Self (band)

{{Main|Subliminal Plastic Motives}}

Self was formed in 1993 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee by Matt Mahaffey. Simultaneously, his band Ella Minopy with Seth Timbs disbanded, and Spongebath Records was founded by the two and talent manager Richard Williams.{{cite magazine |last=Flippo|first=Chet|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2AkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA66|title=Murfreesboro: An Emerging Music Mecca|magazine=Billboard|volume=109|issue=32|pages=66–67|date=August 9, 1997|access-date=January 7, 2025}} Mahaffey began writing his debut album after encouragement from Williams,{{cite web |last=McCall|first=Michael|url=https://www.nashvillescene.com/arts_culture/personal-best/article_a5462ed9-023d-5687-97f2-19d83c093455.html|title=Personal Best|website=Nashville Scene|language=en|date=November 16, 1995|accessdate=January 7, 2025}} recruiting his brother Mike Mahaffey as a guitarist into Self for recording assistance.{{cite web |last=Conant|first=Brian|url=http://www.colleges.com/Umagazine/articles.taf?category=arts&article=F1_self|title=Self's frontman knows art when he hears it|website=U. Magazine|language=en|date=July 21, 1999|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020611181718/http://www.colleges.com/Umagazine/articles.taf?category=arts&article=F1_self|archive-date=June 11, 2002|accessdate=January 7, 2025}} After a public performance in Nashville, Tennessee, he received and accepted a recording contract from Zoo Entertainment in March 1995. The label partnered with Spongebath to co-release albums for a year, distributing them through BMG.

Mahaffey finished the project in May 1995, releasing Subliminal Plastic Motives on October 24. The band's debut single "Cannon" supported it,{{cite magazine |last=Flick|first=Larry|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rA4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA28|title=Popular Uprisings - Self Assured|magazine=Billboard|volume=107|issue=43|pages=28, 89|date=October 28, 1995|access-date=January 7, 2025}} followed by "So Low" in 1996. Jesse Peretz directed music videos for both songs,{{cite magazine |last=Atwood|first=Brett|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uA0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA80|title=Peretz Has Lighthearted Approach|magazine=Billboard|volume=108|issue=20|pages=80|date=May 18, 1996|access-date=January 7, 2025}} airing them on MTV.{{cite web |last=Besecker|first=Gabe|url=https://woof-mag.com/2023/12/11/self-indulgent-a-retrospective-on-the-band-that-started-matt-mahaffeys-career/|title=sElf-Indulgent: A Retrospective on the Band That Started Matt Mahaffey's Career|website=Woof Magazine|language=en|date=December 11, 2023|accessdate=January 7, 2025}} The album was commercially successful, with sales exceeding 40,000 units by 1997, and its singles receiving radio play. After release, Self recruited three more members for live performances: keyboardist Chris James, a college friend of Mahaffey; drummer Jason Rawlings, from the local band Brian Cuzies; and bassist Tim Nobles.{{cite web |last=Harkey|first=Scott|url=https://silentuproar.com/interviews/3/self/|title=Self / Interviews|website=Silent Uproar|language=en|date=September 11, 2000|accessdate=January 7, 2025}}

{{Main|The Half-Baked Serenade|Feels Like Breakin' Shit}}

File:SelfBand1997.jpeg. Left to Right: Matt Mahaffey, Mike Mahaffey, Chris James, and Jason Rawlings.]]

After touring, Tim Nobles was removed from the band. In an interview with Silent Uproar, Mahaffey stated that "it just wasn't working out". He additionally felt that his first album gave the band an inaccurate public image, reinforced by Mahaffey's discomfort with his extravagant new lifestyle. He declared Self to be "anti-rock",{{cite magazine |last=Eliscu|first=Jenny|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rikEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA18|title=On The Verge|magazine=CMJ New Music Monthly|issue=72|pages=18|date=August 1999|access-date=January 7, 2025}} significantly reducing guitar usage and leaning into electropop instrumentation. He then began writing and recording a new album in his living room, releasing it as The Half-Baked Serenade on March 5, 1997. To further repel fame, it was distributed without any promotion,{{cite web |last=Duritz|first=Darius|url=http://www.pigpublications.com/Archives/selfpart1.htm|title=The PiG Interview with Matt Mahaffey|website=PiG Publications|language=en|date=March 10, 2000|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010419103014/http://www.pigpublications.com/Archives/selfpart1.htm|archive-date=April 19, 2001|accessdate=January 7, 2025}} and sold exclusively through mail order via Spongebath.

