The Shocker is an American punk rock

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 band, featuring former L7

L7 (band)

L7 was an American rock band from Los Angeles, that was active from 1985 to 2000. Due to their sound and image, they are often associated with the grunge movement of the late 1980s and early 1990s.-History:...

 bassist Jennifer Finch

Jennifer Finch

Jennifer Finch , born August 5, 1966, is an American photographer and musician, notable for her involvement in the all-female punk rock group L7.-Music:...

 performing vocals. The band also includes lead and rhythm guitarists, drums, and bass.

History

Finch stated that when she formed the band, the first members were temporary, which led to a revolving line-up.
The band takes its name from the hand gesture the shocker

Shocker (hand gesture)

The shocker, also known colloquially as "two in the pink, one in the stink" or "two in the goo, one in the poo" is a hand gesture with a sexual connotation. The ring finger and thumb are curled or bent down while the other fingers are extended. The index and middle fingers are kept together and...

, a sexual innuendo.

Around 2002, The Shocker sold their debut EP, Up Your Asstray. The EP contained seven songs. Finch said that they wanted to show more of their "darker side"; some of the songs were considered more pop than rock. They re-released the EP as a full length album under the same name (adding "The Full Length" to the title), with songs apropos of a hard rock band added.

Discography

• Up Your Ass Tray EP (Oglio Records, 2003)
• Up Your Ass Tray - The Full Length (Go Kart, 2006)