Pete Yorn is an all -American self taught singer, songwriter and guitarist who first started on the music scene when he was asked to make demos for the movie Me, Myself and Irene. He also ended up scoring all of the music, which contained his hit song "Strange Condition" and "Just Another". Soon after in 2001, Yorn released his debut album Musicforthemorningafter. This album automatically went gold with the help of his hit single "Life on a Chain." This caught the attention of Rolling Stone Magazine who then named Yorn one of the ten artists to watch in 2001.
In 2003, Yorn released his second album Day I Forgot and gained another radio hit with "Come Back Home." 2006 was another perfect year for Yorn with the release of his third album, Nightcrawler, which was named one of the top 20 records of 2006 by Paste Magazine.
Since 2006, Yorn has released Back and Fourth in 2009, Break Up - a collaboration with Scarlett Johansson in 2009 and his self titled album Pete Yorn in 2010.
Not only do Yorn's talents help make his albums such a success, but it also the various artists that are featured in his songs. Yorn has been fortune enough to work with Peter Buck of R.E.M; R. Walt Vincent, Brad Wood and Ken Andrews of Failure and Year of the Rabbit. He has also worked with music legends Dave Matthews Band, R.E.M, Crowded House, Foo Fighters, Weezer, Coldplay, The Dixie Chicks, Semisonic and many more.
Pete Yorn is currently on tour. For more information visit his official website, Facebook and Twitter page.
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