Mark Eitzel
| Mark Eitzel | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | John Mark Eitzel |
| Born | January 30, 1959 |
| Origin | Walnut Creek, California |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Labels | Decor, Cooking Vinyl, Thirsty Ear Recordings, New West Records, Matador Records, Diablo Records, Warner Brothers |
| Associated acts | American Music Club, Toiling Midgets, The Naked Skinnies, Peter Buck, The Undertow Orchestra |
Mark Eitzel (born 30 January 1959) is a musician, best known as a songwriter and lead singer of the San Francisco band American Music Club.
Eitzel spent his formative years in a military family living in Okinawa, Taiwan, Ohio and the United Kingdom. He moved to America in 1979.
He started making music while he was a teenager in Southampton, England. His first band was a punk band called the Cowboys when he moved to Columbus, Ohio, at 19. They released one single in 1980. His second band was called The Naked Skinnies and they released one single in 1981. He moved to San Francisco with The Naked Skinnies in 1981 where they disbanded in 1982. Eitzel formed American Music Club (AMC) in San Francisco in 1982. The band performed and created albums for twelve years. At one point, Eitzel also sang with San Francisco's Toiling Midgets, and often recorded solo work while involved in AMC.
American Music Club disbanded in 1994, and Eitzel focused on his solo career, releasing 60 Watt Silver Lining in 1996. It was a surprisingly smooth, jazz-pop departure. Also in 1996, Eitzel contributed to the AIDS benefit album Offbeat: A Red Hot Soundtrip produced by the Red Hot Organization. Following this, he released West in 1997, co-writing all of the songs with the R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck, with whom he also toured. He followed up with Caught in a Trap and I Can't Back out 'Cause I Love You Too Much, Baby, assisted by Steve Shelley of Sonic Youth and the Yo La Tengo bass guitarist James McNew.
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