# Luke Temple

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{{short description|American singer-songwriter}}

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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians -->
| name                = Luke Temple
| alias=Art Feynman
| background          = solo_singer
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|df=y|1982|10|31}}
| birth_place     = [Boston](/source/Boston), Massachusetts, United States
| instrument          = 
| genre               = [indie rock](/source/indie_rock), [indie folk](/source/indie_folk), [psychedelic pop](/source/psychedelic_pop)
| years_active        = 2005–present
| label               = [Secretly Canadian](/source/Secretly_Canadian), [Western Vinyl](/source/Western_Vinyl), Native Cat
| associated_acts=[Here We Go Magic](/source/Here_We_Go_Magic)
| website                 = {{URL|http://luketemple.tv/}}
}}
'''Luke Temple''', also known under the alias '''Art Feynman''', is an American singer-songwriter.  He records under his own name and with New York–based band [Here We Go Magic](/source/Here_We_Go_Magic).

Temple was born in [Salem, Massachusetts](/source/Salem%2C_Massachusetts). After spending time in Northern California, he studied painting at Boston's [Museum of Fine Arts](/source/Boston_Museum_of_Fine_Arts).<ref name='AllMusic'>{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/artist/luke-temple-p679129/biography | title = Luke Temple | accessdate = December 27, 2011 | last = Mark | first = Deming | publisher = AllMusic.com}}</ref> After struggling to make a living as a visual artist, including painting murals in upscale New York City apartments, Temple moved into songwriting and recording.<ref name='AllMusic' /><ref>{{cite web | url = http://westernvinyl.com/artists/luketemple.html | title = Luke Temple | accessdate = December 27, 2011 | publisher = Western Vinyl}}</ref> After recording a four song EP himself on a four-track recorder, Temple was signed to [Mill Pond Records](/source/Mill_Pond_Records) of [Seattle](/source/Seattle).<ref name='AllMusic' />
He would go on to record two full-length albums with Mill Pond, ''Hold a Match for a Gasoline World'' (2005) and ''Snow Beast'' (2007), before signing with label [Secretly Canadian](/source/Secretly_Canadian) in 2010 for ''Good Mood Fool''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dombal|first=Ryan|title=Here We Go Magic Sign to Secretly Canadian for Second Album|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/36634-here-we-go-magic-sign-to-secretly-canadian-for-second-album/|work=Pitchfork|accessdate=November 4, 2013|date=September 29, 2009}}</ref> On November 11, 2016, Temple released ''A Hand Through the Cellar Door''.

Temple's vocal styles are noted for their use of [falsetto](/source/falsetto), and have been compared to [Paul Simon](/source/Paul_Simon), [Jeff Buckley](/source/Jeff_Buckley), and [Nick Drake](/source/Nick_Drake).<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10951003 | title = Luke Temple: A High, Sweet New Voice | last = David | first = Dye | date = June 11, 2007 | work = World Cafe | publisher = National Public Radio | accessdate = July 31, 2019}}</ref>

His song "Make Right With You" was featured in an episode of ''[Grey's Anatomy](/source/Grey's_Anatomy)'', season 3's "[Where the Boys Are](/source/Grey's_Anatomy_episodes_(Season_3))".

Temple also began releasing music under the alias Art Feynman in 2017, beginning with ''Blast Off Through the Wicker'' released on the [Western Vinyl](/source/Western_Vinyl) label.<ref name="quietus-wicker">{{Cite web |title=The Quietus {{!}} Reviews {{!}} Art Feynman |author=Michael Hann |work=[The Quietus](/source/The_Quietus) |date=20 July 2017 |access-date=22 September 2022 |url= https://thequietus.com/articles/22880-art-feynman-blast-off-through-the-wicker-album-review }}</ref>

==Discography==
{{See also|Here We Go Magic discography}}

===Luke Temple===

;Studio albums
* 2005 – ''Hold a Match for a Gasoline World'' (Mill Pond)
* 2007 – ''Snowbeast'' (Mill Pond)
* 2011 – ''Don't Act Like You Don't Care'' (Western Vinyl)
* 2013 – ''[Good Mood Fool](/source/Good_Mood_Fool)'' (Secretly Canadian)
* 2016 – ''A Hand Through the Cellar Door'' (Secretly Canadian)
* 2019 – ''Both-And'' (Native Cat Recordings)
* 2026 – Hungry Animal (Western Vinyl)

;Extended plays
* 2004 – ''Luke Temple'' (Mill Pond)

===Luke Temple and The Cascading Moms===

;Studio albums
* 2024 – ''Certain Limitations'' (Western Vinyl)

===Art Feynman===

;Studio albums
* 2017 – ''Blast Off Through the Wicker'' (Western Vinyl)
* 2020 – ''Half Price at 3:30'' (Western Vinyl)
* 2023 – ''Be Good The Crazy Boys'' (Western Vinyl)

;Extended plays
* 2017 – ''Near Negative'' (Western Vinyl)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.millpondrecords.com/?pageID=38 Official Page on Mill Pond Records]
*[http://www.timmcmahan.com/luke.htm Lazy-i Interview: March 2005]

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