As a fan of new wave, I know there's an incredible amount of obscure music, trivia and "also ran" bands in the music lexicon. Tin Huey qualifies as one of those "also ran" bands.
Tin Huey were part of the Akron/Cleveland new wave scene that grew up alongside the NY punk/new wave scene in the late 70s. Tin Huey were from Akron, which spawned bands like The Dead Boys, The Pretenders, Rubber City Rebels and, yes, Devo. The band ran with the Akron scene and the Cleveland bands of the time (Pere Ubu, Electric Eels), touring through Ohio and on to the New York scene.
Tin Huey released a few EPs and just two proper albums, 1980's Contents Dislodged During Shipment (their only album for a major label, Warner), and 1999's Disinformation, plus a B-sides compilation in 2009.
The band is still together and tours in the US Midwest.
Their cover of The Monkees' "I'm a Believer" comes from 1980's Contents Dislodged During Shipment.
No comments:
Post a Comment