Sharpless (band)

Sharpless began as the solo project of Jack Greenleaf, who first released their music while attending school at Columbia College Chicago.^[1] In 2011, Greenleaf self-released his first album, which he titled Sharpless (+<).^[1] After releasing the album, Greenleaf began working on the follow-up. The second album, titled The One I Wanted To Be, was released on May 12, 2014.^[2][3][4][5] For the second album, Greenleaf enlisted other people to assist in the creation of the album, most notably being Montana Levy, who provided vocals to numerous songs on the album.^[1] Despite enlisting others to help with the album, Greenleaf did most of the recording at home with just a microphone, MIDI controller, and the application Logic Pro.^[6] The album was named one of five "overlooked albums" in 2014 by Brooklyn Magazine.^[7] The title of the band comes from the Italian Opera Madama Butterfly.^[1] After the release of the album, Sharpless signed to Father/Daughter Records, where they reissued the album and gave it a wider release.^[8]

Sharpless was a part of the musical collective known as The Epoch, which comprised bands such as Bellows, Gabby's World, Small Wonder, and Told Slant.^[4]