Squirrel Bait

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Squirrel Bait was an influential mid-1980s American punk/indie rock band from Louisville, Kentucky, known for its intense sound and for spawning members who later played in notable post-rock and indie groups.

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Squirrel Bait canonical 6
Squirrel Bait (EP) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American rock band
indie rock band
punk rock band
activeEnd 1988
activeStart 1983
associatedAct Bastro
Bitch Magnet
Gastr del Sol
King Kong
Palace Music
Slint
The For Carnation
associatedScene Louisville underground rock scene
basedIn Louisville, Kentucky
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
disbandedInDecade 1980s
formedIn Louisville, Kentucky
formedInDecade 1980s
genre hardcore punk
indie rock
post-hardcore
punk rock
hasFormerMember Ben Daughtrey
Brian McMahan
Britt Walford
Clark Johnson
David Grubbs
Peter Searcy
hasLanguage English
hasMember Ben Daughtrey
Brian McMahan
Britt Walford
Clark Johnson
David Grubbs
Peter Searcy
influencedGenre indie rock
post-rock
labelOfRelease Homestead Records
notableFor influential role in mid-1980s American punk and indie rock
members later forming notable post-rock and indie bands
notableMemberLaterJoined Bastro
Gastr del Sol
Slint
recordLabel Homestead Records
release Skag Heaven
Squirrel Bait self-linksurface differs
surface form: Squirrel Bait (EP)
releaseType EP
studio album
styleCharacteristic intense sound
melodic elements within hardcore framework

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Gastr del Sol associatedAct Squirrel Bait
Slint associatedAct Squirrel Bait
David Grubbs associatedAct Squirrel Bait
David Grubbs memberOf Squirrel Bait
Bastro associatedAct Squirrel Bait
Squirrel Bait release Squirrel Bait self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Squirrel Bait (EP)
Homestead Records releasedMusicBy Squirrel Bait