The Vaselines
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The Vaselines are a Scottish indie pop band formed in the late 1980s, best known for their lo-fi, jangly sound and for being championed and frequently covered by Nirvana.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Vaselines canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
indie pop band
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musical group ⓘ |
| activePeriod | late 1980s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Captain America
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Eugenius NERFINISHED ⓘ Nirvana NERFINISHED ⓘ Suckle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compilationAlbum |
Enter The Vaselines
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The Way of the Vaselines: A Complete History NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFormation | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| dateOfFormation | 1986 ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
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indie pop ⓘ indie rock ⓘ jangle pop ⓘ lo-fi ⓘ twee pop ⓘ |
| hasAlbum |
Dum-Dum
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Sex with an X NERFINISHED ⓘ V for Vaselines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
jangly guitars
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lo-fi sound ⓘ wry lyrics ⓘ |
| hasEP |
Dying for It
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Son of a Gun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPastMember |
Charlie Kelly
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James Seenan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Nirvana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
The Pastels
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The Velvet Underground NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
being championed by Nirvana
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songs covered by Nirvana ⓘ |
| languageOfLyrics | English ⓘ |
| locationOfFormation | Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| member |
Eugene Kelly
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Frances McKee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dum-Dum
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Dying for It NERFINISHED ⓘ Enter The Vaselines NERFINISHED ⓘ Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam NERFINISHED ⓘ Molly's Lips NERFINISHED ⓘ Sex with an X NERFINISHED ⓘ Son of a Gun NERFINISHED ⓘ The Way of the Vaselines: A Complete History NERFINISHED ⓘ V for Vaselines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
53rd & 3rd Records
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Geffen Records ⓘ Sub Pop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.