Michael Trent

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Vocals
guitar
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| genre = Folk, country rock

| occupation = Singer-songwriter, musician

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| label = Shrimp Records, Dualtone,

| associated_acts = The Films, Shovels & Rope

| website = {{URL|shovelsandrope.com}}

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Michael Trent is an American musician from Denver. He performs as a solo act and in the band Shovels & Rope since 2008.{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/shovels-rope-mn0002941363 |title=Shovels & Rope: Music Biography |publisher=Allmusic.com}}

Career

Trent first performed as the lead singer in the Denver, Colorado band Tinker's Punishment, before moving to the Southeast and renaming as The Films with Kenneth Harris, Jacob Sinclair and Adam Blake in Charleston, South Carolina. The group disbanded in 2010.{{cite web |url=http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/charleston/the-ballad-of-michael-and-cary-ann/Content?oid=4226491|title=The Ballad of Michael & Cary Ann |date=April 2, 2018 |publisher=Charleston City Paper}}

Trent collaborated with Butch Walker, performing two of his albums. He then released two solo albums.

Trent recorded an album as a duo with his wife, Cary Ann Hearst, in 2008. The pair then formed the group Shovels and Rope[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2013/02/18/dancemakers_loveloss_makes_oblique_reference_to_death_review.html Dancemakers’ loveloss makes oblique reference to death: Review | Toronto Star] and began touring, performing about 200 shows each year.[http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2012/11/catching-up-with-shovels-rope.html "Catching Up With Shovels & Rope"]. Paste Magazine, By Rachel Bailey | November 14, 2012 In 2012 the couple released a second album, "O Be Joyful"[http://musicunderfire.com/2013/02/show-review-shovels-and-rope-at-world-cafe-live-2213.html "Show Review: Shovels and Rope at World Cafe Live 2/2/13"]. Music Under Fire.