Sprinkler (band)

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Sprinkler
Origin Portland, Oregon
Genre(s) Grunge
Alternative rock
Years active 1992–1994
Label(s) Sub Pop
Associated acts Guided By Voices

Sprinkler were a Grunge band, from Portland, Oregon.

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[edit] History

The band formed in 1992 after the demise of the Slusarenko brother's previous band, Death Midget. Birch had been playing guitar with Oblivion Seekers, and Moore had previously fronted Rawhead Rex. In June of that year, their debut album More Boy, Less Friend was released on Sub Pop Records. The following year, they released the Peerless ep. The band did, however, not stay together very long, and by 1994 they had split up.

In September of 2005, they briefly reformed for a one-time reunion at MusicFest NW, playing a standing-room only show with Crackerbash, Pond and Hazel.

Birch toured with better-known post-grunge band Everclear from 1997-98, and then formed Audio Learning Center with former Pond bassist Chris Brady. ALC amicably disbanded in 2004. In 2007, he played bass and guitar on Portland band Telephone's debut album "Automatic."

[edit] Members

  • Chris Slusarenko (guitar/vox)
  • Nate Slusarenko (drums)
  • Steven Birch (guitar)
  • Eric Moore aka Emrick Swaine (bass)

[edit] Discography

More Boy, Less Friend
Studio album by Sprinkler
Released June 1992
Recorded 1992
Genre Post-grunge
Alternative rock
Length 42:54
Label Sub Pop
Producer
Professional reviews
Sprinkler chronology
More Boy, Less Friend
(1992)		 Peerless
(1993)
  • Marble/Landlord 7" single (1992)
  • More Boy, Less Friend (1992)
  • Peerless 4-song ep (1993)

[edit] More Boy, Less Friend

This was perhaps the better-known album of the two the band released, in June 1992.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Wide Zero" – 4:37
  2. "Jr. Loaded" – 3:46
  3. "Blind" ( – 5:26
  4. "Ulcer" – 3:30
  5. "Doyle" – 5:02
  6. "Flood" – 4:44
  7. "Sandbox" – 3:27
  8. "Personality Doll" – 6:22
  9. "Sibling" – 3:26
  10. "Landlord" – 2:48

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