John Dufilho
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John Dufilho is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 singer, songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...

 and multi-instrumentalist best known as the lead creative talent behind indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 band The Deathray Davies
The Deathray Davies
-History:The band formed as a solo side-project for Dallas musician John Dufilho, who sent in a demo tape to the 1999 SXSW performance; he recruited friends from other local Dallas bands in order to perform...

. He partnered with Davies bassist Jason Garner and released an eponymous CD in 2002 under the name I Love Math. A second release, "Getting To The Point Is Beside It," followed in 2008. In 2005, Dufilho released his debut self-titled solo album. It was later considered for Grammy nomination.http://www.johndufilho.com/Alternative.pdf

In 2006, Dufilho was announced as the new drummer for the The Apples in Stereo
The Apples in Stereo
The Apples in Stereo, styled The Apples in stereo, is an American indie rock band associated with The Elephant Six Collective, a group of bands also including Neutral Milk Hotel and The Olivia Tremor Control. The band is largely a product of lead vocalist/guitarist Robert Schneider, who writes the...

 after the departure of Hilarie Sidney
Hilarie Sidney
Hilarie Sidney is a musician most famously recognized as the longtime drummer for The Apples in Stereo. She was previously married to Apples in Stereo frontman and Elephant 6 co-founder Robert Schneider. Their divorce became publicly acknowledged in 2004...

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The Davies have released five CDs: Drink With The Grown-ups And Listen To The Jazz (1999), The Return Of The Drunk Ventriloquist (2000), The Day Of The Ray (2002), Midnight At The Black Nail Polish Factory (2003) and The Kick And The Snare (2005).

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