Further was an American

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band from

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, that evolved from an earlier band, Shadowland. They released several albums during the 1990s.

History

Further evolved from Shadowland, a sixties-influenced band led by brothers Brent and Darren Rademaker, that released two albums for

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in 1989 and 1990 (''Shadowland'' and ''The Beauty of Escaping'' respectively). Unlike Shadowland, Further were very much an indie rock band, gaining comparisons with the likes of

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and

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even guesting on their debut album). Their second album, '' Sometimes Chimes'', contained 25 tracks, and drew comparisons to

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, Pavement and

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. Fitzgerald left the group before the release of their third album, ''

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'', and the three remaining members traded off on the drumming duties in a volleyball rotation a la Sebadoh. The band became sufficiently popular in the

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to have records released on

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(an expanded version of their debut album) and

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. In 1995, the band recorded a five-track session for

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show. The band's final album, '' Next Time West Coast'', saw the band's sound shift towards the sixties/seventies-rock sound that the brothers would go on to explore in their later groups,

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and

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Discography

Albums

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'' (1992) Christmas - '' Super Griptape'' (1993 UK re-issue of the original US Griptape LP with 3 bonus tracks. This re-release omits the original opening track "Overrated".) Ball Product/

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*'' Sometimes Chimes'' (1993)

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'' (1994) Fingerpaint/Runt *'' Next Time West Coast'' (1995) 100 Guitar Mania (Japan)

Singles & EPs

*"Filling Station" (1992) Bong Load *"Over & Out" (1992) Christmas *"Overrated" (1993) No Guff *''In A Lonely Place EP'' (1993) Four Letter Words (split EP with

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, Kevin, and Six Cents & Natalie) *"Hyde Park" (1993) (split 7" with Poastal & Diskothiq, came with ''Over The Wall'' fanzine) *''Born Under a Good Sign'' EP (1993) Standard Recordings *"She Lives By The Castle" (1993) First Strike (split single with

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) *"Surfing Pointers" (1994) Christmas *''Chimes at Christmas'' EP (1994) Christmas Further w/ the Summer Hits (split EP with O & Judy and Rodchester) *''Distance EP'' (1995) Lissy's (double 7-inch) *''The Further John Peel Sessions'' (1995) Boxing Day *"I Wanna be a Stranger"/"They said it couldn't happen here...and it didn't" (1996) Kirb Dog *"The Fakers and the Takers" (1997)

Compilation appearances

*"Rich Kids" on ''Jabberjaw, Good to the Last Drop'' (1994)

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*"Pretty Core" on ''My So Called Life (music from the television series)'' (1995)

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*"Insight" on ''A Means to an End, the Music of Joy Division'' (1995)

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*"Juniper" on ''Notes From the Underground Volume 2'' (1995) Priority *"lhs '79 (live)" on ''KXLU, 88.9FM, Los Angeles, Live, Volume 1'' (1995) KXLU *"Day to Day" on '' Pop American Style'' (1996) March *"Quiet Riot Grrl" on ''Modern Day Paintings by Original Musical Artists'' (1997) Fingerpaint *"The Fakers & The Takers" on ''Nings and Roundabouts'' (1999) Fierce Panda *"I Wanna Be a Stranger" on ''Songs for Cassavetes'' (2001) Better Looking

References

External links

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on Myspace {{DEFAULTSORT:Further (Band) Indie rock musical groups from California Musical groups from Los Angeles Fierce Panda Records artists Creation Records artists