Dead Low Tide was a short-lived rock

Rock music

Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

 band from Seattle, Washington

Seattle, Washington

Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...

. It featured singer Spencer Moody

Spencer Moody

Spencer Moody is the vocalist for Seattle-based noise rock group Triumph of Lethargy Skinned Alive to Death. He was the lead vocalist for the Murder City Devils until their breakup in 2001, and returned to the band when they reformed in 2006....

, guitarist Nate Manny, bassist Mike Kunka, and drummer Coady Willis

Coady Willis

Coady Willis is a drummer and a member of Big Business, White Shit, and The Melvins.Willis previously played in the bands Dead Low Tide, Broadcast Oblivion and Murder City Devils before Big Business....

.

History

After the breakup of the Murder City Devils

Murder City Devils

-History:The band's original lineup, consisting of Spencer Moody, Dann Gallucci, Derek Fudesco, Coady Willis, and Nate Manny formed in Seattle, Washington in 1996. Gabe Kerbrat was their permanent roadie, and considered a member...

 in 2001, ex-members Moody, Manny, and Willis began to work on a new project, along with ex-godheadSilo

GodheadSilo

godheadSilo was a noise rock duo from Fargo, North Dakota.The band consisted of Mike Kunka on bass and Dan Haugh on drums. The two met growing up near Fargo, North Dakota. The band originally started as a three-piece, with Phil Leitch playing guitar. Leitch left the band after their first show at...

 bassist Kunka. In 2002 they put out a self released debut EP, and embarked on a U.S. tour with the Melvins

The Melvins

The Melvins are an American band that formed in 1983. They usually perform as a trio, but in recent years have performed as a four piece with two drummers. Since 1984, singer and guitarist Buzz Osborne and drummer Dale Crover have been the band's constant members...

. That same year they began recording their eponymously-titled, full-length album, which was not released until after the band's breakup in 2003.

Albums

• Dead Low Tide (Tiger Style Records CD/LP, 2003)
  1. Barrel Vault
  2. White Flag
  3. Navy Buttons
  4. Blues Come Easy
  5. Ill Eagle
  6. Lazer Lazer Lazer Love
  7. Purple Crimson and Lavender
  8. Don't Mind If I Do
  9. Sideways Machine
  10. Shake and Slide

Singles and EPs

• "Lazer Lazer Lazer Love" (Ill Eagle 7", 2002)
• Dead Low Tide EP (Ill Eagle CD/EP, 2002)

Further reading

• Crawdaddy!
  Crawdaddy!
  Crawdaddy! was the first U.S. magazine of rock and roll music criticism. Created in 1966 by college student Paul Williams in response to the increasing sophistication and cultural influence of popular music, Crawdaddy! was self-described as "the first magazine to take rock and roll...
  
  article on Murder City Devils and Dead Low Tide, "Ride the Dead Low Tide," March 26, 2008