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July 27 , 1974 ) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He has been compared to Bruce Springsteen . He attended Montville High School in Montville , New Jersey , and was member of the Class of 1996 at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York . He has released three albums: Musicforthemorningafter ( 2001 ), Day I Forgot ( 2003 ), and Live from New Jersey ( 2004 ).1
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Musical artist Peter Joseph Yorn (born July 27, 1974, Montville , New Jersey , United States ) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist who first gained international recognition after his debut record, Musicforthemorningafter, was released to critical acclaim in 2001.
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Musical artist Peter Joseph "Pete" Yorn (born July 27, 1974) is an American singer-songwriter , guitarist and drummer who first gained international recognition after his debut record, Musicforthemorningafter , was released to critical and commercial acclaim in 2001.He is known for playing the bulk of the instruments on his records.
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American musician Musical artist Peter Joseph Yorn (born July 27, 1974) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He first gained international recognition after his debut record, Musicforthemorningafter , was released to critical and commercial acclaim in 2001. He is known for playing the bulk of the instruments on his records. Released on August 9, 2019, Caretakers is Yorn's seventh solo full length studio album.It was produced by Pete Yorn and Jackson Phillips of Day Wave and released on Yorn's own Shelly Music.Veteran music critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave “Caretakers” 4 stars in his All Music Guide review, calling it “...an appealing blend that sets it apart from most other albums in 2019”.The first single from “Caretakers”, entitled “Calm Down”, reached #2 on the Mediabase AAA radio chart, almost 19 years after his debut single “Life on A Chain” went all the way to #1 and stayed there for 6 weeks back in 2001.
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American musician Musical artist Peter Joseph Yorn (born July 27, 1974) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He first gained international recognition after his debut record, Musicforthemorningafter , was released to critical and commercial acclaim in 2001. He is known for playing the bulk of the instruments on his records. Spin magazine , in a career retrospective article dated March 26, 2021, recognized Yorn as one of his generation's best songwriters.Yorn’s 10th full length album, Hawaii , was released on June 17, 2022.
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American musician (born 1974) Musical artist Peter Joseph Yorn (born July 27, 1974) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He first gained international recognition after his debut record, Musicforthemorningafter , was released to critical and commercial acclaim in 2001. He is known for playing the bulk of the instruments on his records. Spin magazine , in a career retrospective article dated March 26, 2021, recognized Yorn as one of his generation's best songwriters. Yorn’s 11th full length album, The Hard Way, was released on August 23, 2024.
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american singer-songwriter and guitarist
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american singer
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