James McNew

American indie rock musician
  • Indie rock
  • indie pop
OccupationMusicianInstrumentBass GuitarYears active1990–presentMember of
  • Yo La Tengo
  • Dump
Formerly of
  • Ectoslavia
  • Christmas
Musical artist

James McNew is an American musician who has played bass in the indie rock band Yo La Tengo since their 1992 album May I Sing with Me.[1]

He was previously a member of the band Christmas and was featured on their third album, Vortex.[2] McNew also played in Ectoslavia, a predecessor to Pavement and the Silver Jews, in the early 1990s.[3] He has a solo project called Dump.[1]

The documentary The Parking Lot Movie highlighted McNew's career as a parking lot attendant in Charlottesville, Virginia, before his career as a musician.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "James McNew | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
  2. ^ Mason, Stewart (1989-01-23). "Christmas - Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
  3. ^ "Portrait of the Artist: An Oral History of David Berman at UVA". news.virginia.edu. 2019-11-14. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  4. ^ Hausman, Sandy (March 12, 2010). "'Parking Lot': Guys, Cars And The Meaning Of Life". npr.org.
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