Various scrapped songs and demos of the Subliminal Plastic Motives and The Half-Baked Serenade were saved by Mahaffey, later compiled into a disc titled Feels Like Breakin' Shit. After sharing multiple copies with Spongebath personnel, it leaked online and became popular among fans. Self officially released it as a compilation album in 1998. During this time, the band was auditioning in search of a horn section and new bassist for concerts. They settled on Mac Burrus for the role, who visited Mahaffey's home after Self's second album was released.

{{Main|Breakfast with Girls}}

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After their second album, Self received an offer for and accepted a recording contract from DreamWorks Records. Their significantly higher budget led the band to collaborate with acclaimed musicians, including Ken Andrews of Failure, Richard Dodd, and Hugh Padgham. Recording occurred in multiple professional studios, and Mahaffey could experiment more with production. Multiple issues occurred during this process, such as file corruption,{{cite web |last=Parker|first=Lyndsey|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/live/self-awareness--rediscover-matt-mahaffey-s-returning-cult-band-self-213920574.html|title=Self-Awareness! Rediscover Matt Mahaffey's Returning Cult Band Self|website=Yahoo! Music|date=August 15, 2014|accessdate=January 7, 2025}} disagreements over singles for the album, and numerous delays in the release date. First announced to release on August 25, 1998,{{cite magazine |last=Eliscu|first=Jenny|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-ykEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA86|title=Just Out - New Music|magazine=CMJ New Music Monthly|issue=61|pages=86|date=September 1998|access-date=January 7, 2025}} Breakfast with Girls was finally released via DreamWorks and Spongebath on July 13, 1999.{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bzN6AY_LLbwC&pg=PA19|title=Radio 200 Adds|magazine=CMJ|volume=59|issue=626|pages=19|date=July 12, 1999|access-date=January 7, 2025}}

As consolation for the delays, the EP Brunch was given to customers who pre-ordered the album, featuring scrapped songs. "Paint by Numbers" was released as the first single of Breakfast with Girls on July 21, 1998,{{cite magazine |last=Olson|first=Catherine Applefeld|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bw4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA17|title=Soundtracks and Film Score News|magazine=Billboard|volume=110|issue=23|pages=17|date=June 6, 1998|access-date=January 7, 2025}} as part of the soundtrack for the 1998 film Dead Man on Campus.{{Cite web |last=Henson|first=E. A.|url=https://biffbampop.com/2022/08/04/bbps-album-of-the-week-breakfast-with-girls-self-1999/|title=BBP!'s Album of the Week: "Breakfast With Girls," Self (1999)|website=Biff Bam Pop!|language=en-US|date=August 4, 2022|access-date=January 7, 2025}} It was nominated for Song of the Year at the 1999 Nashville Music Association Awards.{{cite magazine |last=Flippo|first=Chet|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LgoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA79|title=Earle, Williams Lead Nashville Music Assn. Noms|page=79|volume=110|issue=49|issn=0006-2510|magazine=Billboard|date=December 5, 1998|access-date=January 7, 2025}} Another single for the album, "Meg Ryan", received airplay as the album's radio single.{{cite web |last=Anthony|first=Christopher|url=https://thefirenote.com/reviews/self-super-fake-nice-album-review/|title=sElf: Super Fake Nice [Album Review]|website=The Fire Note|date=August 12, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201041532/https://thefirenote.com/reviews/self-super-fake-nice-album-review/|archive-date=December 1, 2021|accessdate=January 7, 2025}} On August 4, 1998, the band released a cover version of Depeche Mode's "Shame" as part of the tribute album For the Masses.{{cite web |last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/for-the-masses-mw0000034885|title=For the Masses Review|website=AllMusic|accessdate=January 7, 2025}}

