various - My Pal God Holiday Record (My Pal God, 1997) - The City On Film - "Fairytale Of New York"
  • Various - World Domination in Thirteen Easy Steps (Stratagem, 1998) - Braid - "Collect From Clark Kent"
  • Various - Where Is My Mind? A Tribute To The Pixies (Glue Factory, 1998) - Braid - "Trompe Le Monde"
  • Various - Another Year On The Streets Vol. 2 (Vagrant, 2001) - Hey Mercedes - " Our Weekend Starts On Wednesday"
  • Friction - Hours of Operation: Discography, 1991-1993 Polyvinyl (2004) - compilation
  • Various - THICK: Oil (Thick, 2003) - The City On Film - "Lost My Lights (acoustic)"
  • Various - In The Film They Made Us A Little More Articulate (Escape Goat, 2003) - The City On Film - "Bad Liver And A Broken Heart"
  • Various - My Favorite Songwriters (Five One Inc., 2004) - The City On Film - "I'd Rather Be Wine Drunk (demo)"
  • Various - Polyvinyl Does Polyvinyl (Polyvinyl, 2016) - Braid- "Next of Kin"
  • Various - Planet Home Series Vol 2. (Arctic Rodeo, 2017) - Bob Nanna - "Valparaiso / Smallpox Champion"

Miscellaneous[]

  • Various - Exquisite Corpse (Polyvinyl) - "So Much To See"
  • Various - The Actuality Of Thought (Bifocal Media, 2001) -- live footage of Braid's "What A Wonderful Puddle" - VHS
  • Hubcap - Those Kids Are Weirder LP/CD (Actionboy, 1996 54'40 Or Fight!, reissue 2001)
  • Bob Nanna - Threadless Songs LP (Self-released, 2014)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Greenwald, Andy (2003-11-15). Nothing Feels Good: Punk Rock, Teenagers, and Emo. Macmillan. pp. 46–. ISBN 9780312308636. Retrieved 3 August 2012.

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