Butterglory was an American

indie rock Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the mu ...

band from

Lawrence, Kansas Lawrence is the county seat of Douglas County, Kansas, Douglas County, Kansas, United States, and the sixth-largest city in the state. It is in the northeastern sector of the state, astride Interstate 70, between the Kansas River, Kansas and Waka ...

. Contemporaries of indie rock groups like Pavement and

Archers of Loaf Archers of Loaf is an American indie rock band originally formed in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in 1991. The group toured extensively and released four studio albums, one compilation, numerous singles and EPs, and a live album which was release ...

, the band released four albums with

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History

Composed of

Matt Suggs Matt Suggs is an American indie rock musician. Born and raised in Visalia, California, Suggs was a member of Butterglory in the 1990s before launching a solo career in 2000. He released two albums on Merge Records, which Richie Unterberger desc ...

and Debby Vander Wall, the band began in 1992 with the release of ''Alexander Bends EP''. They later joined Merge Records and released their first album ''Crumble'' in 1994. This was followed by a collection of singles, ''Downed'' in 1995. Adding bassist Stephen Naron and a variety of other musicians, the group released the more developed ''Are You Building a Temple in Heaven?''. The group's final record, ''Rat Tat Tat'' was released on Merge Records in 1997. Matt Suggs now plays with

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Discography

;LPS *''Crumble'' (1994) *''Are You Building a Temple in Heaven?'' (1996) *''Rat Tat Tat'' (1997) ;Compilations *''Downed'' (1995)

References

Indie rock musical groups from Kansas Musicians from Lawrence, Kansas Merge Records artists 1992 establishments in Kansas Musical groups established in 1992 Musical groups disestablished in 1997 {{US-indie-rock-band-stub