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{{Infobox musical artist
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| name = Windsor for the Derby
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| alias =
| alias =
| origin = [[Tampa, Florida]]
| origin = [[Tampa, Florida]]
| genre = [[Post-rock]]
| genre = [[Indie rock]], [[post-rock]], [[Folk music|folk]], [[Ambient music|ambient]], [[experimental rock]]
| years_active = {{start date|1995}}–present
| years_active = {{start date|1995}}–present
| label = [[Secretly Canadian]]
| label = [[Secretly Canadian]], Aesthetics, [[Young God Records]], [[Trance Syndicate]]
| associated_acts =
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* [[Adam Granduciel]]
* [[Adam Granduciel]]
* Cliff White
* Cliff White
* Erik O'Brian
}}
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'''Windsor for the Derby''' are an [[United States|American]] [[post-rock]] band formed in [[Tampa, Florida]] in 1995 but currently based in [[Austin, Texas]]. The band has released albums on [[Trance Syndicate]], [[Young God Records]], and most recently on [[Secretly Canadian]].<ref name="allmusic bio">{{cite web|last1=Ankeny|first1=Jason|title=Windsor for the Derby - Biography|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/windsor-for-the-derby-mn0000573539/biography|website=Allmusic|accessdate=19 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="The Wire - Southern Death Cult">{{cite news|last1=Shapiro|first1=Peter|title=Southern Death Cult|url=http://www.exacteditions.com/browsePages.do?issue=35234&size=3&pageLabel=48|accessdate=19 August 2015|work=The Wire {{Subscription required}}|issue=165|date=November 1997|page=48}}</ref>
'''Windsor for the Derby''' are an American [[post-rock]] band formed in [[Tampa, Florida]], in 1995 and currently based in [[Austin, Texas]]. Since their formation, the group has released many albums through labels such as [[Trance Syndicate]], [[Young God Records]], and most recently on [[Secretly Canadian]],<ref name="allmusic bio">{{cite web|last1=Ankeny|first1=Jason|title=Windsor for the Derby - Biography|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/windsor-for-the-derby-mn0000573539/biography|website=Allmusic|accessdate=19 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="The Wire - Southern Death Cult">{{cite news|last1=Shapiro|first1=Peter|title=Southern Death Cult|url=http://www.exacteditions.com/browsePages.do?issue=35234&size=3&pageLabel=48|accessdate=19 August 2015|work=The Wire {{Subscription required}}|issue=165|date=November 1997|page=48}}</ref> and has maintained a revolving door line-up, with founding members Dan Matz and Jason McNeely acting as the band's core.<ref name="Siber">{{cite web|last1=n/a|title=Windsor for the Derby interview by e-mail January 2001|url=http://www.silbermedia.com/qrd/archives/20wftd.html|website=sibermedia.com|publisher=Siber Media}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
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* ''We Fight Til Death'' (2004, [[Secretly Canadian]]) <ref name="pitchfork - We Fight Til Death">{{cite web|last1=Miller|first1=Derek|title=Windsor for the Derby - We Fight Til Death|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/8783-we-fight-til-death/|website=Pitchfork|accessdate=19 August 2015|date=14 Oct 2004}}</ref>
* ''We Fight Til Death'' (2004, [[Secretly Canadian]]) <ref name="pitchfork - We Fight Til Death">{{cite web|last1=Miller|first1=Derek|title=Windsor for the Derby - We Fight Til Death|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/8783-we-fight-til-death/|website=Pitchfork|accessdate=19 August 2015|date=14 Oct 2004}}</ref>
* ''Giving Up the Ghost'' (2005, Secretly Canadian) <ref name="pitchfork - Giving Up the Ghost">{{cite web|last1=Byrom|first1=Cory D.|title=Windsor for the Derby - Giving Up the Ghost|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/8784-giving-up-the-ghost/|website=Pitchfork|accessdate=19 August 2015|date=14 Aug 2005}}</ref>
* ''Giving Up the Ghost'' (2005, Secretly Canadian) <ref name="pitchfork - Giving Up the Ghost">{{cite web|last1=Byrom|first1=Cory D.|title=Windsor for the Derby - Giving Up the Ghost|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/8784-giving-up-the-ghost/|website=Pitchfork|accessdate=19 August 2015|date=14 Aug 2005}}</ref>
* ''How We Lost'' (2007, Secretly Canadian) <ref name="spin - How We Lost">{{cite news|last1=Promisloff|first1=Samantha|title=Windsor for the Derby|work=Spin|url=http://www.spin.com/articles/windsor-for-the-derby/|accessdate=19 August 2015|date=23 May 2008}}</ref><ref name="pitchfork - How We Lost">{{cite web|last1=Tangari|first1=Joe|title=Windsor for the Derby - How We Lost|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/11579-how-we-lost/|website=Pitchfork|accessdate=19 August 2015|date=16 Jun 2008}}</ref>
* ''How We Lost'' (2007, Secretly Canadian) <ref name="spin - How We Lost">{{cite news|last1=Promisloff|first1=Samantha|title=Windsor for the Derby|work=Spin|url=https://www.spin.com/2008/05/windsor-for-the-derby/|accessdate=19 August 2015|date=23 May 2008}}</ref><ref name="pitchfork - How We Lost">{{cite web|last1=Tangari|first1=Joe|title=Windsor for the Derby - How We Lost|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/11579-how-we-lost/|website=Pitchfork|accessdate=19 August 2015|date=16 Jun 2008}}</ref>
* ''Against Love'' (2010, Secretly Canadian) <ref name="Pitchfork - Against Love">{{cite web|last1=Tangari|first1=Joe|title=Windsor for the Derby - Against Love|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14360-against-love/|website=Pitchfork|accessdate=19 August 2015|date=23 Jun 2010}}</ref>
* ''Against Love'' (2010, Secretly Canadian) <ref name="Pitchfork - Against Love">{{cite web|last1=Tangari|first1=Joe|title=Windsor for the Derby - Against Love|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14360-against-love/|website=Pitchfork|accessdate=19 August 2015|date=23 Jun 2010}}</ref>

