Soiled Doves was an American
post-hardcore
Post-hardcore is a punk rock music genre that maintains the aggression and intensity of hardcore punk but emphasizes a greater degree of creative expression. It was initially inspired by post-punk and noise rock. Like post-punk, the term has been ...
band from
Seattle
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active in 2000 and 2001, releasing one album called ''Soiled Life'' two years after disbanding.
The band formed as
dance-punk
Dance-punk (also known as disco-punk, punk-funk or techno-punk) is a post-punk subgenre that emerged in the late 1970s, and is closely associated with the disco, post-disco and new wave movements.Rip It Up and Start Again: Post Punk 1978-1984 ...
band The Vogues in the late 1990s, changing their name to Soiled Doves after the departure of keyboardist Casey Wescott, having released one album and a single. The band consisted of
Johnny Whitney
Johnny Whitney (born June 28, 1981) is a singer, author and multi-instrumentalist from Seattle.
He is probably most well known for his vocals and keyboarding alongside Jordan Blilie in the post-hardcore band, The Blood Brothers. He is also the ...
,
Adam Miller,
Devin Welch
The Blood Brothers was an American post-hardcore band which formed in 1997. The group was based in Seattle's Eastside suburbs and released five full-length albums before their 2007 breakup, as well as numerous side projects on behalf of the mem ...
and
Hannah Blilie
Hannah Blilie is the drummer of the American R&B band Chanti Darling and formerly Gossip and Shoplifting. She has also performed with Sarah Dougher, Chromatics, Stiletto, Mr Yuk, The Lumpies, Vade, The Vogue, and Soiled Doves. Her twin broth ...
. Members of the band later formed part of various other bands, including
The Blood Brothers (Whitney, Welch),
Chromatics (Miller, Blilie, Welch),
Gossip
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Gossip is a topic of research in evolutionary psychology, which has found gossip to be an important means ...
(Blilie), and
Neon Blonde (Whitney).
Discography
Albums
*''Soiled Life'' CD (2003,
Gold Standard Labs
Gold Standard Laboratories or GSL was an independent record label which was founded in 1993 in Boulder, Colorado by Sonny Kay. In 2000, it was relocated to San Diego, California, United States, and two years later, to Los Angeles. It was headqu ...
)
*# "Black Cactus Choir" - 2:49
*# "Death Knell for Paper Children" - 2:36
*# "Hot Siberian Heart" - 2:39
*# "Fuck This Nest" - 2:07
*# "Accelerator" - 1:57
*# "Soiled Doves" - 3:37
*# "Hunter Gatherer: The Saga Continues" - 4:09
*# "Soiled Life" - 6:43
Singles
*''Soiled Doves'' 7" (2001, King of the Monsters)
References
American post-hardcore musical groups
Musical groups established in 2000
Musical groups from Washington (state)
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