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. 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.
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
External links
Hoover - BandToBand.com
American post-hardcore musical groups
Dischord Records artists
Punk rock groups from Washington, D.C. Musical groups established in 1992 Musical groups disestablished in 1994 First-wave emo bands American emo musical groups