Michael Shelley (musician)

Michael Shelley is a New York based singer-songwriter. He has released 5 albums. He has opened tours in the United States for They Might Be Giants,[1] Shonen Knife & Marshall Crenshaw, in Japan. Some members of Belle & Sebastian have played on his records & with him live on UK tours. Michael Shelley is also a disc jockey at freeform radio station WFMU, known for his weekly interviews with musicians.

Discography
  • Jimmy's Corner (May 15, 2015 - Confidential Recordings) a 30 song album of instrumental songs[2]
  • Leftovers (2012 - Confidential Recordings) a collection of live tracks, non-lp cuts, cover songs and various rarities.
  • Goodbye Cheater (2005 - Confidential Recordings)(Confidential was co-founded by Shelley in 2001)[3]
  • I Blame You (2001 - Bar None)
  • Too Many Movies (1998 - Big Deal)[1] (released in UK on Shoeshine Records, 2001)[4]
  • Half Empty (1997 - Big Deal)
  • Four Arms To Hold You (1998 - Big Deal) a collaborative effort with Scottish musician Francis MacDonald (BMX Bandits, Teenage Fanclub, etc.) under the band name "Cheeky Monkey".[5]

Also Appears on
  • He’s A Rebel: The Gene Pitney Story Retold (2002 - To M'Lou Music) performing "Walk"
  • What the World Needs Now ... Big Deal Artists Perform The Songs of Burt Bacharach (1998 - Big Deal) performing "Baby It's You"[6]
gollark: Yes, I know. It doesn't depend on that.
gollark: You fractionally get 1 million and fractionally die.
gollark: Well, it's good if 1e6/n - (equivalent monetary cost of dying)/n > 0. Multiply both sides by n and it's trivial.
gollark: 1e6 = 1 million.
gollark: The expected value is 1e6/n - (equivalent monetary cost of dying)/n. So whether it is a good choice depends on whether (equivalent monetary cost of dying is greater than 1e6 euros, which is no.

References
  1. (8 October 1998). Michael Shelley shows sensitivity in songbook, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  2. (May 15, 2015). Michael Shelley's website, Official Michael Shelley Site
  3. (1 February 2003). Declaration of Independents, Billboard (magazine)
  4. (4 March 2001). Rock: Michael Shelley - Too Many Movies, Glasgow Herald
  5. (17 April 1998). Just monkeying about a little, Glasgow Herald
  6. (31 January 1998). Albums - Review, Billboard (magazine)
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