Slovenly (band)

American post-punk band

Slovenly

Origin| Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres| Post-punk, indie rock, art rock
Years active| 1981–1992
Labels| SST
Past members| Steve Anderson
Rob Holzman
Tim Plowman
Tom Watson
Scott Ziegler

Slovenly were an American post-punk band from San Francisco, California, formed in 1981.[1] After the group disbanded, Tom Watson joined Red Krayola for their self-titled album and has continued to record with them.[2]

## History

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The members of Slovenly had all attended Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach.[3] Steve Anderson, Scott Ziegler and drummer Bruce Lossen were in a band called the Convalescence.[3] When the bass player left, Watson joined and the band name was changed to Toxic Shock.[3]

After graduation, they continued playing music and the initial version of Slovenly was formed.[3] Eventually, Bruce left the band and was replaced by ex-Saccharine Trust drummer Rob Holzman.[2][3]

The band played their first gig as Toxic Shock with Minutemen and Saccharine Trust[4] which led to an invitation from the Urinals to contribute a track to the Keats Rides A Harley compilation album by Happy Squid Records.[4] The band changed their name to Slovenly and continued to gig with Minutemen which led to releasing their first albums on Mike Watt's New Alliance Records label.[4]

## Discography

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Studio albums

* After the Original Style (1984, New Alliance)
* Thinking of Empire (1986, SST)
* Riposte (1987, SST)
* We Shoot for the Moon (1989, SST)
* Highway to Hanno's (1992, SST)

EPs

* Even So (1984, New Alliance)
* Plug (1986, New Alliance)
* Drive It Home, Abbernathy (1991, Ajax)

## References

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1. ^ Robbins, Ira (2007). "Slovenly". Trouser Press. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
2. ^ a b Lang, Dave (July 1998). "The SST Records Story (Part 3)". Perfect Sound Forever. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
3. ^ a b c d e Lang, Dave (April 2019). "Slovenly Interview by Dave Lang". Perfect Sound Forever. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
4. ^ a b c Sheppard, Amanda (October 29, 2019). "From Minutemen to Missingmen: Mike Watt and Friends Carry On". Please Kill Me. Retrieved November 3, 2019.

## External links

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* Slovenly at AllMusic
* Slovenly discography at Discogs

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Czech Republic

Artists|

* MusicBrainz