Skellington (band)

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]

Personnel

• Britt Daniel
• Travis Hartnett
• Mac Stringfellow
• Paul Cannon
• Mike Hurewitz (appears on Skellington Rex only)

Releases

Albums

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

EPs

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.

Skellington Rex

This EP is confirmed as existing. The track list is taken from a fan website.^[1][2]

1. "Stanislaus"
2. "Frat Riot"
3. "I Wanted To Be Your Friend"
4. "Plastic Mylar"
5. "Toxic"
6. "Weah"

• Notes about the songs
  • "I Wanted To Be Your Friend" and "Plastic Mylar" where later released on Spoon's 1996 LP Telephono.
  • 1,2,4 & 5 were recorded by Skellington at AWOL Studios August 1992. 3 & 6 were recorded by Britt Daniel & a drummer named Joel Fried. Cliff Gaines did vocals on 6.^[2]

References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Raoul Hernandez, "Drake Tungsten and his Boy Skellington", Austin Chronicle, January 25, 1999
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Peter Herron, Spoon Discography, Fan Website, retrieved October 11, 2007