Biography

Hammell on Trial is the stage name of Ed Hammell, an acoustic guitarist and singer-songwriter who draws inspiration and energy from the brash aesthetic of punk. Although originally from upstate New York, Hammell moved to Austin, Texas where he gained a following with his confrontational anti-folk. 1989’s CONVICTION set the blueprint for Hammell’s lyrical skill, which tackles both personal and social issues, and his highly rhythmic guitar accompaniment, but ‘96’s BIG AS LIFE fleshed it out. Hammell continued to tour and record throughout the ‘90s, signing to fellow anti-folk artist Ani DiFranco’s Righteous Babe Records in the 2000s, and releasing increasingly accomplished albums like 2003’s TOUGH LOVE.

Top Tracks

• Click on the track to launch in Spotify

• Apartment #4

• Blood On The Wolf

• Brother Franklin

• Coulter's Snatch

• Socializing

Discography

• Click on the album to launch in Spotify

• Songs for Parents Who Enjoy Drugs

  Righteous Babe Records

  2006

• Tough Love

  Righteous Babe Records

  2003

• Ed's Not Dead: Hamell Comes Alive

  Evangeline (UK)

  2001

• The Chord is Mightier Than the Sword

  Mercury / Polygram

  1997

• Big as Life

  Mercury

  1996

• Conviction

  Blue Wave Records

  1989