Coma Cinema is an American indie pop band formed by Mat Cothran in 2005. Cothran began writing songs for the band during his high school days in Spartanburg, but the band was later based in Asheville, North Carolina.

Coma Cinema
OriginSpartanburg, South Carolina, U.S.
GenresIndie pop
Years active2005–present
LabelsFork and Spoon

Coma Cinema's Blue Suicide was released in March 2011,[1] on both cassette (via Wonderbeard Tapes) and vinyl (via Fork and Spoon Records), as well as digitally on the band's website.[2]

History edit

Cothran began writing songs under the name Coma Cinema early in his teens.[3] After years of performing locally, Cothran released a collection of his recordings in January 2009, entitled Baby Prayers.

Baby Prayers caught the attention of music blogs and websites—including Pitchfork.com, who posted the music video for "Flower Pills" in February 2010.[4] In June 2010, Coma Cinema followed up with their second album, Stoned Alone.[5]

Coma Cinema's third album, Blue Suicide, was released in March 2011 in both digital and physical formats (Wonderbeard Tapes released cassette tapes; Fork and Spoon Records pressed the vinyl).[6] Two tracks off Blue Suicide have already been released in a split 7-inch single with the band Teen Porn through AMDISCS: "Wondering" and "Greater Vultures."[7]

Coma Cinema released their fourth record, Posthumous Release, on June 11, 2013, on cassette tape through Orchid Tapes and on vinyl through Fork and Spoon Records.[8]

Their fifth record, titled Loss Memory, was released on December 7, 2017.

Discography edit

Studio albums edit

EPs edit

  • Abandoned Lands (2011)

Singles edit

  • Coma Cinema (split 7-inch) (2010)

Compilations edit

  • Bluest of Them All; Anthology (2012)

References edit

  1. ^ "Blue Suicide > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
  2. ^ "Forkcast: Coma Cinema: "Hell" / "Her Sinking Sun"". Pitchfork. November 3, 2010. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  3. ^ Lead photo courtesy of Mat Cothran (November 26, 2010). "Best of What's Next: Coma Cinema :: Music :: Features :: Paste". Pastemagazine.com. Archived from the original on June 16, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  4. ^ "Forkcast: Coma Cinema: "Flower Pills"". Pitchfork. February 12, 2010. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  5. ^ "» Coma Cinema review Tracks In Stacks". Tracksinstacks.com. July 16, 2010. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  6. ^ "Posts tagged Coma Cinema". Altered Zones. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  7. ^ "Teen Porn/Coma Cinema 7″ split – 2010 (AMDS001) | AMDISCS : Futures Reserve Label". Amdiscs. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  8. ^ "Coma Cinema - Posthumous Release". Coma Cinema. Archived from the original on November 7, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2013.

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