- Skellington (band)
Skellington was singer/songwriter
Britt Daniel 's first band. Formed in 1990 in Austin,Texas , the band released three cassettes before disbanding in 1992. Later, Britt would go on to form Spoon.Skellington recorded and self-released "This Town's Gone Dry" in 1991, and the "Skellington EP" was released a year later in 1992. Before breaking up, the band released "Skellington Rex", which contained songs that were re-recorded on Spoon's debut album "
Telephono ".Raoul Hernandez, [http://weeklywire.com/ww/01-25-99/austin_music_feature1.html "Drake Tungsten and his Boy Skellington"] , "Austin Chronicle ", January 25, 1999]Personnel
Britt Daniel
Travis Hartnett
Mac Stringfellow
Paul CannonReleases
Albums
"This Town's Gone Dry"
# "It's A Drag" - 3:12
# "Bowhead" - 3:01
# "This Is My Guitar" - 3:19
# "White Devil Eyes" - 2:53
# "Another American" - 4:13
# "Abrasive" - 2:57
# "Lickid Weevil" - 3:03
# "Surfin's Still Alright" - 2:33
# "Underwater Fuchestra" - 4:25EPs
"Skellington EP"
# "Pop Gun" - 3:03
# "RXN" - 3:59
# "Crispin Glover" - 4:25
# "Underwater Fuchestra" - 4:25*Notes about the songs
**"Pop Gun" would later be re-released as "Loss Leaders" on Spoon's 1997 EP "Soft Effects "."Skellington Rex"
The existence of this album is confirmed, but no track or release information is available.Peter Herron, [http://homepage.ntlworld.com/peter.herron/spoon_discography.htm#Rex Spoon Discography] , Fan Website, retrieved October 11, 2007]
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