{{Main|Gizmodgery}}

While spending weekdays working on Breakfast with Girls, Mahaffey began producing a fourth studio album on his weekends.{{cite web |last=Olmstead|first=Todd|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/self-interview-premiere-super-fake-nice/|title=Self, a.k.a. the Dude Who Made the Expedia Dot Com Jingle, Is Back|website=Vice|language=en|date=July 24, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208074254/https://www.vice.com/en/article/rqywxr/self-interview-premiere-super-fake-nice|archive-date=December 8, 2022|accessdate=January 7, 2025}} Originally conceived as an idea in 1995, he was inspired by the Pianosaurus album Groovy Neighborhood (1987) to create an album entirely with toy instruments. To achieve the desired sound, Mahaffey extensively used Pro Tools to equalize and fix the audio's abundant mid-range frequencies.{{cite web |last=Botchick|first=Cheryl|url=http://cmj.com/features/self.php|title=SELF: Regression Therapy|website=CMJ|language=en|date=November 8, 2000|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010211202200/http://cmj.com/features/self.php|archive-date=February 11, 2001|accessdate=January 7, 2025}} Gizmodgery released through Spongebath on September 5, 2000,{{cite web |last=Huey|first=Steve|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/gizmodgery-mw0000619636|title=Gizmodgery Review|website=AllMusic|access-date=January 7, 2025}} as an HDCD.{{cite web |author=The Five 10|url=https://thefive10.com/2015/08/04/self-matt-mahaffey-to-release-15th-anniversary-vinyl-of-gizmodgery/|title=sElf / Matt Mahaffey to Release 15th Anniversary Vinyl of Gizmodgery|website=The Five 10|language=en|date=August 4, 2015|accessdate=January 7, 2025}} The album's sole single, "Trunk Fulla Amps", has been commonly cited as a fan favorite.{{cite web |last=Ribas|first=Bill|url=http://www.nyrock.com/streetbeat/1100.asp#six|title=Street Beat: Reviews of Unsigned, Newly Signed or Independent Label Bands|website=NY Rock|language=en|date=November 18, 2000|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010820193438/http://www.nyrock.com/streetbeat/1100.asp#six|archive-date=August 20, 2001|accessdate=January 7, 2025}}{{cite web |last=Barker|first=Samuel|url=http://rockzone.com/reviews/self.shtml|title=Reviews: Self -"Gizmodgery"|website=RockZone|date=November 3, 2000|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011228150753/http://rockzone.com/reviews/self.shtml|archive-date=December 28, 2001|access-date=January 7, 2025}} A music video for it was published in February 2001 as part of MTV's "Indie Day", but wasn't aired due to Self's DreamWorks connection. Gizmodgery sold 10,000 units in its first week, garnering praise for its unique production and playful energy.{{cite web |last=Shaw|first=Andrew|url=https://www.dailynebraskan.com/hungry-hungry-harmony-self-uses-toys-to-create-music/article_aa662f00-7404-5b3e-9026-dffd4133f28f.html|title='Hungry, Hungry Harmony': Self uses toys to create music|website=The Daily Nebraskan|date=October 26, 2000|access-date=January 7, 2025}}

Retrospectively, Todd Olmstead of Vice described Gizmodgery as Self's best-known album. Its songs "Dead Man" and "What a Fool Believes" have since resurged in popularity on Spotify as the band's most popular songs. The band's second EP, Self Goes Shopping, consists of instrumental remixes of six Self songs. It was planned for DreamWorks distribution, but released through Spongebath on December 16, 2000. The EP was followed by Self's second compilation album, Selfafornia. Spongebath Intermittently released it through mid-2001, with its final set of songs released on July 27, 2001.{{cite web |url=http://www.spongebathrec.com/self/news.html|title=Self - News|website=Spongebath Records|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010622152045/http://www.spongebathrec.com/self/news.html|archive-date=June 22, 2001|accessdate=January 8, 2025}} The compilation features scrapped songs and demos from the writing sessions of Gizmodgery and includes "Resurrect", the Japanese bonus track of the toy album.{{cite web |author=Laurent|url=https://www.indiepoprock.fr/chroniques/albums/self/selfafornia/|title=Self - Selfafornia|website=Indiepoprock|language=fr|date=September 15, 2001|accessdate=November 26, 2024}}

