Biography
Comprising Joe Pernice (guitar, vocals), Stephen Desaulniers (bass, vocals), Bruce Tull (lap steel guitar, vocals) and Tom Shea (drums, mandolin), Scud Mountain Boys were among a new, more eclectic generation of bands signed to the ‘home of grunge’, Sub Pop Records. Formed in 1991 in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA, by Pernice, Tull, and Desaulniers, the band trod a path close to country rock which prized traditional American songwriting values (somewhat akin to the Band) more than fashionable artistic pigeonholes. Although they started their careers as a rock-orientated band, their songwriting soon began to encompass simple, acoustic songs. Their first release was a track, ‘Two Weeks Past’, included on the Swedish compilation Hit The Hay in 1994. Thereafter, they were increasingly prolific, releasing two albums for Chunk Records in 1995 (the vinyl-only Pine Box and the CD-only Dance The Night Away). The following year they moved to Sub Pop,...
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