Henry's Dress was an American
noise pop
Noise pop is a subgenre of alternative and indie rock that developed in the mid-1980s in the United Kingdom and United States. It is defined by its mixture of dissonant noise or feedback with the songcraft more often found in pop music. Shoega ...
band from
Albuquerque, New Mexico
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(and later from
San Francisco
San Francisco (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the List of Ca ...
,
California
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), consisting of Amy Linton (later of
The Aislers Set
The Aislers Set is an American indie pop band that formed in San Francisco in 1997, after the breakup of chief songwriter Amy Linton's former band Henry's Dress. The Aislers Set's music is influenced by C86-style British indie pop. The founding me ...
) and Matt Hartman, who both acted as singer, guitarist and drummer at various times, and Hayyim Sanchez as bassist, which was formed in 1993. They were signed to
Slumberland Records
Slumberland Records is an American independent record label, formed in 1989 in Washington, D.C. and based in Oakland, California. The label has released recordings by Velocity Girl, Honeybunch, Lilys, Stereolab, Evans The Death, St. Christophe ...
before disbanding in 1997.
Discography
*"1620" (7", Wish I Was a Slumberland Record, November 1993)
*"Astronautical Music Festival" (Split 7" w/
Tiger Trap Tiger trap may refer to:
*Trou de loup
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, Slumberland Records, February 1994)
*"Henry's Dress" (10", Slumberland Records, April 1995)
*"All This Time for Nothing" (Split 7" w/ Flake, 1995)
*''Bust 'em Green'' (LP, Slumberland Records, March 1996)
*"Over 21" (Split 7" w/
Rocketship, Wish I Was a Slumberland Record, May 1996)
References
External links
Epitonic bio
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Musical groups from San Francisco
Noise pop musical groups
Slumberland Records artists