===Soundtrack Appearances===
* "The Melody Of A Fallen Tree" ([[Marie Antoinette (soundtrack)]])
* "Forgotten" ([[I Am Zozo]])


===Singles and EPs===
===Singles and EPs===
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* ''Windsor for the Derby/Desafinado'' split single (1995, Trance Syndicate)
* ''Windsor for the Derby/Desafinado'' split single (1995, Trance Syndicate)
* ''Metropolitan Then Poland EP'' (1997, Trance Syndicate)
* ''Metropolitan Then Poland EP'' (1997, Trance Syndicate)
* ''The Kahanek Incident - Volume 1'' Windsor for the Derby/Drain split 12" (1997, Trance Syndicate)
* ''The Kahanek Incident - Volume 1'' Windsor for the Derby/Drain split 12-inch (1997, Trance Syndicate)
* ''Stars of the Lid/Windsor for the Derby'' split 7" (1998, 33 Degrees)
* ''Stars of the Lid/Windsor for the Derby'' split 7-inch (1998, 33 Degrees)
* ''Fangface'' split 7" (1998, Pehr)
* ''Fangface'' split 7-inch (1998, Pehr)
* ''Now I Know the Sea'' 7" (1999, [[Western Vinyl]]) <ref name="CMJ - Now I Know the Sea Is Always There for Me">{{cite news|last1=Jacks|first1=Kelso|title=Windsor for the Derby - Now I Know the Sea Is Always There for Me (7" EP)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BTxZgkIwStQC&pg=PA25&dq=%22Windsor+for+the+Derby%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAmoVChMIvLXYgY20xwIVip6ACh2ggQYi#v=onepage&q=%22Windsor%20for%20the%20Derby%22&f=false|accessdate=19 August 2015|work=CMJ New Music Report|date=11 Oct 1999|page=25}}</ref>
* ''Now I Know the Sea'' 7-inch (1999, [[Western Vinyl]]) <ref name="CMJ - Now I Know the Sea Is Always There for Me">{{cite news|last1=Jacks|first1=Kelso|title=Windsor for the Derby - Now I Know the Sea Is Always There for Me (7-inch EP)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BTxZgkIwStQC&dq=%22Windsor+for+the+Derby%22&pg=PA25|accessdate=19 August 2015|work=CMJ New Music Report|date=11 Oct 1999|page=25}}</ref>
* ''Melt Close'' 7" (2000, Speakerphone Recordings)
* ''Melt Close'' 7-inch (2000, Speakerphone Recordings)
* ''The Emotional Rescue EP'' (2001, Holophonor) <ref name="The Wire - The Emotional Rescue EP">{{cite news|last1=Ridge|first1=Tom|title=Windsor for the Derby - The Emotional Rescue EP|url=http://www.exacteditions.com/browse/435/493/35275/3/66/0/%22Windsor%20for%20the%20Derby%22|accessdate=19 August 2015|work=The Wire {{Subscription required}}|issue=221|date=July 2002}}</ref>
* ''The Emotional Rescue EP'' (2001, Holophonor) <ref name="The Wire - The Emotional Rescue EP">{{cite news|last1=Ridge|first1=Tom|title=Windsor for the Derby - The Emotional Rescue EP|url=http://www.exacteditions.com/browse/435/493/35275/3/66/0/%22Windsor%20for%20the%20Derby%22|accessdate=19 August 2015|work=The Wire {{Subscription required}}|issue=221|date=July 2002}}</ref>
* ''The Awkwardness EP'' (2001, Aesthetics)
* ''The Awkwardness EP'' (2001, Aesthetics)
* ''Empathy for People Unknown'' 12" (2005, Secretly Canadian)
* ''Empathy for People Unknown'' 12-inch (2005, Secretly Canadian)
* ''Highway Kind'' compilation (2006, Emoragei Magazine Je T'Aime)
* ''Highway Kind'' compilation (2006, Emoragei Magazine Je T'Aime)
* ''Speaker Special'' 7" (2012, Geographic North)
* ''Speaker Special'' 7-inch (2012, Geographic North)

