Brian McMahan (born January 26, 1969) is an American musician from

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. He was a guitarist and vocalist in the seminal rock bands

Squirrel Bait Squirrel Bait was an American punk rock band from Louisville, Kentucky active from 1983 to 1987. Squirrel Bait's dense, moody, melodic hardcore sound, featuring pronounced tempo shifts, foreshadowed the grunge sound of the late 1980s as well as ...

and

Slint Slint was an American rock band from Louisville, Kentucky, formed in 1986. The band consisted of guitarist and vocalist Brian McMahan, guitarist David Pajo, drummer and vocalist Britt Walford, Todd Brashear (bassist on ''Spiderland''), and Etha ...

. After the breakup of the latter in November 1990, he went on to play with

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on his project

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. In 1994, McMahan formed

The For Carnation The For Carnation are a slowcore/post-rock band from Louisville, Kentucky, formed in 1994. The band was formed by Brian McMahan, who is the only constant group member. McMahan's previous band Slint hinted at the distinctive sound and sombre aest ...

which acted as a creative outlet; he remains the only permanent member of the band. He was also part of

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, a band formed by original Slint bassist

Ethan Buckler Ethan Buckler is an American musician and songwriter best known as a founding member of the bands King Kong and Slint. He is currently living in Louisville, Kentucky. Life and career 1986–1987: Slint In 1986, Buckler formed Slint with Dav ...

. McMahan plays guitar on the song "Why I'm So Unhappy" by

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