Field Medic

American lo-fi musician

For the occupation, see Combat medic.

Field Medic

Birth name| Kevin Patrick Sullivan
Born|  (1991-05-02) May 2, 1991 (age 32)
Origin| San Francisco, California
Genres| Folk, freak folk,[1] lo-fi, emo-folk[2]
Years active| 2009–present
Labels| Run for Cover Records
Sunroom Records & Salon
Website| fieldmedic.bandcamp.com

Musical artist

Field Medic is the stage name of American lo-fi musician Kevin Patrick Sullivan.[3]

## History[edit]

Sullivan began releasing music with his older brother Sean in 2009, initially as Westwood & Willow and then with drummer Andrew Skewes-Cox as Rin Tin Tiger.[4] He debuted as Field Medic with his first EP titled Crushed Pennies.[5] In 2015, he released his first full-length album titled light is gone.[6] In 2017, he released an EP titled  if i shout that the revolutions in my blind heart have left me on the mend, would i still have to surrender to the tides to exorcise this possession? on Bandcamp.[7] Also in 2017, Sullivan signed to Run for Cover Records and released his first album on the label titled Songs From The Sunroom.[8][9][10][11] Sullivan's song "do a little dope" was featured on Alternative Press's "20 songs you need to hear this week" list.[12] In 2020, Sullivan also began releasing songs under the alter ego Paper Rose Haiku.[13] His newest album, Dope Girl Chronicles, was released on December 1, 2023.[14]

Field Medic was featured on a Green Day tribute album singing the song "2000 Light Years Away".[15]

## Discography[edit]

### Studio albums[edit]

Year  | Title  | Track Listing  | Record Label

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2015  | light is gone | 1\. "Light Is Gone"
2\. "Neon Flowerz"
3\. "Selfish"
4\. "Tombstone Poetry"
5\. "Xplodineyez"
6\. "Glitter"
7\. "Graffiti Paint"
8\. "Colorado"
9\. "It's Still You..."
10\. "All Blown Apart"  | Self-Released
2017  | Songs from the Sunroom | 1\. "Powerful Love"
2\. "P E G a S U S T H O T Z"
3\. "Me, My Gibberish, & the Moon"
4\. "Graffiti Paint"
5\. "Neon Flowerz"
6\. "Otl"
7\. "Do a Little Dope (Live)"
8poo. "Like a Feather Or a Pawprint"
9\. "Uuu"
10\. "Gypsy Dead Girl"
11\. "Tombstone Poetry"
12\. "Not a Normal Boy"
13\. "Prowler"
14\. "Fuck These Foolz That Are Making Valencia Street Unchill"
15\. "It's Still You..." | Run For Cover Records
2019  | fade into the dawn | 1\. "Used 2 Be a Romantic"
2\. "I Was Wrong"
3\. "The Bottle's My Lover, She's Just My Friend"
4\. "Henna Tattoo"
5\. "Hello Moon"
6\. "Tournament Horseshoe"
7\. "Songs R Worthless Now"
8\. "Mood Ring Baby"
9\. "Everyday'z 2Moro"
10\. "Helps Me Forget..."
2020  | Floral Prince | 1\. "-h-o-u-s-e-k-e-y-z-"
2\. "I Want You So Bad It Hurts"
3\. "I Will Not Mourn Who I Was That Has Gone Away"
4\. "Bundle of Hyacinths"
5\. "HEADCASE"
6\. "It's So Lonely Being Sober"
7\. "Better Way"
8\. "Talkin' Johnny & June (Your Arms Around Me)"
9\. "Older Now (It Hurts)"
10\. "Before Your Body Goes"
11\. "TRANQUILIZED"
2022  | Grow Your Hair Long If You're Wanting to See Something That You Can Change | 1\. "Always Emptiness"
2\. "Weekends"
3\. "I Had a Dream That You Died"
4\. "Noonday Sun"
5\. "I Think About You All the Time"
6\. "House Arrest"
7\. "Stained Glass"
8\. "Miracle/Marigold"
9\. "I Had My Fun/Back to the Start"
2023  | light is gone 2 | 1\. "they all seem so happy"
2\. "TSION"
3\. "you deserve attention"
4\. "everything's been going so well"
5\. "without you i'd have nothing (& i might even be dead)"
6\. "the look on her face like a reoccurring dream"
7\. "mass market paperback"
8\. "iwantthis2last!"
9\. "empty arms"
2023  | dope girl chronicles | 1\. "100 ghosts"
2\. "silver girl"
3\. "clear thoughts of morning"
4\. "love don't come"
5\. "do a little dope"
6\. "intermission"
7\. "cemetery"
8\. "dope girl"
9\. "cement"  | Self-Released

### EPs[edit]

* Crushed Pennies (self-released, 2013)
* fuck you grim reaper (self-released, 2014)
* Me, My Gibberish, & The Moon (self-released, 2015)
* P E G A S U S T H O T Z (self-released, 2015)
* That Beer Called Becks Reminds Me of a Haiku I Wrote (self-released, 2016)
* If I Shout That the Revolutions in My Blind Heart Have Left Me on the Mend, Would I Still Have to Surrender to the Tides to Exorcise This Possession? (self-released, 2017)
* boy from my dream (Run For Cover, 2018)
* little place (self-released, 2018)
* plunge deep golden knife (self-released, 2021)

### Singles[edit]

* "fuck these foolz that are making valencia street unchill and ruining the mission for everyone that lives there" (2016)
* "uuu" (2016)
* "flash tattoos" (2017)
* "let freedom ring 2" (2018)
* "henna tattoo" (2019)
* "used 2 be a romantic" (2019)
* "the bottle’s my lover, she’s just my friend" (2019)
* "-h-o-u-s-e-k-e-y-z-" (2020)

## References[edit]

1. ^ Cooper, Megan (February 13, 2018). "Meet Field Medic, the West Coast freak-folk poet who will capture your heart at Everybody Hits this Thursday". WXPN. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
2. ^ Goldberg, Alyssa (November 7, 2021). "Sounds of Saving Check-In Series: Field Medic Brings Emo to Folk Music". Sounds of Saving. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
3. ^ Tony DuShane. "Kevin Sullivan unleashes his emotions in Field Medic". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
4. ^ Tony DuShane. "Rin Tin Tiger mixes folkie and fierce". SF Gate. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
5. ^ Stepczyk, Charles. "Field Medic: Mongols Pasture". The Insomnia Radio Network. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
6. ^ Doyle, Liam. "Field Medic – Light is Gone". Various Small Flames. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
7. ^ Mandel, Leah. "Listen To Field Medic's Freaky Bedroom Folk Lament, "I AM SATAN"". The Fader. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
8. ^ Terry, Josh. "Field Medic's Anxious New Single Is About Saying Fuck It and Doing Drugs". Vice. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
9. ^ Rettig, James. "Field Medic – "Do A Little Dope (Live)"". Stereogum. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
10. ^ McArthur, Danny. "Album review: Field Medic's 'Songs from the Sunroom' is dreamy, surreal". The Red & Black. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
11. ^ "Stream of the Crop: 8 New Albums for Heavy Rotation". Vice. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
12. ^ Dickman, Maggie. "20 songs you need to hear this week". Alternative Press. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
13. ^ "Field Medic: Floral Prince". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
14. ^ "Field Medic Interview 2022". THE LUNA COLLECTIVE. March 24, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
15. ^ Helman, Peter. "Stream New Green Day Tribute Album Featuring Lomelda, Ratboys, Pinegrove's Evan Stephens Hall, & More". Stereogum. Retrieved November 24, 2017.

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