Fred Thomas (rock musician)

Fred Thomas
Born (1976-08-06) August 6, 1976 (age 48)
Ypsilanti, Michigan
GenresIndie rock
Years active1994–present
LabelsPolyvinyl

Fred Thomas (born August 6, 1976) is an American indie rock musician who was described by Mark Deming of AllMusic as "[o]ne of the most influential figures on Michigan's indie rock scene". Thomas founded the math rock band Chore in 1994. After this band broke up in 1996, he joined His Name Is Alive in addition to serving as a member of Lovesick and Flashpapr. He founded the band Saturday Looks Good to Me in 1999, and it released four studio albums before going on hiatus in 2008.

Thomas has also released music as a solo artist, beginning with the 2002 album Everything Is Pretty Much Totally Fucked Up. His most recent solo studio album is Aftering, which was released in 2018 and featured Anna Burch and Elliot Bergman.[1] After the release of his 2018 album, Fred has remained active in the Michigan experimental music scene, fronting a three-piece guitar rock project, Idle Ray,[2][3] while continuing to release albums of instrumental electronic music under his own name.[4]

  1. ^ Deming, Mark. "Fred Thomas Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
  2. ^ Malonis, Nathan (October 9, 2023). "Fred Thomas - A Poetic Catalog of Vivid Emotions". Ann Arbor Observer. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  3. ^ "Fred Thomas - The AquariumDrunkard Interview". aquariumdrunkard.com. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  4. ^ Thomas, Fred. "Those Days Are Dust - Dream Erosion Pt. II". Bandcamp.com. Retrieved 21 November 2022.