# Fan Modine

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**Fan Modine** is an American [indie pop](/source/Indie_pop) band, whose core member is singer and songwriter **Gordon Zacharias**.[1] Originally based in [Boston](/source/Boston) and [New York City](/source/New_York_City), Zacharias has lived in [Carrboro](/source/Carrboro,_North_Carolina), [North Carolina](/source/North_Carolina) since 2001.[1]

His albums are recorded with a rotating collective of guest musicians, which has included [Joan Wasser](/source/Joan_Wasser), Michael Tighe, Tim Fut, Dylan Williams, [Parker Kindred](/source/Parker_Kindred), [Ash Bowie](/source/Ash_Bowie), [Alex Maiolo](/source/Alex_Maiolo), [Jeremy Chatelain](/source/Jeremy_Chatelain_(bassist)), Chuck Johnson, Lee Waters, Michael Holland, [Joe Pernice](/source/Joe_Pernice), [Chris Stamey](/source/Chris_Stamey), [Peter Holsapple](/source/Peter_Holsapple), [Kevin March](/source/The_Rentals), [Chris Brokaw](/source/Chris_Brokaw) and [Mitch Easter](/source/Mitch_Easter).[1]

While living in Boston's [Chinatown](/source/Chinatown,_Boston), Zacharias first developed a concept for a film exploring the experiences of an American pop star, Fandemian Kirk Modine, living in [China](/source/China). Although no film was ever made, his debut album *Slow Road to Tiny Empire*, released in 1998, was conceived as its [soundtrack](/source/Soundtrack).[2] He further explored the concept on his second album, 2004's *Homeland*.[3]

His third album, *Gratitude for the Shipper*, was released in 2011,[4] followed by *Cause Célèbre* in 2014.[5]

## Discography

- *Slow Road to Tiny Empire* (1998)
- *Homeland* (2004)
- *Gratitude for the Shipper* (2011)
- *Cause Célèbre* (2014)

## References

1. ["Some local heroes rescue the third LP from Fan Modine"](http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/some-local-heroes-rescue-the-third-lp-from-fan-modine/Content?oid=2482659)[dead link]. IndyWeek.com, May 25, 2011.

1. ["Fan Modine: Slow Road to Tiny Empire"](https://archive.today/20120707132523/http://archives.citypaper.net/articles/031998/dq2.shtml). *[Philadelphia City Paper](/source/Philadelphia_City_Paper)*, March 19, 1998.

1. Hogan, Marc. ["Fan Modine: Homeland"](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/3331-homeland/). *[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))*

1. ["Fan Modine: Up From the Basement"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120425062630/http://www.shufflemag.com/fan-modine-up-from-the-basement/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120425062630/http://www.shufflemag.com/fan-modine-up-from-the-basement/) 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine *Shuffle*, June 8, 2011

1. ["Fan Modine: Up From the Basement"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140816031558/http://blurtonline.com/review/fan-modine-cause-celebre/) *Blurt*, 2014.

## External links

- [Fan Modine](https://web.archive.org/web/20111225023652/http://fanmodine.com/1/)

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