Dead Rider

Dead Rider, formerly known as D. Rider, is an American experimental rock band from Chicago, Illinois, United States. Assembled by former U.S. Maple guitar player Todd Rittmann, the current lineup features Rittmann on guitar and lead vocals, Andrea Faught on trumpet and keyboards, Thymme Jones on keyboards, and Matt Espy on drums.

History

Dead Rider formed in 2009. Their third album, Chills on Glass, was released by independent record label Drag City in 2014. It premiered on the website for High Times magazine.^[1]

Works

Studio albums

• Mother of Curses (Tizona Records, 2009)
• The Raw Dents (Tizona Records, 2011)
• Chills On Glass (Drag City, 2014)

Singles

• The Walk Slow (Joyful Noise Recordings, 2013)

Videos

• Body to Body (to Body)
• Two Nonfictional Lawyers
• Mother's Meat
• Touchy
• The Pointed Stick
• Blank Screen

Reviews

• Dead Rider - "Mother's Meat" (The Raw Dents) | Jon Treneff | Dusted Magazine | 2011.5.10 | review
• Chicago band Dead Rider to bring 'end of civilization' rock to Kalamazoo | Mark Wedel | MLive | 2011.3.25 | review of Touchy
• D. Rider - Mother of Curses | Joshua Klein | Pitchfork | 2009.4.20 | review
• Dead Rider, "The Raw Dents" | Joe Gross | Spin | 2011.5.23 | review
• D. Rider – "Mother of Curses" LP – Tizona Records (Album As Art #64) | The Gumshoe Grove | 2011.3.28 | review
• Q&A: Dead Rider | Lauren Zens | Alarm Magazine | 2011.7.25 | interview with Todd Rittman

See also

• U.S. Maple

References

External links

• Official website
• Dead Rider (formerly D. Rider) | Chicago Independent Distribution
• Dead Rider | Joyful Noise Recordings
• D. Rider | Discogs
• About Dead Rider | MTV