Tim Presley

{{short description|American musician, singer and songwriter|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2020}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Tim Presley | image = 2013 White Fence (11181119664) (cropped).jpg | landscape = yes | alt = Tim Presley | caption = Presley performing in 2013 | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = California | genre = Garage rock, psychedelic rock, experimental, lo-fi | occupation = Singer-songwriter, musician | instrument = Vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards | years_active = 1996–present | label = Castle Face, Woodsist Records, Drag City Records, Heavenly Recordings | associated_acts = Ty Segall, Darker My Love, The Nerve Agents, The Strange Boys, The Fall, Model American, Cate Le Bon, DRINKS, White Fence, W-X | website = }} '''Tim Presley''' is an American musician, singer and songwriter. Presley began his career playing with the hardcore punk bands Model American and The Nerve Agents. In 2004, Presley founded the psychedelic rock band Darker My Love. In 2006 he joined The Fall, playing on the LP ''Reformation Post TLC'', and was an occasional guest musician on the band's later albums. Since 2010, Presley has released music under the name '''White Fence'''.<ref name="laweekly">{{cite news|last=Bradley |first=Paul T. |url=http://www.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/2013/04/09/white-fences-tim-presley-records-his-music-the-crappy-way |title=White Fence's Tim Presley Records His Music the "Crappy" Way |work=LA Weekly |date=October 3, 2013 |accessdate=February 3, 2014}}</ref> As of January 2019, he has released seven studio albums, two live albums, and two collaborative albums with Ty Segall under that name,<ref>{{Cite web|title=White Fence {{!}} Album Discography|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/white-fence-mn0002409246/discography|access-date=2020-09-09|website=AllMusic|language=en-us}}</ref> as well as two albums with Cate Le Bon under the name '''DRINKS''',<ref>{{Cite web|title=DRINKS {{!}} Album Discography|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/drinks-mn0003404990/discography|access-date=2020-09-09|website=AllMusic|language=en-us}}</ref> an experimental solo album under the name '''W-X''',<ref>{{Cite web|title=W-X (White Fence's Tim Presley) – "Clean It Glen" (Stereogum Premiere) |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1822146/w-x-white-fences-tim-presley-clean-it-glen-stereogum-premiere/news/|access-date=2022-11-30|website=Stereogum|date=August 10, 2015 |language=en-us}}</ref> and a solo album, ''THE WiNK,'' under his own name.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tim Presley {{!}} Album Discography|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/tim-presley-mn0000918616/discography|access-date=2020-09-09|website=AllMusic|language=en-us}}</ref>

==White Fence== Presley began recording music in his apartment using primitive and low cost equipment, while still a member of Darker My Love.<ref name="laweekly" /> Presley's debut White Fence album, self-titled ''White Fence'', was recorded between 2008 and 2009. The album was released in 2010 on Make A Mess Records, receiving generally positive reviews.<ref name="Review of White Fence">{{cite web|first=Mark|last=Deming|title=Review of White Fence|publisher=AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/white-fence-mw0001967192|accessdate=February 3, 2014}}</ref>

Presley's second album, entitled ''Is Growing Faith'', was released in 2011 through Woodsist Records. The album continued upon Presley's lo-fi and psychedelic sound, and contained a cover of Johnny Thunders 1978 song "You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory." The album gathered similarly positive reviews, noting Presley's developing instrumentation and experimentation.<ref name="White Fence Review">{{cite web|title=Review of Is Growing Faith|first=Tim|last=Sendra|publisher=AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/white-fence-is-growing-faith-mw0002085990|accessdate=February 3, 2014}}</ref> The same year, a live cassette entitled ''White Fence – Live in LA'', was released through the Teenage Teardrops label. The cassette was only limited to 200 copies.<ref name="Live in LA">{{cite web|title=Live in LA|url=http://www.teenageteardrops.com/index.php?/news/new-releases-available-now/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716202605/http://www.teenageteardrops.com/index.php?/news/new-releases-available-now/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 16, 2011|website=Teenageteardrops.com|accessdate=February 4, 2014}}</ref>

