RFI: 90s Indie death by car crash

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The news of the death of a musician reminded me of another indie band whose singer died after a car crash. I can't remember the name of the group, but I wanted to find some of their stuff, as they were supposed to be quite good.

What I remember:
They stopped recording after his death
They had very little output total - maybe only an EP and singles, at most an LP
They might have been a Midwestern noise band (Steve Albini keeps popping into my head, but I might be thinking of another band).

I hate it when I only vaguely remember details, rendering Google useless. "Indie crash EP singer" doesn't net a large number of helpful results.

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Thursday, 14 August 2003 05:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Brainiac?

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Thursday, 14 August 2003 05:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Nirvana?

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Thursday, 14 August 2003 05:26 (twenty-two years ago)

actually, remove my question mark, as i'd say i'm right.

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Thursday, 14 August 2003 05:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Me too, well done

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Thursday, 14 August 2003 05:28 (twenty-two years ago)

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Thursday, 14 August 2003 05:29 (twenty-two years ago)

I'd say yr right too, I am impressed at yr recall of mid90s indie rock, I used to know this too

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Thursday, 14 August 2003 05:32 (twenty-two years ago)

trivia is my friend

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Thursday, 14 August 2003 05:33 (twenty-two years ago)

I really liked Brainiac.

Just had to mention that.

― David Allen, Thursday, 14 August 2003 05:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Maybe Gaunt, from Columbus? The dude was hit by a car (drunk driver?) while riding his bike home late one night..

― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Thursday, 14 August 2003 05:52 (twenty-two years ago)

(I mean, if Jim's answer wasn't who you were thinking of)

― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Thursday, 14 August 2003 05:54 (twenty-two years ago)

i'm starting to wonder if there's more of them... *researches*

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Thursday, 14 August 2003 05:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah, Brainiac's Tim Taylor is the one that comes to mind. He was involved in a single-vehicle collision on his way back from a band practice in Dayton, Ohio. They had three full lengths (two on Grass and one on Touch and Go), all recorded by GVSB's Eli Janney, and an EP recorded by J. O'Rourke.

― Bruce Urquhart (Bruce Urquhart), Thursday, 14 August 2003 06:23 (twenty-two years ago)

When Jerry Wick died, Gaunt had put out four albums and broken up(?) after their one major label album. Doubt it's them, but they're still worth checking out if you've never heard them.

― JS Williams (js williams), Thursday, 14 August 2003 07:05 (twenty-two years ago)

could it be D Boon from the Minutemen?

alternatively check out this list...

http://elvispelvis.com/carcrash.htm

all you need to know about music star car crash death.

― jack battery-pack (Jack Battery-Pack), Thursday, 14 August 2003 08:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Ah, 'tis Brainiac. Wow, more output than I thought, cool.

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Friday, 15 August 2003 14:04 (twenty-two years ago)

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