== See also ==

* ''[[What We Did]]''


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:American post-rock groups]]
[[Category:American post-rock groups]]
[[Category:Secretly Canadian artists]]
[[Category:Trance Syndicate artists]]
[[Category:Trance Syndicate artists]]
[[Category:Young God Records artists]]
[[Category:Young God Records artists]]



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Latest revision as of 17:24, 24 January 2023

Windsor for the Derby
OriginTampa, Florida
GenresIndie rock, post-rock, folk, ambient, experimental rock
Years active1995 (1995)–present
LabelsSecretly Canadian, Aesthetics, Young God Records, Trance Syndicate
Members
  • Jason McNeely
  • Dan Matz
  • Greg Anderson
  • Adam Wiltzie
  • Karl Bauer
  • Charlie Hall
Past members
  • Christian Goyer
  • Tim White
  • Ben Cissner
  • Alan Schaefer
  • Gianmarco Cilli
  • Adam Granduciel
  • Cliff White
  • Erik O'Brian

Windsor for the Derby are an American post-rock band formed in Tampa, Florida, in 1995 and currently based in Austin, Texas. Since their formation, the group has released many albums through labels such as Trance Syndicate, Young God Records, and most recently on Secretly Canadian,[1][2] and has maintained a revolving door line-up, with founding members Dan Matz and Jason McNeely acting as the band's core.[3]

Discography

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Albums

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  • Calm Hades Float (1996, Trance Syndicate) [4]
  • Minnie Greutzfeldt (1997, Trance Syndicate) [5]
  • Difference and Repetition (1999, Young God Records) [6]
  • The Emotional Rescue (2002, Aesthetic Records)
  • Earnest Powers (2002, Emperor Jones Records)
  • We Fight Til Death (2004, Secretly Canadian) [7]
  • Giving Up the Ghost (2005, Secretly Canadian) [8]
  • How We Lost (2007, Secretly Canadian) [9][10]
  • Against Love (2010, Secretly Canadian) [11]

Soundtrack Appearances

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Singles and EPs

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  • Live at the Blue Flamingo (1995, Golden Hour Records)
  • Windsor for the Derby/Desafinado split single (1995, Trance Syndicate)
  • Metropolitan Then Poland EP (1997, Trance Syndicate)
  • The Kahanek Incident - Volume 1 Windsor for the Derby/Drain split 12-inch (1997, Trance Syndicate)
  • Stars of the Lid/Windsor for the Derby split 7-inch (1998, 33 Degrees)
  • Fangface split 7-inch (1998, Pehr)
  • Now I Know the Sea 7-inch (1999, Western Vinyl) [12]
  • Melt Close 7-inch (2000, Speakerphone Recordings)
  • The Emotional Rescue EP (2001, Holophonor) [13]
  • The Awkwardness EP (2001, Aesthetics)
  • Empathy for People Unknown 12-inch (2005, Secretly Canadian)
  • Highway Kind compilation (2006, Emoragei Magazine Je T'Aime)
  • Speaker Special 7-inch (2012, Geographic North)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Windsor for the Derby - Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  2. ^ Shapiro, Peter (November 1997). "Southern Death Cult". The Wire (subscription required). No. 165. p. 48. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  3. ^ n/a. "Windsor for the Derby interview by e-mail January 2001". sibermedia.com. Siber Media.
  4. ^ Wilmoth, Charlie. "Windsor for the Derby - Calm Hades Float". Allmusic. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  5. ^ Ridge, Tom (February 1998). "Windsor for the Derby - Minnie Greutzfeldt". The Wire (subscription required). p. 57. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  6. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Windsor for the Derby - Difference and Repetition". Allmusic. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  7. ^ Miller, Derek (14 Oct 2004). "Windsor for the Derby - We Fight Til Death". Pitchfork. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  8. ^ Byrom, Cory D. (14 Aug 2005). "Windsor for the Derby - Giving Up the Ghost". Pitchfork. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  9. ^ Promisloff, Samantha (23 May 2008). "Windsor for the Derby". Spin. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  10. ^ Tangari, Joe (16 Jun 2008). "Windsor for the Derby - How We Lost". Pitchfork. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  11. ^ Tangari, Joe (23 Jun 2010). "Windsor for the Derby - Against Love". Pitchfork. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  12. ^ Jacks, Kelso (11 Oct 1999). "Windsor for the Derby - Now I Know the Sea Is Always There for Me (7-inch EP)". CMJ New Music Report. p. 25. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  13. ^ Ridge, Tom (July 2002). "Windsor for the Derby - The Emotional Rescue EP". The Wire (subscription required). No. 221. Retrieved 19 August 2015.