Sloppy Jane

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Sloppy Jane
OriginLos Angeles, California
Genres
Years active2009–present[2]
Labels
Members
  • Haley Dahl
  • Al Nardo
  • Bailey Wollowitz
  • Lily Rothman
  • Lily Desmond
  • Sean Brennan
  • Nicolette Miller
  • Emma Stacher
  • Nathan Lopez
Past members
  • Noor Al-Samarrai
  • Avishag Cohen-Rodriguez
  • Joseph Sutkwoski
  • Jack Wetmore
  • Phoebe Bridgers
  • Imogen Teasley-Vlautin
  • Sara Catherine

Sloppy Jane is an American avant-garde rock band fronted by Haley Dahl. The band released their breakthrough second studio album Madison in 2021, through Saddest Factory Records, an imprint owned by their former bassist Phoebe Bridgers. Dahl is known for her eccentric performance art style which sometimes includes nudity.[2]

Career[]

Haley Dahl was born in 1995 in New York City and raised in Los Angeles. It was in the latter city that she formed Sloppy Jane at the age of fifteen, performing up and down the Sunset Strip.[2] As an experiment she wore one suit for an entire year without washing it, vowing to wear it until it "rots off her body" and now intends to eat it.[2]

In 2014, Sloppy Jane released two demos Totally Limbless and Burger Radio with the line-up of Haley Dahl on lead vocals and guitar, Phoebe Bridgers on bass and background vocals, and Imogen Teasley-Vlautin on drums.[5][6] They released their debut extended play Sure-Tuff on July 14, 2015 through Lolipop Records.[1] This release saw the addition of Sara Catherine on guitar. Sure-Tuff was inspired by both post-punk and proto-punk music.[1]

Their debut studio album Willow was self-released on March 23, 2018. For this album Sloppy Jane was a duo, with Dahl performing vocals, guitar, piano, and bass, and Sara Catherine playing drums as well as additional guitar and vocals. Willow also featured non-members Charlene Huang and April Guthrie on violin and cello respectively. Musically, it is an art rock and punk rock album that "reflected a shift toward more playful, theatrical songs involving instruments like glockenspiel and flexatone, spoken word samples, and crowd noise". Following its release, Dahl moved back to her hometown of New York City.[1][7]

On September 9, 2021 Sloppy Jane signed to Bridgers' Saddest Factory Records.[8] Their second studio album Madison was released on November 5 of the same year.


Members[]

Current live members[]

  • Haley Dahl – lead vocals, guitar, piano, bass (2014-present)
  • Al Nardo – guitar, glockenspiel, drums, vocals(2017-present)
  • Bailey Wollowitz – drums, trumpet, synths, percussion, guitar, vocals (2017-present)
  • Lily Rothman – keyboards, flute, guitar, vocals (2018-present)
  • Lily Desmond – violin, vocals (2018-present)
  • Sean Brennan – cello (2019-present)
  • Nicolette Miller – vocals (2019-present)
  • Emma Stacher – bass, vocals (2019-present)
  • Nathan Lopez – guitar (2021-present)

Past members[]

  • Noor Al-Samarrai - background vocals (2019)[9]
  • Avishag Cohen-Rodriguez – guitar (2019)[10]
  • Joseph Sutkwoski – guitar (2019)[10]
  • Jack Wetmore – bass (2019) , guitar (2018-2019)[10]
  • Tamar Jusidman - background vocals (2018-2019)[9]
  • Katie Vreeland – bass (2017-2019)[9]
  • Phoebe Bridgers – bass, background vocals (2014-15)
  • Imogen Teasley-Vlautin – drums, background vocals (2014-15)
  • Sara Catherine – guitar, drums, guitar, background vocals (2015-18)

Discography[]

Sloppy Jane discography
Studio albums2
EPs2
Singles2
Demo albums2

Studio albums[]

Title Details
Willow
Madison

Demo albums[]

Title Details
Totally Limbless
  • Released: January 24, 2014
  • Label: self-released
  • Format: Digital download
Burger Radio
  • Released: May 21, 2014
  • Label: self-released
  • Format: Digital download

Extended plays[]

Title Details
Sure-Tuff
  • Released: July 14, 2015
  • Label: Lolipop
  • Format: Cassette, digital download, streaming
Jam in the Van (Live Session)
  • Released: March 30, 2018
  • Label: Jam in the Van
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles[]

Title Year Album
"Party Anthem" 2021 Madison
"Jesus and Your Living Room Floor"

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Donelson, Macy. "Sloppy Jane Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e Kemp, Sophie (August 9, 2019). "Meet the Musical Polymath From Brooklyn Who Wants to Eat Her Favorite Suit". Vogue. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  3. ^ "Buzz Alert: Sloppy Jane tours the south + plays SXSW 2019". NYC The Deli Magazine. December 12, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  4. ^ "SLOPPY JANE RELEASES NEW ALBUM 'MADISON'". Dead Oceans. November 5, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  5. ^ "Sloppy Jane - Totally Limbless". Discogs. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  6. ^ "Sloppy Jane - Burger Radio". Discogs. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  7. ^ Fasone, Carolyn (April 3, 2018). "REVIEW: SLOPPY JANE'S FORMIDABLE DEBUT 'WILLOW' TAKES US ON A DESERT VISION QUEST". Atwood. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  8. ^ Farrell, Margaret (September 9, 2021). "Sloppy Jane Releases "Party Anthem," Signs to Phoebe Bridgers' Saddest Factory Records". Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  9. ^ a b c "Sloppy Jane - Full Set on Adult Swim's "Bloodfeast"". YouTube. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  10. ^ a b c "Sloppy Jane - Madison Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
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