Kevin Morby

Kevin Robert Morby April 2 1988 Is An American Musician Singer And Songwriter. Formerly Known As The Bassist Of Woods And The Frontman Of The Babies He Began A Solo Career In 2013 Releasing His Debut Album Harlem River With Positive Reviews. His Second Album Still Life Was Released The Following Year. A Third Album Titled Singing Saw Was Released In 2016. Morby Learned To Play Guitar When He Was 10. In His Teens He Formed The Band Creepy Aliens. 17-Year-Old Morby Dropped Out Of Blue Valley Northwest High School Got His GED And Moved From His Native Kansas City To Brooklyn In The Mid-2000s Supporting Himself By Working Bike Delivery And Café Jobs. Morby Has Stated He Had "loved New York From The Movies" He'd Seen "I Just Wanted To Experience It". He Later Joined The Noise-Folk Group Woods On Bass. While Living In Brooklyn He Became Close Friends And Roommates With Cassie Ramone Of The Punk Trio Vivian Girls And The Two Formed A Side Project Together Called The Babies Who Released Albums In 2011 And 2012. Following His Move To Los Angeles Morby Recorded A Collection Of Songs With Babies Producer Rob Barbato Which Were Intended To Be An Homage To New York City. Released In 2013 By Woodsist Records The Eight-Song Collection Was Called Harlem River And Became Morby's Debut As A Solo Artist. The Album Also Features Drummer Justin Sullivan The Babies As Well As Contributions From Will Canzoneri Tim Presley White Fence Dan Lead And Cate Le Bon. While On Tour Morby Wrote Songs That Were Later Featured On His Second Album Still Life. The Album Was Once Again Produced By Barbato And Released On October 14 2014. Morby Worked With Sam Cohen Apollo Sunshine Yellowbirds On His Third Album Titled Singing Saw Which Was Released On April 15 2016. read less