2012 saw Presley release three records; two as White Fence and one in collaboration with Ty Segall. The first, ''Family Perfume Vol. 1'', was released on April 3, 2012. The album was the first installment in a double release from Presley.<ref name="Vol 1">{{cite web|title=Vol 1|url=http://www.woodsist.com/catalog/12/white-fence-family-perfume-vol-1-lp/|website=Woodist.com|accessdate=February 4, 2014}}</ref> The second volume, ''Family Perfume Vol. 2'', was subsequently released on May 15, 2012. Both albums were released through Woodsist Records and limited to 1000 copies each during its first pressing.<ref name="Vol 2">{{cite web|title=Vol 2|url=http://www.woodsist.com/catalog/12/white-fence-family-perfume-vol-2-lp/|website=Woodist.com|accessdate=February 4, 2014}}</ref> The final release of 2012 was a collaboration with fellow California based musician Ty Segall. The album, entitled ''Hair'', similarly followed the same psychedelic and garage rock tendencies of Presley and Segall's respective previous works.<ref name=Hair>{{cite web|title=Hair|url=http://www.dragcity.com/artists/ty-segall-and-white-fence|website=Dragcity.com|accessdate=February 4, 2014}}</ref> The album was released on April 24, 2012, and was recorded and produced by Eric Bauer.<ref name=Credits>{{cite web|title=Credits|url=http://www.7x7.com/music-nightlife/white-fences-tim-presley-working-ty-segall-their-new-album-hair-and-more|accessdate=February 4, 2014}}</ref>

In 2013, Presley released his fifth album as White Fence, entitled ''Cyclops Reap''.<ref name="Cyclops Reap">{{cite web|title=Cyclops Reap|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/170203-white-fence-cyclops-reap/|website=PopMatters|date=April 9, 2013 |accessdate=February 5, 2014}}</ref> The album was originally intended to be a release of Presley's older work from his previous four albums; however, he instead decided to create an album of new material. The album followed the same production techniques as his previous work, and was recorded on a 4-track in Presley's bedroom.<ref name="Cyclops Reap Interview">{{cite web|title=Cyclops Reap Interview|url=https://www.spin.com/2013/03/white-fence-tim-presley-interview-new-album-cyclops-reap-castleface/|website=Spin|accessdate=February 5, 2014}}</ref> Castle Face Records released the album in various formats, such as colour vinyl and on Flexi disc.<ref name="Various Formats">{{cite web|title=Various Formats|url=http://www.castlefacerecords.com/products/white-fence-cyclops-reap|website=Castlefacerecords.com|accessdate=February 5, 2014}}</ref> The album received positive reviews.

Presley's sixth album as White Fence, ''For the Recently Found Innocent'' was released in July 2014. The album differs from previous releases as it makes use of studio recordings rather than bedroom recording, creating a more polished sound. The album was mixed by collaborator Ty Segall.

In 2018, Presley released his second collaborative White Fence album with Ty Segall, entitled ''Joy''.

''I Have to Feed Larry's Hawk,'' the seventh White Fence studio album, was released on Drag City Records in January 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Schatz|first=Lake|date=October 23, 2018|title=White Fence announces new album, I Have to Feed Larry's Hawk, shares "Lorelei": Stream|work=Consequence of Sound|url=https://consequence.net/2018/10/white-fence-larrys-hawk-lorelei/|access-date=September 9, 2020}}</ref>

== Other projects == In 2015, ''Hermits on Holiday —'' Presley's first album with Cate Le Bon under their collaborative name DRINKS — was released on Heavenly Recordings.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=DRINKS: Hermits On Holiday|url=https://heavenlyrecordings.com/release/hvnlp117-hermits-on-holiday/|access-date=2020-09-09|website=heavenlyrecordings.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=DRINKS: Hermits on Holiday|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20759-hermits-on-holiday/|access-date=2020-09-09|website=Pitchfork|language=en}}</ref> A second DRINKS album, ''Hippo Lite,'' written and recorded by the duo during a month on holiday in Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort in the south of France,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-04-19|title=Drinks: Hippo Lite review – Cate Le Bon's postcards from the edge|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/apr/19/drinks-hippo-lite-review-cate-le-bons-postcards-from-the-edge|access-date=2020-09-09|website=The Guardian}}</ref> was released on Drag City in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Drinks - Hippo Lite {{!}} Drag City|url=https://www.dragcity.com/products/hippo-lite|access-date=2020-09-09|website=www.dragcity.com}}</ref>

