Billy Hayes (musician)
| Billy Hayes | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 7, 1985 Miami, Florida |
| Genres | Noise rock, Garage punk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, former drummer, back-up vocalist |
| Instruments | Vocals, Drums, Keyboards/Synths |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Fat Possum, Goner Records, HoZac Records |
| Associated acts | Cretin Stompers, Wavves, Jay Reatard, The Barbaras, Boston Chinks |
Billy Hayes (born August 7, 1985) is an American musician and former drummer and back-up vocalist for Wavves and Jay Reatard.[1]
He first performed in the psychedelic pop bands the Barbaras and the Boston Chinks, both based in Memphis, Tennessee.[2][3]
Hayes played drums in Jay Reatard's band from 2005 to 2009.[4] While in Reatard's band, Hayes drummed on the Matador Singles Collection, Watch Me Fall, and a split 7" with Sonic Youth. Hayes and bandmate Stephen Pope quit in October 2009 before joining Wavves. In Wavves, he drummed, sang back-up vocals and wrote two songs on their third album King of the Beach: "Convertible Balloon" and "Baby Say Goodbye", the album's closing track. Hayes left Wavves in November 2010.[5][6] Hayes' song "Stained Glass (Won't You Let Me Into Your Heart)" was released on the Wavves EP "Summer is Forever" in January 2011.
Hayes has a new band called Cretin Stompers, along with Alex Gates, a guitarist for Wavves, and BIG MUFF, a musician/producer based in Brooklyn, NY.[7] Their debut LP, "Looking Forward to Being Attacked", was released in the Spring of 2014 on HoZac Records.[8]
References
- ↑ "WAVVES op MySpace Music – Gratis gestreamde MP3's, foto's en Videoclips". Myspace.com. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
- ↑ "The Barbaras op MySpace Music – Gratis gestreamde MP3's, foto's en Videoclips". Myspace.com. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
- ↑ "Boston Chinks". Grunnenrocks.nl. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
- ↑ "Jay Reatard Biography". Matador Records. 2009-08-18. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
- ↑ "Wavves Part Ways With Drummer Billy Hayes". Pitchfork Media. 2010-12-06. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
- ↑ "Premature Evaluation: Wavves – King Of The Beach". Stereogum. 2010-06-28. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
- ↑ "ex-Wavves/Reatards members form Cretin Stompers". Brooklyn Vegan. 2013-04-04. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
- ↑ "Cretin Stompers Announce Album on HoZac". Brooklyn Vegan. 2013-08-21. Retrieved 2013-09-04.