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featured all four of the collective's originating members. While recording the album, they discussed new ideas, which in turn facilitated a need to make more music. The following year, Koster organized the "Elephant 6 Holiday
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in 1994, and was the first member of the collective to have their music released on a mainstream label, although the release was not directly affiliated with the
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identifies the sudden uptick of bands across the country as an important factor to this period. "At the time the
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reporter into believing they lived in a communal compound in Athens. In 2012, the official
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said: "They were just 13-year-old boys yelling, 'Fuck your mama,' and bashing on the drums as hard as they can. It was just kids having fun, and they would fill up a whole cassette tape with this." When the group decided to create an imaginary label for their music, Hart came up with the name
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and were recording on 4-tracks." Schneider notes that another way a band may join is by simply having a similar sound. He uses Beulah as an example, and in reference to the band's sound, he said: "This is a kindred spirit. This is
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2125:Nana Grizol
2115:the Minders
2055:Great Lakes
2050:the Gerbils
1929:Bryan Poole
1919:Jeff Mangum
1874:Jill Carnes
1847:Individuals
1515:The Outline
1335:October 31,
1312:Murphy 2015
1301:Cannon 2019
1248:Cannon 2019
1217:Dillon 2012
1141:Hilton 2008
1126:Heater 2012
1111:Heater 2006
1093:Heater 2012
1066:Cooper 2005
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809:of Montreal
794:The Minders
739:Great Lakes
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653:Documentary
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634:Arcade Fire
589:low quality
540:the Zombies
536:the Beatles
436:the Gerbils
396:the Minders
372:of Montreal
218:. Musician
204:Jeff Mangum
126:Jeff Mangum
99:the Zombies
95:the Beatles
75:of Montreal
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2386:Elephant 6
2380:Categories
2365:Elephant 6
2287:Rob Greene
2155:Spaceflyte
2070:Icy Demons
1839:Elephant 6
1631:PopMatters
1376:Elephant 6
1354:Shook 2013
1350:Anon. n.d.
1293:Shook 2013
1263:Anon. 2016
1252:Shook 2013
1237:Anon. 2016
1233:Anon. 2009
1203:Shook 2013
1195:Bloom 2019
1168:Shook 2013
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851:References
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516:indie rock
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430:Inactivity
391:for them.
316:Peak years
292:Tidal Wave
154:indie rock
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2272:John Hill
2085:Kingsauce
2035:Elf Power
1909:John Hill
1884:Bill Doss
1585:ECW Press
1537:Stereogum
1493:Pitchfork
1419:Stereogum
1372:"Artists"
759:Kingsauce
719:Elf Power
585:DIY ethic
520:synth-pop
438:frontman
368:Elf Power
271:manifesto
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118:Bill Doss
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1980:Bablicon
1763:Exclaim!
1697:Westword
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625:Westword
556:de facto
524:twee pop
480:aneurysm
420:Brooklyn
275:Pavement
216:fanzines
2170:Ulysses
2100:Marbles
1719:Atlanta
1363:Sources
839:Ulysses
779:Marbles
558:leader
297:Seattle
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160:History
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