The Folk Implosion

The Folk Implosion
Origin	Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Genres	Lo-fi, Indie rock, Alternative rock
Years active	1993–2004
Labels	Chocolate Monk Records Communion Interscope Domino USA
Members
Lou Barlow Russ Pollard Imaad Wasif
Past members
John Davis

The Folk Implosion was an American indie rock/lo-fi band founded in the early 1990s by Lou Barlow and John Davis. It was initially a side-project started by Barlow to explore different territory than that being canvassed with his primary band at the time, Sebadoh. The name is a play on the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.

History

The band's status was relatively obscure prior to the Larry Clark film Kids, and its soundtrack, most of which contained original compositions by Barlow and Davis. The song "Natural One" from this soundtrack was a hit single, peaking at #29 on the Billboard Hot 100, #4 on the Billboard Modern Rock Charts and #20 on the Mainstream Rock Charts.^[1] The track peaked at #45 in the UK Singles Chart.^[2] Though the band attempted to duplicate the success of that song, their subsequent albums and singles were nowhere near as successful as "Natural One". In 1995, the band contributed the song "Indierockinstrumental" to the AIDS benefit album, Red Hot + Bothered, produced by the Red Hot Organization.

After Davis left the band in 2000, Barlow recruited Russ Pollard and Imaad Wasif from the band Alaska! to record The New Folk Implosion. In 2002, the band appeared as the backing musicians for the main character played by Alessandro Nivola in the film, Laurel Canyon.

The band has not been active since 2004.

Discography

Albums

• Take A Look Inside (Communion, 1994)
• Dare to Be Surprised (Communion, 1997)
• One Part Lullaby (Interscope, 1999)
• The New Folk Implosion (Domino USA, 2003)

Singles and EPs

• Walk Through This World with the Folk Implosion cassette (Chocolate Monk Records UK, 1993)
• Walk Through This World with the Folk Implosion 7" EP (Drunken Fish Records US, 1994)
• "Electric Idiot" (Ubik Records, 1995)
• "Natural One" (London, 1995)
• "Palm of My Hand" (Communion, 1996)
• The Folk Implosion (EP) (Communion, 1996)
• "Pole Position" (Communion, 1997)
• "Insinuation" (Communion, 1997)
• "Free to Go" (Domino, 2000)
• "Brand of Skin" (Domino, 2003)
• "Pearl" (Domino, 2003)

References

1. ^ Allmusic Artist Chart History
2. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 207. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 

External links

• Allmusic entry^{[dead link]}