page_title: Ty Segall
section_title: Fuzz, Sleeper and Manipulator (2013–2015)
hierarchical_section_title: Ty Segall / Recording career / Fuzz, Sleeper and Manipulator (2013–2015)
caption_attribution_description: English: Ty Segall during a Fuzz concert at Rock en Seine 2015 (Paris).
context_page_description: Ty Garrett Segall is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and record producer. He is best known for his prolific solo career during which he has released eleven studio albums, alongside various EPs, singles, and collaborative albums, including a 2012 release recorded with his live band billed as the Ty Segall Band and another from that same year with Tim Presley of White Fence. Segall is also a member of the bands Fuzz, Broken Bat, the CIA, GØGGS, and Wasted Shirt, and is a former member of the Traditional Fools, Epsilons, Party Fowl, Sic Alps, and the Perverts.
  During live performances, Segall is currently backed by the Freedom Band, consisting of regular collaborators Mikal Cronin, Charles Moothart, and Emmett Kelly, playing alongside Ben Boye and Shannon Lay. His previous backing bands have been the Ty Segall Band, consisting of Cronin, Moothart, and Emily Rose Epstein, the Muggers, a high concept band formed in 2016 and consisting of Cronin, Kelly, Kyle Thomas and Wand's Cory Hanson and Evan Burrows, and the Sleeper Band, consisting of Sean Paul, Andrew Luttrell and Moothart.
context_section_description: In 2013, Segall, bandmate Charles Moothart and Roland Cosio formed a new hard rock outfit called Fuzz, releasing three 7" singles. A full-length album, titled Fuzz, was recorded in May and released on October 1, 2013. Previous to this release, Segall released a primarily acoustic solo album, Sleeper, in August. Largely influenced by the death of his father and subsequent estrangement from his mother, Sleeper received positive reviews from such media outlets as Pitchfork and Consequence of Sound. In November/December 2013, Segall performed at the final "holiday camp" edition of the All Tomorrow's Parties festival in Camber Sands, England, UK.
  In 2014, Segall released Manipulator, his first double LP, as well as his first to integrate some psych music. Segall toured in support of the release, with support from Wand, whom he had signed to his label
  In 2015, Segall produced the debut album by Peacers, featuring his former Sic Alps bandmate Mike Donovan. A new EP, Mr. Face, was released on Famous Class, and a second Fuzz album, II, was released in October 2015.
caption: Segall performing with Fuzz in 2015.
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