Fluf (stylized as fluf) is an American punk rock band formed in San Diego, California, in 1992.
Fluf | |
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| Origin | San Diego, California, United States |
| Genres | Punk rock, pop punk |
| Years active | 1992–2000 2013-present |
| Labels | Headhunter Honest Don's MCA / Universal |
| Past members | O (Otis Barthoulameu) Jonny Donhowe Miles Gillett Josh Higgins Brad Davis |
History
editO (Otis Barthoulameu - vocals, guitar) and Jonny Donhowe (bass guitar) formed the band after their previous band, Olivelawn, split up, recruiting drummer Miles Gillett.[1] After several seven-inch singles (including a cover version of PJ Harvey's "Sheela Na Gig"), the band's debut album was released in 1993. Generally known as Mangravy, each physical format had a different title.[1][2][3] A second album followed in 1994 (Home Improvements, also released on vinyl as Whitey on the Moon and on cassette as Stocking the Lake With Brown Trout),[3] and in 1996 Donhowe left, to be replaced by Josh Higgins.[1] This line-up recorded their major label (MCA) debut Waikiki (1997) and Road Rage (1998), with a final album-length EP, I Know I'm Nobody released in 2000.
Donhowe died in March 2020.
Barthoulameu died in February 2023.[4]
Discography
editAlbums
edit- Mangravy (LP) aka Compact Disc is Weak (CD)/Shooting Putty at the Moon (cassette)/Wasting Seed (10" LP) (1993), Headhunter
- Home Improvements (CD) aka Whitey on the Moon (LP)/Stocking the Lake With Brown Trout (cassette) (1994), Headhunter
- Waikiki (1997), Headhunter/MCA
- Road Rage (1998), Honest Don's
Compilation albums
edit- The Classic Years (1995), Headhunter
- Super Mixer; A Goldenrod Compilation (1996), Goldenrod
EPs
edit- Wasting Seed (1992), Headhunter Records hed 020
- Moody As The Day Is Young! (1994), Goldenrod
- I Know I'm Nobody (2000), Cold Steel Facts
Singles
edit- "Garbage Truck" (1992), Sympathy for the Record Industry
- "Sheela Na Gig" / "Song In D" (1993), Goldenrod
- Split single with Further "Lobster Tree" / "She Lives by the Castle 2" (1993) First Strike Records
- "24-7 Years" (1994), Silver Girl
- "Skyrocket" (1994), Headhunter
- "Tried" / "Clueless" (1994) Headhunter HED032
- Split single with J Church (1996), Goldenrod: "Assmunch"
References
edit- ^ a b c Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 742–3
- ^ Bush, John "Fluf Biography", Allmusic, retrieved 2010-11-21
- ^ a b Augusto, Troy J. "Fluf/Olivelawn", Trouser Press, retrieved 2010-11-21
- ^ "The story of "O" - RIP singer-guitarist Otis Barthoulameu | San Diego Reader". San Diego Reader. Retrieved 18 February 2023.