Later in 2015, Presley released the eponymous '''W-X''', a 20-track, double LP under the same name.<ref>{{Cite web|title=W-X (White Fence's Tim Presley) – "Clean It Glen" (Stereogum Premiere) |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1822146/w-x-white-fences-tim-presley-clean-it-glen-stereogum-premiere/news/|access-date=2022-11-30|website=Stereogum|date=August 10, 2015 |language=en-us}}</ref> Largely instrumental, '''W-X''' leans further into abstraction than Presley'a previous work, drawing comparisons to Captain Beefheart and Ariel Pink.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tim Presley's Debut As W-X Indulges White Fence's Weirder Impulses |url=https://www.spin.com/2015/10/tim-presleys-w-x-white-fence-stream-premiere/|access-date=2022-11-30|website=Spin|language=en-us}}</ref> In 2020, more than 5 years later, a single titled ''"I CAN HEAR MYSELF NOW"'' would also be released under the '''W-X''' moniker.<ref>{{Cite web|title=I CAN HEAR MYSELF NOW by W - X / Tim Presley |url=https://w-xmusic.bandcamp.com/track/i-can-hear-myself-now|access-date=2022-11-30|website=Bandcamp|language=en-us}}</ref>

Further to his output as White Fence and DRINKS, Presley released an album titled ''THE WiNK'' under his own name in 2016, via Drag City. The album was produced by Cate Le Bon.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tim Presley: The Wink|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22360-the-wink/|access-date=2020-09-09|website=Pitchfork|language=en}}</ref>

Presley is also the founder of Birth Records, which releases the music of San Francisco-based folk singer Jessica Pratt.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://beatsperminute.com/interview-jessica-pratt/ |author=Pickard, Joshua |date=December 20, 2012 |title=Interview: Jessica Pratt |publisher=Beats Per Minute}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=An interview with Jessica Pratt|url=http://www.no-wavemagazine.com/jessica-pratt/|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140524022605/http://www.no-wavemagazine.com/jessica-pratt/|archivedate=May 24, 2014|accessdate=April 21, 2014|publisher=No Wave magazine}}</ref>

In addition to his musical pursuits, Presley produces work in a visual medium, and has created the cover art for several of his own albums.<ref>{{Cite web|title=We talk to Tim Presley of White Fence about his new artwork and what makes a great record sleeve|url=https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/white-fence?split=1&time=1506043000|access-date=2020-09-09|website=www.itsnicethat.com|language=en}}</ref> A book of Presley's art and poetry, titled ''Under the Banner of Concern,'' was published by Mexican Summer book imprint Anthology Editions in August 2020,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-28|title=Tim Presley Readies Art and Poetry Book|url=http://www.self-titledmag.com/tim-presley-under-the-banner-of-concern-book/|access-date=2020-09-09|website=self-titled|language=en-US}}</ref> following the previously published ''You Don’t Have Eyes Yet'' (2010) and ''Mush'' (2016).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Even with purposefully limited tools, the artworks of Tim Presley always sing|url=https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/tim-presley-under-the-banner-of-concern-art-publication-270820|access-date=2020-09-09|website=www.itsnicethat.com|language=en}}</ref>

==Discography== ===White Fence studio albums=== {{Discography list | Type = studio | Name = White Fence<ref name="White Fence 2010">{{cite web|title=White Fence 2010|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/172820-white-fence-white-fence/|website=PopMatters|date=July 16, 2013 |accessdate=February 4, 2014}}</ref> | Other info = | from Album = | Released = 2010 | Format =  | Label = Make A Mess Records | Writer = Tim Presley | Producer = Tim Presley | Director = | Chart position= | Sales = | Certification = | Tracks =  | Bonus tracks = | Singles }}

