Amoeba Music

By the early 1990s Washington, DC was known across the country as a city that virtually radiated unique underground music. The city’s hardcore scene of the ‘80s was one of the country’s most vibrant and many of the scene’s prime movers led the way in breaking new stylistic ground in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s. This post-hardcore strain of indie rock has no more hallowed ground than Ian MacKaye’s Dischord label. Home to many of DC’s most innovative bands it's no surprise that Hoover would find a home on the label. Few bands of the time can claim to have been as intense and distinctive as the short-lived quartet. While Hoover only produced one full-length record during its existence The Lurid Traversal of Route... Read More