Syd Butler

Biography

Syd Butler (born August 15, 1972) is an American musician and co-founder of the indie rock and post-hardcore band Les Savy Fav. In 1999, he founded Frenchkiss Records. Butler also served as the bassist for the 8G Band, the house band for Late Night with Seth Meyers, from 2014 to 2024.

Bio from Wikipedia

Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

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  ROME (Written Upside Down)

  2000

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  Root For Ruin

  2010

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  Go Forth

  2001

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  Let's Stay Friends

  2007

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  Do They Know It's Hallowe'en?

  2005

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  Inches

  2004

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  The Cat And The Cobra

  1999

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  3/5

  1997

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  Gimme Shelter: Songs For LA Fire Relief

  2025

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  Give Me Back

  1991

Credited work

67 releases · 14 albums · active 1991–2025

• Performance · 60
• Other credits · 19

Studios: Rare Book Room · Inner-Monologue Recording · Beep Wave Studio · Renegade Studio

Frequent collaborators

• Les Savy Fav
• Various
• Marnie Stern
• North American Hallowe'en Prevention Initiative

Around the web

• Wikipedia