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Shudder to Think
Shudder to Think is an American rock band from Washington, D.C., formed in 1986. They released three albums on the D.C.–based label Dischord Records, and two on Epic Records. Their early work was largely influenced by post-hardcore, although they gradually drew upon a wide range of stylistic influences, including art rock and power pop.
In 1984, bassist Stuart Hill formed the hardcore punk band Stüge, recruiting drummer Mike Russell, alongside guitarist Sam Fleming and vocalist Bobby Jones. By 1986, Fleming and Jones left for college, with Hill inviting guitarist Chris Matthews, who had been playing in new wave group 3-2-1, to join the band. Matthews in turn suggested vocalist Craig Wedren, a high school acquaintance, after seeing him perform at a school play and being impressed by his singing. Shortly after, the band changed its name to Shudder to Think, after Russell said that he “shuddered to think that we would be just another hardcore band” during a drive to practice. It was this lineup and name change that drove the band to abandon its previous hardcore influenced sound to something more akin to post-hardcore.
In this incarnation, the band released one song on the Fetal Records compilation, F-R-5 in 1987, two singles, and their debut album in 1988, Curse, Spells, Voodoo, Mooses, before being signed by Dischord Records. Three albums were then released on the label (Ten-Spot, Funeral at the Movies, and Get Your Goat), before the band gained greater exposure by touring alongside Fugazi and The Smashing Pumpkins in 1993. The band's May 7, 1992, concert in Albig, Germany was released by Tobby Holzinger as Your Choice Live Series Vol. 21.
Swiz ex-bassist Nathan Larson and ex-Jawbox drummer Adam Wade replaced Matthews and Russell in 1992 on guitar and drums respectively. Matthews and Russell last performed live with the band on January 1, 1992, and June 28, 1992, as announced by Wedren to the crowd during those concerts.
The band subsequently signed to Epic Records, with whom Pony Express Record was released in September 1994. The album's angular, mathematical post-hardcore earned it a devoted cult following, especially after the video for the track "X-French Tee Shirt" became a buzz clip on MTV and was regularly aired on the channel, as well as an article in Rolling Stone. The track also peaked at #36 on the Radio and Records Alternative chart. The album had sold 30,000 copies in the United States by the end of October 1994, and by February 1997 had sold 60,000 copies.
Over the next few years, Wedren successfully battled Hodgkin's Disease, Larson recorded an album with side project band Mind Science of the Mind, and Wade left the group. He was replaced by Kevin March, the former drummer of The Dambuilders.
They released another album, 50,000 B.C. in 1997, touring in support of it with March on drums, and touring member Chuck Scott on keyboards and percussion. The album was released to mixed reviews and was a commercial flop. It was after this that the band pivoted to writing soundtracks for films, composing the soundtracks to First Love, Last Rites, High Art, and providing two songs for the film Velvet Goldmine in 1998.
However, 1998 marked Larson's departure and the end of the group. Wedren has pursued a solo career, including an appearance on the Down to You soundtrack with "Didn't Mean to Do You Harm", and contributed backing vocals to The Verve Pipe's 1999 eponymous album.
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Shudder to Think
Shudder to Think is an American rock band from Washington, D.C., formed in 1986. They released three albums on the D.C.–based label Dischord Records, and two on Epic Records. Their early work was largely influenced by post-hardcore, although they gradually drew upon a wide range of stylistic influences, including art rock and power pop.
In 1984, bassist Stuart Hill formed the hardcore punk band Stüge, recruiting drummer Mike Russell, alongside guitarist Sam Fleming and vocalist Bobby Jones. By 1986, Fleming and Jones left for college, with Hill inviting guitarist Chris Matthews, who had been playing in new wave group 3-2-1, to join the band. Matthews in turn suggested vocalist Craig Wedren, a high school acquaintance, after seeing him perform at a school play and being impressed by his singing. Shortly after, the band changed its name to Shudder to Think, after Russell said that he “shuddered to think that we would be just another hardcore band” during a drive to practice. It was this lineup and name change that drove the band to abandon its previous hardcore influenced sound to something more akin to post-hardcore.
In this incarnation, the band released one song on the Fetal Records compilation, F-R-5 in 1987, two singles, and their debut album in 1988, Curse, Spells, Voodoo, Mooses, before being signed by Dischord Records. Three albums were then released on the label (Ten-Spot, Funeral at the Movies, and Get Your Goat), before the band gained greater exposure by touring alongside Fugazi and The Smashing Pumpkins in 1993. The band's May 7, 1992, concert in Albig, Germany was released by Tobby Holzinger as Your Choice Live Series Vol. 21.
Swiz ex-bassist Nathan Larson and ex-Jawbox drummer Adam Wade replaced Matthews and Russell in 1992 on guitar and drums respectively. Matthews and Russell last performed live with the band on January 1, 1992, and June 28, 1992, as announced by Wedren to the crowd during those concerts.
The band subsequently signed to Epic Records, with whom Pony Express Record was released in September 1994. The album's angular, mathematical post-hardcore earned it a devoted cult following, especially after the video for the track "X-French Tee Shirt" became a buzz clip on MTV and was regularly aired on the channel, as well as an article in Rolling Stone. The track also peaked at #36 on the Radio and Records Alternative chart. The album had sold 30,000 copies in the United States by the end of October 1994, and by February 1997 had sold 60,000 copies.
Over the next few years, Wedren successfully battled Hodgkin's Disease, Larson recorded an album with side project band Mind Science of the Mind, and Wade left the group. He was replaced by Kevin March, the former drummer of The Dambuilders.
They released another album, 50,000 B.C. in 1997, touring in support of it with March on drums, and touring member Chuck Scott on keyboards and percussion. The album was released to mixed reviews and was a commercial flop. It was after this that the band pivoted to writing soundtracks for films, composing the soundtracks to First Love, Last Rites, High Art, and providing two songs for the film Velvet Goldmine in 1998.
However, 1998 marked Larson's departure and the end of the group. Wedren has pursued a solo career, including an appearance on the Down to You soundtrack with "Didn't Mean to Do You Harm", and contributed backing vocals to The Verve Pipe's 1999 eponymous album.