Biography How to Dress Well

1 biography

1.1 life , education
1.2 career

1.2.1 formation
1.2.2 love remains (2010)
1.2.3 once ep (2011)
1.2.4 total loss (2012)
1.2.5 heart? (2014)
1.2.6 care (2016)

biography
early life , education

krell born in boulder, colorado.

krell graduated new school ma in philosophy in 2009. moved new york city spend year in berlin, germany. returned united states, moving chicago , joining philosophy department @ depaul university writing doctoral dissertation on nihilism , german philosophy in eighteenth , nineteenth century.

career
formation

beginning in 2009, krell started turn out free eps on blog under name how dress well. didn t release name or photo, critics picked on krell s music , brought him out of shadows.

love remains (2010)

how dress s debut album, love remains, released in 2010 on lefse in united states , on tri angle in europe , asia. album assembled best of krell s eps , garnered vast critical acclaim. received score of 8.7 , best new music designation music review site pitchfork media. stereogum recognized how dress 1 of 40 best bands of 2010 . spin gave album 8 out of 10 stars, calling meditative evocative... conjuring fractured memories of shai or tlc .

just once ep (2011)

in 2011, how dress released once ep — four-song suite of suicide dream songs set against string quartet. ep collects 2 released tracks bearing name suicide dream , adds third title, , throws in new version of decisions . set inspired , dedicated friend of krell s died. limited 1000 copies, 10 vinyl release donated $1 of every record sold nonprofit working raise awareness mental illness.

total loss (2012)

krell performing in 2013

on heels of success of love remains, krell signed deal weird world records, imprint of domino records. total loss released on september 18, 2012 in north america acephale records , worldwide through weird world records. krell wrote album on course of 15 months or so, in brooklyn, chicago, nashville, , london. album received “best new music” nod pitchfork media, ian cohen wrote work of poignant , devastating art. named pitchfork 1 of top 50 albums of 2012 .

heart? (2014)

in april 2014, how dress released first single off forthcoming third studio album, repeat pleasure . album released on june 23, 2014 via domino records / weird world records , received music critics, earning 8.8 , “best new music” designation pitchfork. paste magazine noted “krell has managed indulge experimental tendencies while @ same time achieve accessible sound date.”

capitalizing on success of heart? , how dress embarked on world tour, beginning in spring of 2014. tour started off shows in europe, , continued on include stops in north america, canada, australia, new zealand , cities throughout asia. band performed @ number of major european, north american , asian festivals, including flow festival, hostess club weekender, , pitchfork music festival, name few.

care (2016)

on july 27, 2016 how dress announced fourth full-length album, care. released album’s first single “lost youth / lost you” along accompanying music video. on august 30, 2016 how dress premiered s on zane lowe s beats1 show. on september 19, 2016 kcrw s morning becomes eclectic premiered next single can t tell. care released on september 23, 2016 on weird world / domino records, , received critics. new york times commented songs on care build dreamlike edifices of electronic , acoustic sounds: anthemic, danceable , stereogum raved there’s music itself, fucking gorgeous, goes beyond levels of gorgeousness krell managed on 2014’s great “what heart?” line of best fit wrote care close perfect example of modern music re find – it’s self-reliant, self-assured , packed more hooks cloakroom.

the band on tour, headlining shows across u.s., canada, europe , u.k.