{{Main|Ornament & Crime}}

The band contributed the song "Stay Home" to the 2001 animated fantasy comedy film Shrek. Originally composed for its opening sequence, it was moved to the end credits in favor of Smash Mouth's "All Star", but still opens the soundtrack album. This was followed by the song "Out with a Bang" appearing in the 2001 sci-fi comedy film Evolution,{{cite web |last=Murray|first=Noel|url=https://www.nashvillescene.com/arts_culture/self-promotion/article_c1fa6b1e-f7e3-5756-adcf-305bda7e61c6.html|title=Self Promotion|website=Nashville Scene|language=en|date=June 7, 2001|accessdate=January 7, 2025}} a track that would later appear on Self's fifth studio album. They began recording it in 2002, planning to return to the rock styling of the band's debut. Self released the single “Grow Up” in June 2003, which would end up being the albums sole single. On November 10, 2003, Ornament & Crime was completed.{{cite web |last=Heisel|first=Scott|url=https://www.altpress.com/we_never_broke_up_but_we_got_burned_outmatt_mahaffey_on_the_return_of_self/|title="We never broke up, but we got burned out"—Matt Mahaffey on the return of Self|website=Alternative Press|language=en|date=August 27, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140830035853/https://www.altpress.com/features/entry/we_never_broke_up_but_we_got_burned_outmatt_mahaffey_on_the_return_of_self|archive-date=August 30, 2014|accessdate=January 7, 2025}} Before the album could be released, DreamWorks Records was bought and dissolved by Universal Music Group, who left the album indefinitely unreleased.

For the 2004 teen sex comedy film EuroTrip, Self was asked to create the song "Scotty Doesn't Know". After being presented with its subject and characters, Mahaffey quickly wrote it and sent it to the film's producers, who generally enjoyed it. However, when they tasked the band Lustra with the same style of song, their result was favored.{{cite web |last=Ryan|first=Mike|url=https://uproxx.com/movies/scotty-doesnt-know-eurotrip-oral-history/|title=Don't Tell Scotty but Here's an Oral History of 'Scotty Doesn't Know'|website=Uproxx|language=en|date=August 17, 2018|access-date=January 7, 2024}} Additionally, when Mahaffey was offered work for the 2004 film Shrek 2,{{cite web |last=Huart|first=Warren|url=https://producelikeapro.com/blog/7-ways-go-grain-make-music-industry/|title=7 Ways to Go Against the Grain and Make it in the Music Industry|website=Produce Like A Pro|language=en|date=August 21, 2017|accessdate=January 7, 2025}} they wrote "This is Love" and covered the Archies' song "Sugar, Sugar", but were not featured. In 2005, Self released their third compilation album, Porno, Mint & Grime. It consists of scrapped songs and demos from Ornament & Crime, including "This is Love".{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}

A live video album, intended to be released on home video formats, remains unreleased. Recorded in 2005 at Spaceland, the performance includes a cover of AC/DC's song "Back in Black". Several videos of songs from the DVD, including the "Back in Black" cover, have been posted online on Mahaffey's MySpace and YouTube profiles.{{cite web |title=sElf - Back In Black |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CtO712SCVc |website=YouTube |access-date=3 July 2022}}{{cite web |author=A.S.|url=http://www.mcomet.com/celebrity/Matt_Mahaffey-1260642/biography.html|title=Matt Mahaffey - Biography|website=MComet|language=en|date=2005|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141121143012/http://www.mcomet.com/celebrity/Matt_Mahaffey-1260642/biography.html|archive-date=November 21, 2014|accessdate=January 7, 2025}} The band went on hiatus after Mike Mahaffey died, with a show played in his honor on October 9, 2005.

