Hoover (band)
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Hoover was an American
post-hardcore
band from Washington, DC. Formed in 1992, Hoover went on to produce some of the more intense music to appear on the Dischord Records
label in the 1990s. Unusually, three of the four members shared vocal duties equally.
Hoover split up in 1994, and have reformed twice: once in 1997 to record a mini-album of 'odds and ends', and again in 2004 to tour Europe and also performed some shows back in their homeland. It is not clear whether the band will continue to be active.
The band is not to be confused with the country music song writer and performer Hoover
, based out of Nashville in the 1960s and 1970s, nor the Belgian band Hooverphonic
, who originally performed under the name "Hoover," nor the Dutch band Hoover which, like the American band, has a self-titled album (although the Dutch band adds an exclamation point: "Hoover!").
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
post-hardcore
Post-hardcore
Post-hardcore is a genre of music that developed from hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader punk rock movement. Like post-punk, post-hardcore is a term for a broad constellation of groups...
band from Washington, DC. Formed in 1992, Hoover went on to produce some of the more intense music to appear on the Dischord Records
Dischord Records
Dischord Records is a Washington, D.C.-based independent record label specializing in the independent punk music of the D.C.-area music scene. The label is co-owned by Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson, who founded Dischord in 1980 to release Minor Disturbance by The Teen Idles...
label in the 1990s. Unusually, three of the four members shared vocal duties equally.
Hoover split up in 1994, and have reformed twice: once in 1997 to record a mini-album of 'odds and ends', and again in 2004 to tour Europe and also performed some shows back in their homeland. It is not clear whether the band will continue to be active.
The band is not to be confused with the country music song writer and performer Hoover
Hoover (singer)
Willis Hoover was born in Jackson County, Missouri and raised in Lamoni, Iowa and Shenandoah, Iowa. After starting out as a coffee house folk singer as a teenager, Hoover moved to Nashville in the 1960s and became a songwriter. His songs were recorded by Tina Turner, Eddy Arnold and country...
, based out of Nashville in the 1960s and 1970s, nor the Belgian band Hooverphonic
Hooverphonic
Hooverphonic are a Belgian rock/pop group, formed in 1995. Though early on categorized as a trip hop group, they quickly expanded their sound to the point where they could no longer be described as a lone genre, but rather encompass alternative, electronica, electropop, rock, and mixture of others...
, who originally performed under the name "Hoover," nor the Dutch band Hoover which, like the American band, has a self-titled album (although the Dutch band adds an exclamation point: "Hoover!").
Members
- Alexander Dunham - Guitar, Vocals
- Frederick T. Erskine - Bass, Vocals, Trumpet
- Christopher Farrall - Drums
- Joseph P. McRedmond - Guitar, Vocals
Albums
- The Lurid Traversal of Route 7 (1994) (Dischord RecordsDischord RecordsDischord Records is a Washington, D.C.-based independent record label specializing in the independent punk music of the D.C.-area music scene. The label is co-owned by Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson, who founded Dischord in 1980 to release Minor Disturbance by The Teen Idles...
) - Hoover (1997) (Slowdime RecordsSlowdime RecordsSlowdime Records was a record label started in 1996 by Juan Luis Carrera and Amanda MacKaye. The label was originally started, according to a label bio, “with the intent to document the new inclinations and innovations that began to surface within the Washington D.C...
)
Singles
- Sidecar Freddie/Cable (1992) (Hoover Union/Dischord Records)
- Two-Headed Coin (split with Lincoln) (1993) (Art Monk ConstructionArt Monk ConstructionArt Monk Construction was founded by Eric Astor and Garrett Rothman in State College, Pennsylvania in 1993. When Rothman left State College to study abroad, Astor was joined in managing the label by Rich Kraemer, a childhood friend from Tempe, Arizona, and the two additionally formed Lumberjack...
Records) - Private (1993) (Hoover Union/Dischord Records)
Compilations
- "All the President's Men" (1994) (Old Glory Records)
- 20 Years of Dischord CD (Dischord, 2002)
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