Lambchop
Lambchop playing in Dachau, Germany, July 2009
Background information
Origin	Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Genres	Alternative country, alternative rock
Years active	1986–present
Labels	Merge
Members	Kurt Wagner Andrew Broder Ryan Olson C.J. Camerieri Tim Purnell (Twit One [de])
Past members	Marc Trovillion William Tyler Sam Baker Jonathan Marx Alex McManus Deanna Varagona Paul Niehaus Roy Agee John Delworth Mark Nevers Chris A. Scott Charles Scott Chase Bill Killebrew Steve Goodhue Allen Lowrey Dennis Cronin Ryan Norris Tony Crow Matt Swanson Scott Martin Andy Stack James McNew
Website	Lambchop.net

Lambchop, originally Posterchild, is an American band from Nashville, Tennessee.^[1]

Description and history

Initially formed as a three piece in 1986 with Kurt Wagner, bassist Marc Trivillion and guitarist Jim Watkins with the name Posterchild. They released some low-fi bedroom recordings on cassette such as I’m Fucking Your Daughter. In 1992 they released a split 7” with Crop Circle Hoax which got the attention of entertainment lawyer George Regis, who sued on behalf of the similarly named band Poster Children. After trying a few different names they settled on Lambchop and signed to Merge Records in 1993 releasing their debut single Nine that year.

Never a band with a "core" lineup, Lambchop has consisted of a large and fluid collective of musicians focused around its creative centre, frontman Kurt Wagner. Lambchop is loosely associated with the alternative country genre.^[2] Initially indebted to traditional country, the music has subsequently moved through a range of influences including post-rock, soul and lounge music.

Whatever the style, the characteristic mood of Lambchop's music is evoked by Wagner's distinctive songwriting: lyrically subtle and ambiguous, the vocals melodic but understated. American Songwriter described Wagner's lyrics as "witty and deeply insightful."^[3]

They were the backing band for Vic Chesnutt on his 1998 album The Salesman and Bernadette.^[2]

Singer Kurt Wagner is married to founder of Nashville 90's record store, Lucy's Record Shop and Tennessee Democratic Party leader Mary Mancini.^[4]

Personnel

Summary of members as credited on studio albums (1994–present)

Former bass player Marc Trovillion died of a heart attack in October 2013, aged 56.^[5]

Discography

Releases as Posterchild

• "An Open Fresca" / "A Moist Towlette" (split with Crop Circle Hoax) (1992)

Cassettes

• Secret Secret Sourpuss (1990)
• Big Tussie (1992)
• Sorry About The Deformed Heart (split with Crop Circle Hoax and Spent) (1993)

Singles

• "Nine" / "Moody Fucker" (1993)
• "My Cliche" / "Loretta Lung" (1994)
• "Soaky in the Pooper" (1994)
• "Your Life As A Sequel" (1995)
• "Scared Out Of My Shoes" (split 5" vinyl single with Spent) (1995)
• "The Man Who Loved Beer" (1996)
• "Hank" (1996)
• "Cigaretiquette" / "Mr. Crabby" (1996)
• "Whitey" / "Playboy, the Shit" (1997)
• "Give Me Your Love (Love Song)" (1998)
• "Your Fucking Sunny Day" (1998)
• "Up with People!" / "Miss Prissy" (2000)
• "Is a Woman" (2002)
• "Something's Going On (And On)" (2004)
• "The Hustle" / "When You Were Mine" (2017)

Studio albums

Compilation albums

• Tools in the Dryer (2001)
• The Decline of the Country and Western Civilization (1993-1999) (2006)
• The Decline of Country and Western Civilization, Part 2: The Woodwind Years (2006)
• Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine (2010)
• Turd Goes Back: Essential Tracks from Secret Secret Sourpuss & Big Tussie (2011)

Tour only albums

• Pet Sounds Sucks (Live at The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco) (2002)
• Mono (Live in Würselen, Germany) (2003-04)
• Nashville Does Dallas (2004)
• Boo Fucking Who? (Live in Brussels, Belgium) (2004)
• Succulence (Live in Vienna, Austria) (2006)
• Rainer on My Parade (Live, various locations) (2008)
• Democracy (2012)
• Live At The Shanghai Symphony Chamber Hall (2017)

EPs

• Hank (1996)
• The Queens Royal Trimma (Live Royal Festival Hall, London – Tour Only) (2000)
• Treasure Chest of the Enemy (Tour Only) (2001)
• CoLab (with Hands Off Cuba) (2005)
• Mr. N (2012)
• Basement Tapes (2019)^[6]

Live albums

• Live at XX Merge (2009)

DVDs

• No Such Silence (2007)