Jason Narducy

Jason Narducy
Narducy in 2016
Narducy in 2016
Background information
OriginEvanston, Illinois, United States

Jason V. Narducy is an American musician from Evanston, Illinois, United States.[1]

After receiving his first guitar at the age of nine[2] Narducy started his music career, playing guitar and writing songs for his punk rock band, Verboten. Verboten is credited as inspiring Dave Grohl to pursue music,[3] and Narducy is featured in the Foo Fighters HBO documentary Sonic Highways.[4]

After college, he formed an acoustic duo with cellist Alison Chesley called Jason & Alison.[5] They released the full-length album Woodshed in 1994.[5] Jason & Alison became a four-piece rock band called Verbow in 1996, adding drums and bass.[5] Narducy was lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter on Verbow's two full-length albums released on Epic Records: Chronicles (1997) and White Out (2000).[5]

In 1999, Narducy sang a duet with jazz singer/pianist Patricia Barber on her Blue Note Records debut, Companion.[2] Verbow went on hiatus in 2002. Narducy formed the band Rockets Over Sweden[6] which released an EP in 2004 titled Penny Coliseum. Verbow celebrated the release of Live At Schubas in 2010 with a sold-out reunion show in Chicago.[7]

In 2005, Narducy began touring with Bob Mould (Hüsker Dü, Sugar) as bassist and backing vocalist. Narducy has since joined Mould in the studio and performed on Mould's last five albums: (Silver Age, Beauty & Ruin, Patch the Sky, Sunshine Rock and Blue Hearts). In June, 2013, Narducy began touring with Superchunk, filling in for bassist Laura Ballance as she deals with hyperacusis. He also played bass and sang backing vocals with Robert Pollard (Guided By Voices), Boston Spaceships, Eddie Vedder, Liz Phair, and The Pretenders.[8]

Narducy's current solo project is Split Single. Split Single released its debut record, Fragmented World, on April 1, 2014[9] with Britt Daniel playing bass guitar and Jon Wurster on drums.[3][10] In 2016, Split Single released its second album, Metal Frames, this time featuring Wurster and Wilco's John Stirratt on bass.[11] A third album, Amplificado, featuring Wurster and R.E.M.'s Mike Mills on bass and backing vocals, followed in 2021.[12]

In 2022, Narducy announced that he would be touring with the emo band Sunny Day Real Estate on their reunion 2022 tour, playing guitar and providing backup vocals.[13] In 2024, Narducy toured with Michael Shannon, performing R.E.M. songs including Murmur in its entirety.[14]

  1. ^ Lukach, Adam (2020-05-11). "Evanston's SPACE brings 'to-go' concerts to your front lawn". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  2. ^ a b "Q&A with Jason Narducy". Magnet. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  3. ^ a b Kot, Greg (5 February 2015). "How Jason Narducy got reinspired, with a little help from his A-list friends". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Red Door Sessions Presents Jason Narducy". Red Door Sessions. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d Boldman, Gina. "Jason Narducy". AllMusic.
  6. ^ Marc Hogan (June 23, 2004). "The Rockets soar where Verbow left off". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
  7. ^ "Verbow - The Second Chance Encore". LuminoMagazine.com. 2011-07-14. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2021-05-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^ "JASON NARDUCY (Bob Mould Band, Split Single, Superchunk)". First Avenue. 2020-05-12. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  9. ^ Pelly, Jenn (17 February 2014). "Split Single, Band Featuring Spoon's Britt Daniel and Jason Narducy, Announces Debut Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  10. ^ "Britt Daniel Has Another New Non-Spoon Band: Spl:t S:ngle | SPIN | Newswire". SPIN. 2012-08-06. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  11. ^ "Split Single – Metal Frames". Consequence of Sound. 2016-11-16. Retrieved 18 Nov 2018.
  12. ^ "Jason Narducy Walks Us Through Split Single's Guest-Heavy New LP "Amplificado"". 2021-06-25. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  13. ^ Narducy, Jason. "Instagram". Instagram. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  14. ^ "Michael Shannon, Jason Narducy & Friends wrapped up REM 'Murmur' tour in Brooklyn (pics, setlist, video)". 2024-02-15. Retrieved 2024-04-26.