Part Time (band)
{{Short description|American pop band}}
{{About|the pop band||Part-time (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Part Time
| image = Part time live performance los angeles.jpg
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| caption = Part Time performing in Los Angeles, 2013
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| origin = San Francisco, U.S.
| genre = {{hlist|Pop{{cite web |last1=Sendra |first1=Tim |title=PDA |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/pda-mw0002544387 |website=AllMusic |accessdate=September 15, 2018}}|lo-fi|synth-pop|new wave{{cite web |last1=Simpson |first1=Paul |title=Virgo's Maze |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/virgos-maze-mr0004416525 |website=AllMusic |accessdate=September 16, 2018}}|soft rock|psychedelic pop|{{nowrap|bedroom pop}}{{cite web |last1=Pearls |first1=Bill |title=Part Time prep new LP 'Spell #6′ (listen to "So Far Away")|url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/part-time-prep-new-lp-spell-6-listen-to-so-far-away/ |website=Brooklyn Vegan |accessdate=8 September 2019 |date=10 September 2018}}|{{nowrap|New Romantic{{cite web |last1=Lapatine |first1=Scott |title=Band To Watch: Part Time |url=https://www.stereogum.com/740502/band-to-watch-part-time/franchises/band-to-watch/ |website=Stereogum |date=June 24, 2011}}}}}}
| years_active = 1990-present
| label = {{hlist|Mexican Summer|Burger}}
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| past_members = * David Loca
- Wally Byers
- Robert Dozal
- Billy Trujillo
- Tony Leal
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Part Time (stylized as PARTIME) is an American pop band that was fronted by California-based musician David Loca (also credited as David Speck).{{cite web |last1=Robinson |first1=Wolf |title=Q&A: DAVIDA LOCA OF PART TIME |url=http://www.krtuindie.org/blog/2018/11/11/qampa-davida-loca-of-part-time |date=November 11, 2018|website=KRTU Indie}}{{cite web |last1=Sendra |first1=Tim |title=Part Time |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/part-time-mn0002712688/biography |website=AllMusic |accessdate=September 15, 2018}}{{cite web |last1=Hakimiam |first1=Rob |title=LA weirdo pop artist Part Time releases the smooth rock 'It's Alright With Me' |url=https://www.thefourohfive.com/music/article/la-weirdo-pop-artist-part-time-releases-the-smooth-rock-it-s-alright-with-me-153 |website=The 405 |date=October 8, 2018}} Loca produced and wrote virtually all of the band's output, with most of their studio recordings created alone at his home. AllMusic critic Tim Sendra described the music as "equal parts psychedelic pop, soft rock, and primitive synth pop."
History
File:David Loca home studio.jpg
Part Time was named so because it began as a solo side project of Loca's, who had been performing with groups from Texas and Oklahoma.{{cite web |last1=DeVille |first1=Chris |title=Part Time – "My Jamey" (Stereogum Premiere) |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1696048/part-time-my-jamey-stereogum-premiere/mp3s/ |website=Stereogum |date=August 5, 2015}} Loca produced and wrote all the output, with the exception of some material enlisting bandmates and friends. He is originally from Florida, later moving to El Paso, Texas, and started his first band at the age 17. The first Part Time recordings were made in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and were first issued on a label in 2011.{{cite web|date=2014|title=H.F.M.|url=https://plasticresponserecords.bandcamp.com/album/h-f-m|website=Bandcamp|publisher=Plastic Response Records}} Albums until Spell #6 (2018) were recorded almost entirely by himself at his home.
Controversy and Disbandment
On July 21, 2020, Mexican Summer removed Part Time merchandise from their website and submitted takedown requests for the albums What Would You Say? and PDA on streaming services following the appearance of domestic abuse and sexual misconduct/sexual abuse allegations against Loca and other artists affiliated with Burger Records.{{cite web |last1=Sacher |first1=Andrew |title=Burger Records shuts down for good |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/burger-records-shuts-down-for-good/ |website=Brooklyn Vegan |date=July 22, 2020}} On July 28, Loca issued a statement that said, in part, that he would "personally see to it that all of my music including myself be removed from all websites, online platforms and any and all music communities/scenes at this time."{{cite news |last1=Minsker |first1=Evan |title=Mexican Summer Pulls Part Time's Albums Citing Abuse Allegations, David Loca Issues Apology no |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/mexican-summer-pulls-part-times-albums-citing-abuse-allegations-david-loca-issues-apology/ |work=Pitchfork |date=July 27, 2020}}
Members
- David Loca
- Wally Byers
- Robert Dozal
- Billy Trujillo
- Tony Leal
Discography
- Part Time (2009)
- What Would You Say? (2011)
- Saturday Night (2012)
- PDA (2013)
- Late Night with David Loca (2014)
- H.F.M. (2014)
- Virgo's Maze (2015)
- David Loca & The Berkshire Hobbits (Together We Are!) (2015)
- Return to Cherry (2015)
- Spell #6 (2018)
- Modern History (2019)
- Special Blue (2023)
- Tales Of The Bubblegum Brainz (2023)
- Cryosleep Explorer (2023)
- Davida’s Neverending Nightmare (2024)
References
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External links
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- {{cite web |ref=none |last1=Adcock |first1=Lee |title=Album Review: Part Time Spell #6 |url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/20492/reviews/4152151 |website=Drowned in Sound |date=November 11, 2018 |access-date=July 30, 2019 |archive-date=July 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730160346/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/20492/reviews/4152151 |url-status=dead }}
- {{cite web |ref=none|last1=Mascarin |first1=Maxfield |title=Will Part Time get the recognition they deserve? |url=http://www.quchronicle.com/2018/11/will-part-time-get-the-recognition-they-deserve/ |website=The Quinnipiac Chronicle |date=November 13, 2018}}
- {{cite web |ref=none|title=Davida Loca |url=http://wearevoyeur.com/2012/davida-loca/ |website=Voyeur |date=2012}}
- {{URL|partime.bandcamp.com|Bandcamp Page}}
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