Genres: Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock, American Underground Active: 80's, 90's Formed: 1981 in Washington, DC
Tuscadero, Stereolab, Eggs, The Wedding Present, American Music Club, Flower, Liquorice, Guided by Voices, Helen Hooke, The Vaselines, Tsunami, His Name Is Alive, Yo La Tengo, The Breeders, Beat Happening, Insta
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The flagship act of frontman Mark Robinson's own TeenBeat label, Unrest was a towering pillar of the American indie rock community throughout the early '90s -- from the tongue-in-cheek garage noise of their earliest efforts to the shimmering, manic pop thrills of their later, most enduring work, the band was a paragon of DIY virtue, perfecting a genre-hopping eclecticism and knowing, ironic lyrical outlook that virtually defined the sound and feel of college rock in the pre-grunge era. Robinson, bassist Tim Moran, and drummer Phil Krauth formed Unrest while students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, VA; borrowing their name from a Henry Cow record, the fledgling trio soon made its debut on the first TeenBeat release, the 1985 cassette compilation Extremism in the Defense of Liberty Is No Vice. Comprised of 25 tracks bootlegged from a show at the Washington, D.C.
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Release: September 15, 1995
Label: Southern, Teen Beat, Teenbeat
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Release: January 11, 1994
Label: Matador
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