Hoover (band)

Hoover
Hoover
Origin	Washington, D.C., U.S.
Genres	Post-hardcore, emo
Years active	1992–1994, 1997, 2004
Labels	Dischord, Slowdime, Art Monk Construction, Old Glory
Past members	Alexander Dunham; Fred Erskine; Christopher Farrall; Joseph P. McRedmond

Hoover was an American post-hardcore band from Washington, D.C. Formed in 1992, Hoover went on to produce some of the more intense music to appear on the Dischord Records label in the 1990s. Compared to Fugazi, Hoover was more experimental and permissive, incorporating elements of jazz and dub, and not limiting themselves to an aggressive stance.^[1] Unusually, three of the four members shared vocal duties equally.

Vulture.com listed their song "Electrolux" as one of the greatest emo songs of the early 1990s.^[1]

Hoover disbanded in 1994, but have reformed twice: once in 1997 to record a mini-album of 'odds and ends', and again in 2004 for a series of dates in the US and Europe.

Members

Alexander Dunham – guitar, vocals
Fred Erskine – bass, vocals, trumpet
Christopher Farrall – drums
Joseph P. McRedmond – guitar, vocals

Discography

Studio albums

The Lurid Traversal of Route 7 (1994, Dischord)
Hoover (1998, Slowdime)

Singles

"Sidecar Freddie/Cable" (1992, Hoover Union/Dischord)
"Two-Headed Coin" (split with Lincoln) (1993, Art Monk Construction)
"Private" (1993, Hoover Union/Dischord)

Compilations

All the President's Men (1994, Old Glory)
20 Years of Dischord (2002, Dischord)

Related bands

Abilene - Alex Dunham, Frederick Erskine
Admiral - Joseph McRedmond
The Boom - Christopher Farrall, Frederick Erskine
The Crownhate Ruin - Frederick Erskine, Joseph McRedmond
Fine Day - Christopher Farrall
Freddie T. & the People - Frederick Erskine
HiM - Frederick Erskine
Hoonah - Frederick Erskine
June of 44 - Frederick Erskine
Just a Fire - Frederick Erskine
Radio Flyer - Alex Dunham
Regulator Watts - Alex Dunham
Sea Tiger - Christopher Farrall, Joseph McRedmond
Sevens - Christopher Farrall
The Sorts - Christopher Farrall
Watts Systems Ltd. - Alex Dunham
Wind of Change - Alex Dunham

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Ian Cohen; David Anthony; Nina Corcoran; Emma Garland; Brad Nelson (February 13, 2020). "The 100 Greatest Emo Songs of All Time". Vulture.com. Vox Media. Retrieved February 15, 2020.

External links

Hoover - BandToBand.com

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[Vulture-1] Ian Cohen; David Anthony; Nina Corcoran; Emma Garland; Brad Nelson (February 13, 2020). "The 100 Greatest Emo Songs of All Time". Vulture.com. Vox Media. Retrieved February 15, 2020.

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