Mahaffey continued performing as Self while on hiatus but without other band members, who began working on other projects. Rawlings played drums in a group called Suburban Tragedy, and Mahaffey also formed a new band, Wired All Wrong, with former God Lives Underwater member Jeff Turzo. Wired All Wrong released their first album, Break Out The Battle Tapes on September 12, 2006.{{cite web |last=Sharp|first=Brock|url=http://www.rocksellout.com/home/2009/10/7/interview-matt-mahaffey-of-self.html|title=Interview: Matt Mahaffey Of Self|website=Rock Sellout|language=en|date=October 7, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091010190746/http://www.rocksellout.com/home/2009/10/7/interview-matt-mahaffey-of-self.html|archive-date=October 10, 2009|accessdate=November 19, 2024}} Additionally, Mahaffey has worked as a producer and performer for other artists including Beck and Hellogoodbye and as a composer for children's TV shows including Nickelodeon's Ni Hao, Kai-Lan.{{cite web |last1=Masters |first1=Andrew |title=Epic Home Studio Set-Up 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vChEA_Ii8BE |website=YouTube |access-date=27 July 2022}}

{{Main|Super Fake Nice}}

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A project titled Super Fake Nice was announced in 2007, initially slated to be the band's sixth album. Two songs from its recording sessions were published in 2009: "Orchid" and "Monogamy". On July 8, 2008, the band released a cover of "Ana Ng" for the They Might Be Giants tribute album Hello Radio: The Songs of They Might Be Giants.{{cite web |author=Mike|url=https://trafficbeat.net/selfs-super-fake-nice-coming-august-1st/|title=Self's Super Fake Nice Coming August 1st|website=Traffic Beat|language=en|date=June 27, 2014|accessdate=January 7, 2025}} On May 10, 2010, Self released the single "Could You Love Me Now?" alongside a music video, followed by the track "Looks and Money" on November 28, 2011.{{cite web |last=|first=|url=https://weownthistown.net/news/self-looks-and-money/|title=Self – "Looks and Money"|website=We Own This Town|language=en|date=November 30, 2011|accessdate=January 7, 2025}} In January 2012, Mahaffey finished building a home studio in Franklin, Tennessee, and began writing and recording more songs.{{cite web |last=Freeman|first=Jon|url=https://musicrow.com/2012/01/matt-mahaffey-returns-to-tennessee-with-new-studio/|title=Matt Mahaffey Returns To Tennessee With New Studio|website=Music Row|language=en|date=January 23, 2012|accessdate=January 7, 2025}} Later in the year, Self began working with El Camino Media, an independent label they would later sign to for the project's distribution.

For his album Lasers, Lupe Fiasco featured Self on the song "State Run Radio",{{cite web |last=Kibbe|first=Stephanie|url=https://www.somekindofawesome.com/journal/2011/2/28/listen-lupe-fiasco-state-run-radio-featuring-matt-mahaffey.html|title=[Listen] Lupe Fiasco - "State Run Radio (featuring Matt Mahaffey)"|website=Some Kind of Awesome|language=en|date=February 28, 2011|accessdate=January 8, 2025}} releasing it on March 7, 2011.{{cite web |last=Martens|first=Todd|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/pop-hiss/story/2011-03-07/album-review-lupe-fiascos-lasers|title=Album review: Lupe Fiasco's 'Lasers'|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en|date=March 7, 2011|accessdate=January 8, 2025}} A sold-out reunion show at Exit/In in Nashville was played on December 29, 2012, with Fluid Ounces guitarist Brian Rogers filling Mike Mahaffey's position.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}} Self contributed the song "Stranger than Strange" to the compilation Songs for Blake - Embracing Autism on May 13, 2014. On July 11, "Runaway" was released as a single for Super Fake Nice, now classed as the band's third EP. It additionally received a music video,{{cite web |last=Parker|first=Lyndsey|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/blogs/music-news/is-self-s--runaway--the-greatest-cat-video-ever-204255014.html|title=Is Self's 'Runaway' the Greatest Cat Video Ever?|website=Yahoo! Music|date=July 21, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118053810/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/blogs/music-news/is-self-s--runaway--the-greatest-cat-video-ever-204255014.html|archive-date=January 18, 2018|accessdate=January 7, 2025}} which placed at number ten on Rolling Stone{{'}}s top 20 music videos of 2014.{{cite web |last=Parker|first=Lyndsey|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-20-most-awesome-music-videos-of-2014-231622/|title=The 20 Most Awesome Music Videos of 2014|website=Rolling Stone|language=en|date=December 22, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507164427/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-20-most-awesome-music-videos-of-2014-231622/|archive-date=May 7, 2019|accessdate=January 7, 2025}} The EP was released on July 29, followed by Self's TV debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live! the next day.{{cite web |last=Breihan|first=Tom|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1695800/self-released-a-new-ep-and-played-kimmel-last-night/news/|title=Self Released A New EP And Played Kimmel Last Night

|website=Stereogum|date=July 31, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221223204243/https://www.stereogum.com/1695800/self-released-a-new-ep-and-played-kimmel-last-night/news/|archive-date=December 23, 2022|accessdate=January 7, 2025}}

