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Slacker rock is closely related to "slacker" culture that arose in the 1980s and 1990s with Generation X and can be seen in the way the music is composed with less emphasis on playing certain notes correctly, having slightly out of tune instruments, and having lyrics be sung in a form that was more relaxed similar to the slacker style. [2]
The Slackers are an American ska band, formed in Manhattan, New York in 1991.The band's sound is a mix of ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub, soul, garage rock, and jazz.The Slackers' notability is credited to their prolific career, tours of North and South America, Europe, and elsewhere, and signing to notable punk label Hellcat Records.
Universal Thee is a five-piece Indie-slacker-rock band from Edinburgh formed in 2010 consisting of James Russell, Lisa Russell, Robin Spivey, Andrew Perrie, and Matt Grieve. [1] The band is signed through the Eventual Heirs label and released their debut album Back To Earth in 2014. [2]
Pavement is an American indie rock band that formed in Stockton, California, in 1989.For most of their career, the group consisted of Stephen Malkmus (vocals and guitar), Scott Kannberg (guitar and vocals), Mark Ibold (bass), Steve West (drums), and Bob Nastanovich (percussion, synthesizers and vocals).
On March 14, 2011, the band's single "Crystal Necklace" was released on London based record label Fierce Panda, a compilation cassette tape with bands Dum Dum Girls, Twin Sister, Beach Fossils, Real Estate and Weekends. [15] On July 26, 2011 Total Slacker debuted on BBC Radio for Tom Ravenscroft /Jon Hillcock's program in London. [16]
Weezer's early material was said to have "embodied the self-awareness of the intelligent alternative rock slacker", and throughout its career, the band has maintained a "heavy guitar-oriented sound over a steady, danceable groove". [236] The band's aesthetic and lyrics have been described as "blurring the line between serious and humorous". [237]
That Dog (stylized as that dog.) is a Los Angeles-based rock band that formed in 1992 and disbanded in 1997, reuniting in 2011. The band originally consisted of Anna Waronker on lead vocals and guitar, Rachel Haden on bass guitar and vocals, her sister Petra Haden on violin and vocals, and Tony Maxwell on drums.
Soul Coughing is an American alternative rock band composed of vocalist/guitarist Mike Doughty (also known as M. Doughty), keyboardist/sampler Mark Degli Antoni, bassist Sebastian Steinberg, and drummer Yuval Gabay. They developed a devout fanbase and garnered largely positive response from critics.