Spent (band)
Encyclopedia
Spent was an American Indie Rock
band from Jersey City, New Jersey
consisting of singer/guitarist John King, guitarist/singer/keyboardist Annie Hayden
, bassist/occasional vocalist Joe Weston and drummer Ed Radich.
, an indie label formed by Mac McCaughan
and Laura Ballance
of Superchunk
, a band that Spent toured with extensively throughout their career. In September 1996 the band released an EP entitled Umbrella Wars, which included a cover of Joe Walsh's A Life of Illusion. Umbrella Wars served as a teaser for their next album released a month later in October 1996 entitled A Seat Beneath the Chairs. In 1997 John King joined Superchunk
lead guitarist Joe Wilbur in a side project called Humidifier releasing the album Nothing Changes on Link Records. On July 21, 1997 the band officially split. In 1999 their last song "(I'll Clean Up) The Mess That You Are" appeared on the 10 year anniversary album of Merge Records called Oh, Merge. They did reform briefly to perform at XX Merge, the 20th anniversary celebration of the label. The band never received much attention outside of the 90's indie rock world.
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band from Jersey City, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
consisting of singer/guitarist John King, guitarist/singer/keyboardist Annie Hayden
Annie Hayden
Annie Hayden was one of four members of the 90s indie rock band Spent. In the year 2000 she embarked on her solo career, releasing The Rub. Her second solo album followed in 2005, also released on Merge Records, titled The Enemy of Love....
, bassist/occasional vocalist Joe Weston and drummer Ed Radich.
History
Spent formed in the early 1990s in Jersey City, New Jersey. After releasing several EPs under various independent labels the band released their first full album. Songs of Drinking and Rebellion was released in March 1995 on Merge RecordsMerge Records
Merge Records is an independent record label based in Durham, North Carolina. It was founded in 1989 by Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan. It began as a way to release music from their band Superchunk and music created by friends, and has expanded to include artists from around the world and records...
, an indie label formed by Mac McCaughan
Mac McCaughan
Mac McCaughan is a founding member of the rock band Superchunk, and co-founder of Merge Records along with Laura Ballance. He also heads the band Portastatic, which began as a lo-fi side project and has blossomed into his main musical project...
and Laura Ballance
Laura Ballance
Laura Ballance is the bassist in the rock band Superchunk and co-founder of Merge Records along with Mac McCaughan.-References:...
of Superchunk
Superchunk
Superchunk is an American indie rock band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, consisting of singer/guitarist Mac McCaughan, guitarist Jim Wilbur, bassist Laura Ballance, and drummer Jon Wurster. Formed in 1989, they were one of the bands that helped define the Chapel Hill music scene of the 1990s...
, a band that Spent toured with extensively throughout their career. In September 1996 the band released an EP entitled Umbrella Wars, which included a cover of Joe Walsh's A Life of Illusion. Umbrella Wars served as a teaser for their next album released a month later in October 1996 entitled A Seat Beneath the Chairs. In 1997 John King joined Superchunk
Superchunk
Superchunk is an American indie rock band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, consisting of singer/guitarist Mac McCaughan, guitarist Jim Wilbur, bassist Laura Ballance, and drummer Jon Wurster. Formed in 1989, they were one of the bands that helped define the Chapel Hill music scene of the 1990s...
lead guitarist Joe Wilbur in a side project called Humidifier releasing the album Nothing Changes on Link Records. On July 21, 1997 the band officially split. In 1999 their last song "(I'll Clean Up) The Mess That You Are" appeared on the 10 year anniversary album of Merge Records called Oh, Merge. They did reform briefly to perform at XX Merge, the 20th anniversary celebration of the label. The band never received much attention outside of the 90's indie rock world.
Cassette Releases
- Sorry About The Deformed Heart - split with Crop Circle Hoax and Lambchop (Traumatone, 1993)
Albums
- Songs of Drinking and RebellionSongs of Drinking and RebellionSongs of Drinking and Rebellion is the first studio album released by the indie rock band Spent in 1995. The album was released on Merge Records and was followed by a tour with labelmates Superchunk...
(Merge, 1995) - A Seat Beneath the Chairs (Merge, 1996)
EP's
- Keeping Secrets (Lactate Records, 1995)
- Sinking In (spinART Records, 1995)
- Umbrella Wars (Merge, 1996)
External links
- Merge Records - Spent
- Southern Records- Spent
- [ Allmusic.com - Spent]