Field Medic shares ‘Tranquilized (Gia Margaret Remix)’

Single release: Out now
Label: Run For Cover Records
More info: Field Medic’s website

Praise for Field Medic and Floral Prince:

“…gorgeously off-the-cuff strummers and unvarnished folk songs that start to detail his curious shape as a singer-songwriter.” – Pitchfork

“Floral Prince captures the complexity of it all—of sobriety, of love, of longing, of insecurity, of anxiety, of life.” – The FADER

“…lo-fi folk songs that crackle with vibrant intimacy.” – NPR

“…sunny, unassuming melodies.” – NYLON

“…part warm-folk-bath and part chaotic emo rant. Either way, it’s beautiful.” – Paste

“…a ramshackle charm shared by its predecessors.” – FLOOD Magazine

Last month Kevin Patrick Sullivan, the LA-based songwriter known as Field Medic, revealed his new album Floral Prince. Out now from Run For Cover Records, the album reflects Sullivan’s unique approach to writing and recording, and has earned acclaim from fans and critics alike.

Now Field Medic has teamed with Gia Margaret for a remix of Floral Prince standout ‘TRANQUILIZED’. The remix seamlessly combines the talents of both artists into a gorgeous new take on the album closer. Margaret taps into the gentle ambience of her recent work to reimagine the song with achingly beautiful atmospherics that further intensify the raw longing of Sullivan’s lyrics and melodies.

Listen to ‘TRANQUILIZED (Gia Margaret Remix)’ HERE

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On the remix, Gia Margaret said,  “I was up for the challenge when Kevin asked me to remix a song of my choosing from their most recent album. I wouldn’t say it’s a remix but more of a loving elaboration of an already beautiful song. I was drawn to ‘TRANQUILIZED’ because it is so obviously melancholic and full of isolated feelings (to which I found incredibly relevant). It was fun to include my friend and bandmate John Morton (of Post Radio) who brought us additional heartbreak with his violin. I’ve been a fan of Field Medic for some time and I’m so happy to have had the chance to collaborate.”

Expressing his excitement at the team-up, Field Medic added, “I love Gia’s music and her ambient album Mia Gargaret is one of my most listened to albums of 2020. Her remixing my song was a dream come true!”

Floral Prince is something of a slice of life—a collection of raw vignettes and intimate creative moments that leans into the diary-like nature of Sullivan’s songwriting and his desire to constantly create. Ranging from jangly indie folk, to atmospheric ballads, to unvarnished live takes, the songs on Floral Prince are all led by Sullivan’s effortlessly welcoming voice and heart-on-sleeve lyrics. Harkening back to the spontaneity of Field Medic‘s earlier work, Sullivan sometimes utilised his self-described “full-time freestyle” method, where he would write and record on the fly using a four track setup, drum machines, and a maximum of three takes. The result is a musical patchwork quilt; each piece has its own beautiful details and nuances that can be admired individually, and when stitched together they can be appreciated in a whole new way. 

‘TRANQUILIZED (Gia Margaret Remix)’ is streaming everywhere now. 

Floral Prince is out now Run For Cover Records.

Floral Prince track list:

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

Upcoming 2021 Shows:
April 10 – Dublin, IE @ The Workmans Club *
April 12 – Glasgow, UK @ Saint Luke’s *
April 14 – Manchester, UK @ Gorilla *
April 15 – London, UK @ The Dome *
April 16 – London, UK @ The Dome *
April 18 – Antwerp, BE @ Kavka *
April 19 – Paris, FR @ Le Pop Up! *
April 21 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso *
April 22 – Berlin, DE @ Cassiopeia *

* w/ Beach Bunny

Biography:

For some time now, followers of Field Medic have been piecing together clues about Floral Prince. The name has been mentioned in late night Twitter hints, secret YouTube leaks, teaser riddles, Instagram live sets, and standalone single drops. This unconventional approach paints a bigger picture for the 11-track project as a whole, set for release October 2nd from Run For Cover Records.

Part mixtape, part album, part collection, part musical patchwork quilt, Floral Prince is the latest offering from Field Medic, aka the preeminent Bay Area freak folk artist Kevin Patrick Sullivan. It’s a reflection of his unique approach to songwriting and a creative drive that can’t be contained to the traditional album format. Field Medic’s songwriting rarely slows down; even after the release of his 2019 full-length fade into the dawn and the busy touring schedule that followed, Sullivan still found himself flush with new songs and ideas. As he attempted to earmark certain songs for his next release Sullivan began to chafe at the pressures of a follow-up album.

Longing for the spontaneity of Field Medic’s earlier work, Sullivan found inspiration in what he calls the “full-time freestyle” mindset where he writes and records songs on the fly with a four-track, usually with a self-imposed limit of three takes. “This style lends itself to more off-the-cuff lyrics and recordings that communicate their point much clearer to my ears,” he explains. “It’s also fun.” The process proved surprisingly satisfying, often capturing the diary-like nature of Sullivan’s songwriting more accurately than some of the music he’d been poring over. “The songs born from this method aren’t always ‘hits,’ he says. “But they feel much more important to me…closer to how I really feel.” Some of these charming homespun missives made their way onto the internet, spurring fans to follow the breadcrumbs towards these first glimpses into Floral Prince and the ever-expanding Field Medic mythology. “I realized the songs I was saving for another album were much less focused and effective than some of the freestyles I had been creating and subsequently leaking,” Sullivan says. “I think that’s because I really enjoyed the process of writing and recording the freestyles, whereas the ‘hits’ I was attempting to make were being approached as more of a chore.”

Floral Prince officially began to see the light of day through a series of stand-alone singles released throughout early 2020 in tandem with episodes of Sullivan’s homemade webseries, the field medic show. To invite fans further into Field Medic’s unique world of achingly beautiful melodies and conversational lyricism, songs like the atmospheric ballad “better way” and the Alex Menne (pickleboy/Great Grandpa) collaboration “talkin johnny & june (your arms around me)” were shared alongside the YouTube show’s accompanying live versions. Other tracks—like rousing opener “-h-o-u-s-e-k-e-y-z-” and the longing “i want you so bad it hurts”—were repurposed from the fade into the dawn sessions to finally find a home on Floral Prince. Elsewhere “it’s so lonely being sober” exemplifies the unvarnished appeal of the full-time freestyle attitude. The song’s direct lyrics and single-take phone recording preserve the deeply personal storytelling, relatable details, and palpable emotions that make Field Medic’s work so intimate and enthralling.

Although Floral Prince is culled from several years of Field Medic songs, its 11 tracks have a sense of cohesion that can be attributed to Sullivan’s singular vision and willingness to allow the listener into his life. “These songs were written through different seasons of my life but they all share a common theme of quiet, nagging, yet somehow defiant insecurity,” he explains. “To hear them all grouped together reminds me that I’ve always felt more or less the same way, and have had the same obsessive tendencies my whole life that have often led to self-destructive behavior. Maybe this is catharsis.”

In the end Floral Prince is actually many things at once: a snapshot of an artist shaking off the perceived boundaries of his medium; a document of years of Sullivan’s life preserved in musical form; the closing of one songwriting chapter and the start of another. Or perhaps as Sullivan puts it, “All songs have their day…”

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