Skellington (Britt Daniel)

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Lead singer Britt Daniel (second from left)
Lead singer Britt Daniel (second from left)

Skellington was singer/songwriter Britt Daniel's first band. Formed in 1990 in Austin, Texas, the band released three cassettes before disbanding in 1992. Later, Britt would go on to form Spoon.

Skellington recorded and self-released This Town's Gone Dry in 1991, and the Skellington EP was released a year later in 1992. Before breaking up, the band released Skellington Rex, which contained songs that were re-recorded on Spoon's debut album Telephono.[1]

Contents

[edit] Personnel

Britt Daniel
Travis Hartnett
Matt Stringfellow
Paul Cannon

[edit] Releases

[edit] Albums

[edit] This Town's Gone Dry

  1. "It's A Drag" - 3:12
  2. "Bowhead" - 3:01
  3. "This Is My Guitar" - 3:19
  4. "White Devil Eyes" - 2:53
  5. "Another American" - 4:13
  6. "Abrasive" - 2:57
  7. "Lickid Weevil" - 3:03
  8. "Surfin's Still Alright" - 2:33
  9. "Underwater Fuchestra" - 4:25

[edit] EPs

[edit] Skellington EP

  1. "Pop Gun" - 3:03
  2. "RXN" - 3:59
  3. "Crispin Glover" - 4:25
  4. "Underwater Fuchestra" - 4:25
  • Notes about the songs
    • "Pop Gun" would later be re-released as "Loss Leaders" on Spoon's 1997 EP Soft Effects.

[edit] Skellington Rex

The existence of this album is confirmed, but no track or release information is available.[1][2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Raoul Hernandez, "Drake Tungsten and his Boy Skellington", Austin Chronicle, January 25, 1999
  2. ^ Peter Herron, Spoon Discography, Fan Website, retrieved October 11, 2007