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In January 2014, Subliminal Plastic Motives was re-issued through Fat Possum Records, on vinyl for the first time. Celebrating its twentieth anniversary, the band performed the entire album at Gramercy Theater in New York City on January 10.{{cite web |last=Anderl|first=Timothy|url=https://ghettoblastermagazine.com/news/selfs-subliminal-plastic-motives-gets-vinyl-release/|title=Self's Subliminal Plastic Motives gets vinyl release|website=Ghettoblaster Magazine|language=en|date=January 8, 2014|accessdate=January 7, 2025}} For Record Store Day 2015, "Monogamy" and "Could You Love Me Now?" were bundled together and released as a 7-inch vinyl on April 18.{{cite web |last=Obenschain|first=Philip|url=https://nocountryfornewnashville.com/2015/03/12/self-premiere-looks-money-video/|title=sElf Premiere "Looks & Money" Video|website=No Country For New Nashville|language=en|date=March 12, 2015|accessdate=January 7, 2025}}

Later in the year on September 11, El Camino Media re-issued Gizmodgery for its fifteenth anniversary, on vinyl for the first time. The label additionally released Ornament & Crime on August 25, 2017, being its first official issue after thirteen years since completion.

Since 2017, music from Self has been stagnant; in 2022, Matt announced via his Instagram account that he was making new Self music for the first time in nearly 10 years.{{cite web |last=Mahaffey|first=Matt|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CdYphRwuGU5/|title=Making NEW sElf MUSIC for the 1st time since 2014.|website=Instagram|language=en|date=May 10, 2022|accessdate=January 8, 2025}} The band released the single "Love You Less" on November 6, 2024.{{cite web |last=Good|first=Jamie|url=https://lightning100.com/2024/self-love-you-less-dans-dj-pick-of-the-week/|title=Self "Love You Less" – Dan’s DJ Pick of the Week|website=Lightning 100|language=en|date=November 12, 2024|accessdate=January 7, 2025}} On November 29, 2024, he contributed the song "Merry Christmas, Santa" under the pseudonym Elfs to the album Christmas in Space by Cake in Space, a composer collective by Mahaffey.

{{main|Self discography}}

Studio albums

• Subliminal Plastic Motives (1995)
• The Half-Baked Serenade (1997)
• Breakfast with Girls (1999)
• Gizmodgery (2000)
• Ornament & Crime (2017)

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Current members

• Matt Mahaffey – lead vocals, lead guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, drums {{small|(1993–present)}}
• Chris James – keyboards, mixing {{small|(1995–2005, 2012–present)}}
• Jason Rawlings – drums {{small|(1995–2005, 2012–present)}}
• Mac Burrus – bass guitar {{small|(1998–2005, 2012–present)}}

Current touring musicians

• Brian Rogers – guitar, backing vocals {{small|(1997, 2012–present)}}

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Former members

• Mike Mahaffey – backing vocals, lead guitar {{small|(1993–2005; his death)}}
• Tim Nobles – bass guitar {{small|(1995–1997)}}

Former touring musicians

• Seth Timbs – bass, keyboards, backing vocals {{small|(1997, 2011–2013)}}
• Swan Burrus - backing vocals, percussion {{small|(2001, 2003)}}

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{{Reflist}}

• [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p169553|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic - Self biography]
• [https://www.myspace.com/mattmahaffey Matt Mahaffey / Self MySpace page]
• [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Self Self's discography at the Discogs database]

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Category:Alternative rock groups from Tennessee

Category:Fat Possum Records artists

Category:1993 establishments in Tennessee