Film School. Shoegaze out of San Francisco, founded by Greg Bertens in 1998, now split between SF and Los Angeles. 'American Turnip' opens their debut, Brilliant Career (Me Too! Records, 2001), which began as Bertens recording with members of Fuck and Pavement before a full line-up formed. The sleeve notes say it was recorded in 1999 and 2000, partly on a PC in a bedroom and partly at Black Eyed Pig Studios in San Francisco. A self-titled 2006 album on Beggars Banquet widened their audience, and after a 2011 hiatus they reunited in 2014 for Bright to Death (2018), We Weren't Here (2021) and Field (Felte, 2023).
From the notes for EKHO Sonic Chill #13 · fact-checked Oct 4, 2026.
Hear Film School on EKHO Sonic Chill #13 · song 23
ESCPlays in my player at the bottom of the screen, and keeps going while you explore the site.
The records
Where I played them
“American Turnip”
EKHO Sonic Chill #13 · song 23 · from Brilliant Career
“Is This A Hotel?”
EKHO Sonic Chill #11 · song 3 · from Field
“Two Kinds”
EKHO Sonic Chill #1 · song 11 · from Hideout
