Hunter’s Quarry: Chris Knox
Chris Knox is a New Zealand independent artist who is probably better known by his association with the Tall Dwarves, a lo-fi DIY band. Knox’s solo music continues with the lo-fi production. His songs are often affecting and intelligent ruminations on mortality, sex, and society, produced with peculiar textures, a lyrical wit, and sincerity rarely expressed in contemporary music. His work has had a great influence in the American indie scene– in particular Pavement, Neutral Milk Hotel, and the Elephant Six Collective cite him as a major influence. In fact, Knox recently suffered a stroke and in a rare appearance, Jeff Magnum of Nuetral Milk Hotel, came out from his self-imposed retirement to contribute a track to the album.
