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Darren Michael Jessee [1] (born April 8, 1971) is an American musician best known as the drummer of the alternative rock trio Ben Folds Five. He has also worked as an instrumentalist for Sharon Van Etten and Hiss Golden Messenger and released three solo albums and four albums as singer and songwriter for indie band Hotel Lights .
Oct 16, 2020 · He’s best known as the drummer for Ben Folds Five, the North Carolina band with whom he achieved breakout success in the mid-1990s.
Apr 4, 2023 · Since 2004, he’s released four records under the name Hotel Lights, all while working as a drummer for a series of wildly acclaimed acts.
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Mar 16, 2023 · US singer-songwriter, Darren Jessee, is arguably better known for drumming with Sharon Van Etten, Hiss Golden Messenger, The War on Drugs, Josh Rouse and Ben Folds Five, for whom he co-wrote the hit ‘Brick’, than his solo material – he also fronted indie band, Hotel Lights.
Aug 24, 2018 · Jessee’s intensity is understated and complex, underlined by almost too-similar, simple guitar riffs. Fragility is the surprising foundation The Jane Room 217 functions upon. At times, the album devastatingly beautiful, as heard in the final track “Go On Baby Break Down”.
Sep 18, 2018 · All the better to hear the quaver in his voice, the squeak of his guitar strings and a healthy amount of room noise (Jessee recorded the bulk of the album alone in his New York apartment).
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Since 2004, he's released four records under the name Hotel Lights, all while working as a drummer for a series of wildly acclaimed acts. He played drums for Sharon Van Etten in support of her celebrated 2014 release Are We There, and since 2016, he's been a member of the Durham-based band Hiss Golden Messenger, performing most recently on ...
