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Second single from Fear Pageant LP (July 2023). Written by Frederick Abong (BMI) and Published by FAbongmusic (BMI), admin by Songs of Heyday.
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Real Name: Fred Abong. Profile: Singer/songwriter and one time bass player for the influential art-punk band Throwing Muses and indie-pop band Belly. Prior to that, Fred was active as a drummer and bass player in numerous bands centered on the Newport RI hardcore punk scene. Sites: fredabongmusic.com , Bandcamp , fredabongastrology.com. In Groups:
Fred Abong is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He grew up in the Northeast, has lived in Southern California, and is currently calling New Orleans home. Slightly off-kilter songs, existential, spiritual, romantic, and poetic in their focus, detuned guitars, unconventional song structures, and a raw and unpolished production ...
Hot on the heels of his winning 2022 Yellowthroat record, Fred Abong is back with a new album called Fear Pageant. On a busman’s holiday from his bass-playing duties in the Kristin Hersh Electrick Trio, Abong’s seventh solo album is a rich and textured affair. Released via the Seattle indie label Disc Drive, Fear Pageant is a contemplative collection, filled with winning indie crooners ...
28 giu 2023 · Abong started out in 1980’s Rhode Island as a drummer, bassist and guitarist in a number of hardcore punk bands, and spent the early 1990s playing bass for 4AD bands Throwing Muses and then Belly. He then put music as a profession on hold for academic pursuits, earning a PhD in Humanities and serving as a professor at various universities for eight years before returning to music.
After twenty-five years Fred Abong has reappeared brandishing two new solo EPs. The former Throwing Muses and Belly bassist tells us why. When we booked tickets to see Kristin Hersh promoting her fantastic Possible Dust Clouds album last year, one major surprise was noting that she was touring not only with 50Ft Wave drummer Rob Ahlers, but ...
5 mar 2019 · Fred Abong has announced his new solo release – the ‘Pulsing’ EP. This six-track offering will release on March 8, the same day that his UK tour with Kristin Hersh kicks off. As a solo artist Abong will be supporting Hersh on this tour.
