Jeremy Bolm

Jeremy X. Bolm is an American vocalist, record label owner, music producer and writer. In his music career, he is most known for being the full-time vocalist of the post-hardcore band Touché Amoré. He has also performed with the part-time bands Thriller, Deadhead and Hesitation Wounds. Outside of performing, Bolm runs the indie record label Secret Voice and self-publishes his own poetry zines.

Personal life Before deciding to be a member of Touché Amoré full-time, Bolm worked various jobs in the music and entertainment industry. He worked at a local record store and did freelance work for multiple publications including LA Weekly. Despite this, he is capable of speaking in a much deeper bass vocal register, which he has referred to as his “secret voice”.

His interest in hardcore music grew after discovering Victory Records in the 1990s. Early Victory artists he recalls enjoying include Inner Strength, Earth Crisis, Snapcase, Bloodlet, Deadguy and Strife. Each week, Bolm discusses a series of firsts with his guest – be they a musician, a cartoonist, a photographer, a comic book creator or some other type of creative. Guests so far have included Reba Meyers of Code Orange, The New Yorker cartoonist Madeleine Horvath and record producer Will Yip.

Acting

Bolm played the role of Jeremy Barf, guitarist of a fictional punk rock band, in the 2022 biographical parody film Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. Other members of the fictional band are bassist and singer Johnny Barf, played by Johnny Pemberton, and drummer Jonah Barf, played by Jonah Ray.

Discography Thriller Hamburger Safari EP (2006) Thriller EP (2007)

Touché Amoré

...To the Beat of a Dead Horse (2009) Parting the Sea Between Brightness and Me (2011) Is Survived By (2013) Stage Four (2016) Lament (2020) Spiral in a Straight Line (2024)

Deadhead A State of Punk EP (2009) Deadhead EP (2010) Cathedrals / Deadhead split EP (2010)

Hesitation Wounds Hesitation Wounds EP (2013) Awake for Everything (2016) Chicanery (2019)

As guest Year Artist Album Track 2010 Loma Prieta Life/Less 2011 O'Brother Garden Window "Cleanse Me" 2012 Drug Church Drug Church "Mohawk"