b. 1971, Michigan, USA. This US singer-songwriter spent the early part of his music career balancing recording and touring commitments with his day job as a teacher. Relocating from New York City to San Francisco in the late 90s, Stoltz began stockpiling a number of his cheaply recorded four-track demos. The best of these were eventually compiled for his debut album, The Past Was Faster, which was released on The Telegraph Company label in 1999. Drawing inspiration from maverick spirits such as Syd Barrett and Captain Beefheart, Stoltz was praised in the US alternative press for his ability to conjure nagging melodic sense out of the album's woozy, lo-fi fog.

Listen to Kelley Stoltz at Finetune.

• (2008)  Circular Sounds
• (2007)  Your Reverie b/w Owl Service
• (2006)  Below The Branches
• (2005)  Sun Comes Through, The

• Ever Thought of Coming Back (Album)
• Memory Collector (Album)
• Birdies Singing (Album)
• The Sun Comes Through (Album)
• Prank Calls (Album)

• Modest Mouse
• The White Stripes
• Coldplay
• Wilco
• Belle And Sebastian
• The Shins
• The Arcade Fire
• Franz Ferdinand
• The Decemberists
• Death Cab for Cutie
• Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
• THE BLACK KEYS
• Bloc Party
• Snow Patrol
• The Hives
• Radiohead
• Sufjan Stevens
• Arctic Monkeys
• Cold War Kids
• Kaiser Chiefs

• barrylevon
• DeepKarma
• the_invited_loser

• the_invited_loser on 2008-03-19 14:36:53.753:
  kelley stoltz, your music holds a special part in my heart. Thank you for making the birdies sing!