The Grifters
Making lo-fi music in a hi-fi age is always going to be a statement, harking back to an era of rock and roll when Pro Tools didn’t exist and analog wasn’t just a stance or even an aesthetic choice. In the late 80s, Grifters formed in Memphis, Tennessee (originally as Band Called Bud), and by the mid 90s found themselves smack in the middle of the lo-fi scene. Contemporaries of Pavement and Guided by Voices, Grifters also had a shambolic punkiness and a gritty blues spin on their sound that resulted in a unique, abrasive and infectious brand of American indie rock. They released two 7” EPs on Doink Records, Disfigurehead (1990) and The Kingdom of Jones (1991). In their decade-plus career, they would go on to release five full-length... Read More
- Genre:
- Rock, Garage Rock, Garage Punk
- City Of Origin:
- Memphis, ,Tennessee United States
- Formed Date:
- 1989
