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Lotion formed in New York City's East Village and released two seven-inch singles "Head" and "Tear" on Kokopop before releasing their debut album, full Isaac, through spinArt Records in 1994. [ 1 ] To promote the release of full Isaac , Lotion toured America and Europe with Pavement , Throwing Muses , and Mercury Rev .
The band next performed in 2011 at Royal Flush Festival, [7] and 2012 at Mercury Lounge. [8] In 2023, the band reunited to play DROM 30, the 30th anniversary of Dromedary Records, [9] with additional shows at Mercury Lounge [10] and Drag Music. [11] Albums. 1994 full Isaac; 1996 Nobody's Cool; 1998 The Telephone Album; EPs. 1994 The Around E.P.
Lunch with Lotion Thomas Pynchon sits down with the boys in the band June 1 1996 THOMAS PYNCHON Although I’ve gone to hear Lotion live and listened to them at length on CD, I’ll refrain from any musical remarks, which would mean bringing up artists far earlier than even R.E.M. and Hüsker Dü—the bands that Lotion gets compared to in print a lot, though the music has also been termed ...
She came shortly after I was born Now I can't go in the rooms I used to own My world is full of strangers and I spend the day in chains I just want to go outside and run around Help me, I'm ...
Also among Lotion's clear inspirations were their indie-rock forerunners Hüsker Dü and R.E.M.. Without those band's rhythmic swirls, melodic emphases, and plain-spoken yet abstract lyrics, Lotion wouldn't have concocted "Tear," the combination of jangle and bounce that opens full Isaac: Kiss me when you go to bed. I'm leaving when you fall ...
While the Lotion EP, produced and released by Kramer, gladly lays bare the band’s stylistic sources (and becomes trivial as a result), the Putney Swope-quoting Full Isaac, produced by Kurt Ralske (“a prince”), garbs them in surprisingly diverse and pretty arrangements. The brisk and tuneful “She Is Weird City” (a song recycled from the three-song ’92 EP, also untitled) could be a ...
Big Cat. Associated Acts: Honeycomb, Schizo Fun Addict. Past Members: Bill Ferguson. Jim Ferguson. Rob Youngberg. Tony Zajkowski. Lotion is an American, Manhattan-based indie rock band, formed in 1991 by brothers Bill and Jim Ferguson (bass guitar and guitar respectively), drummer Rob Youngberg, and vocalist/guitarist Tony Zajkowski.