{{Discography list | Type = studio | Name = Is Growing Faith<ref name="Is Growing Faith">{{cite web|title=Is Growing Faith|url=http://www.woodsist.com/catalog/available/white-fence-is-growing-faith-cd-lp/|website=Woodist.com|accessdate=February 4, 2014}}</ref> | Other info = | from Album = | Released = 2011 | Format =  | Label = Woodsist Records | Writer = Tim Presley | Producer = Tim Presley | Director = | Chart position= | Sales = | Certification = | Tracks =  | Bonus tracks = | Singles }} {{Discography list | Type = studio | Name = Family Perfume Vol. 1 | Other info = | from Album = | Released = 2012 | Format =  | Label = Woodsist Records | Writer = Tim Presley | Producer = Tim Presley | Director = | Chart position= | Sales = | Certification = | Tracks =  | Bonus tracks = | Singles }} {{Discography list | Type = studio | Name = Family Perfume Vol. 2 | Other info = | from Album = | Released = 2012 | Format =  | Label = Woodsist Records | Writer = Tim Presley | Producer = Tim Presley | Director = | Chart position= | Sales = | Certification = | Tracks =  | Bonus tracks = | Singles }} {{Discography list | Type = studio | Name = Cyclops Reap | Other info = | from Album = | Released = 2013 | Format =  | Label = Castleface Records | Writer = Tim Presley | Producer = Tim Presley | Director = | Chart position= | Sales = | Certification = | Tracks =  | Bonus tracks = | Singles }} {{Discography list | Type = studio | Name = For the Recently Found Innocent | Other info = | from Album = | Released = 2014 | Format =  | Label = Drag City | Writer = Tim Presley | Producer = Tim Presley | Director = | Chart position= | Sales = | Certification = | Tracks =  | Bonus tracks = | Singles }} {{Discography list | Type = studio | Name = I Have to Feed Larry's Hawk | Other info = | from Album = | Released = 2019 | Format =  | Label = Drag City | Writer = Tim Presley | Producer = Tim Presley | Director = | Chart position= | Sales = | Certification = | Tracks =  | Bonus tracks = | Singles }} {{Discography list | Type = studio | Name = Orange | Other info = | from Album = | Released = 2026 | Format =  | Label = Drag City | Writer = Tim Presley | Producer = Ty Segall | Director = | Chart position= | Sales = | Certification = | Tracks =  | Bonus tracks = | Singles }}

===With Ty Segall=== {{Discography list | Type = studio | Name = Hair | Other info = | from Album = | Released = 2012 | Format =  | Label = Drag City | Writer = Tim Presley, Ty Segall | Producer = Eric Bauer | Director = | Chart position= | Sales = | Certification = | Tracks =  | Bonus tracks = | Singles }} {{Discography list | Type = studio | Name = Joy | Other info = | from Album = | Released = 2018 | Format =  | Label = Drag City | Writer = Tim Presley, Ty Segall | Producer = | Director = | Chart position= | Sales = | Certification = | Tracks =  | Bonus tracks = | Singles }}

=== Solo albums === {{Discography list|Type=studio|Released=2016|Name=THE WiNK|Label=Drag City|Writer=Tim Presley, Cate Le Bon|Producer=Cate Le Bon}}

=== As DRINKS === {{Discography list|Type=studio|Name=Hermits on Holiday|Label=Heavenly Recordings|Writer=Tim Presley, Cate Le Bon|Released=2015}}{{Discography list|Type=studio|Name=Hippo Lite|Released=2018|Label=Drag City|Writer=Tim Presley, Cate Le Bon}}

=== As W-X === {{Discography list|Type=studio|Name=W-X|Label=Castle Face Records|Writer=Tim Presley|Released=2015}} {{Discography list|Type=studio|Name=I Can Hear Myself Now|Writer=Tim Presley|Released=2020}}

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