Lungfish (band)

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Lungfish
Origin	Baltimore, Maryland
Country	United States
Years active	1988 – Present
Labels	Dischord, Simple Machines
Members	Daniel Higgs, Asa Osborne, Mitchell Feldstein, Sean Meadows

Now operating in its 17th year, Lungfish is a punk band based in Baltimore, Maryland. All of their music has been released by the Washington, D.C. punk label Dischord except for their first LP, Necklace of Heads which was released by Simple Machines (it was later added to the CD release of Talking Songs for Walking by Dischord). While seemingly mundane on the surface, Lungfish remains one of the most intense, strange, and dedicated bands in the music world, constantly repeating similar ideas over and over.

Their line-up as of 2005 consists of Daniel Higgs (vocals), Asa Osborne (guitar), Sean Meadows (bass), and Mitchell Feldstein (drums). Previous bass players are John Chriest and Nathan Bell.

Their albums feature compelling guitar-based repetitions with Daniel Higgs' prophetic and cryptic lyrics. Among their most prominent early works are the albums Talking Songs for Walking and Rainbows from Atoms, which feature the band's original bassist. More recent works include The Unanimous Hour, Love is Love and Feral Hymns.

[edit] Related Projects

Daniel Higgs sang in the 80s hardcore/punk band Reptile House and has released numerous solo works under his own name and also Cone of Light. He has recently played numerous solo performances, usually with solo jew's harp.

Asa Osborne has released a CD and 7" with Charles Brohawn of The Tinklers under the name Tear Jerks. Osborne also released an album on Dischord in 2002 with Daniel Higgs under the name The Pupils. The music on this record is very similar to Lungfish but includes drum machines and more frequent guitar playing from Daniel Higgs.

Sean Meadows has played in numerous bands including June of 44, The Sonora Pine, and many unknown bands from the Chattanooga music scene.

[edit] Discography

Albums

1991 Necklace of Heads
1991 Talking Songs for Walking
1993 Rainbows From Atoms
1994 Pass and Stow
1995 Sound In Time
1996 Indivisible
1997 Artificial Horizon
1999 The Unanimous Hour
2000 Necrophones
2003 Love Is Love
2005 Feral Hymns

Singles & Compilation Appearances

1990 "Nothing is Easy" on Simple Machines Records #1 "Wedge" 7"
1990 "Nothing is Easy" (live version) on "Pre-Moon Syndrome Post Summer (of Noise) Celebration Week!"
1993 "Abraham Lincoln" on Simple Machines Working Holiday #2 "Working Holiday Series" split 7" (with The Tinklers)
1993 "Abraham Lincoln" on "The Machines Compilation CD"
1993 "Abraham Lincoln" on "Echoes from the Nation's Capital (A Washington D.C. Compilation) 1"
1994 "Abraham Lincoln" on "Working Holiday CD Compilation"
1995 10 East 3-song 7"
2002 "Friend to Friend In Endtime" on "Dischord 20th Anniversary Compilation"