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Overview of American alternative rock band, Furslide From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Furslide was an alternative rock band from New York, NY. They released one full-length album, called Adventure, on Meanwhile..., a sublabel of Virgin Records created by Nellee Hooper, on October 6, 1998.
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Furslide | |
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L-R: Adam MacDougall, Jennifer Turner, and Jason Lader | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | New York, NY |
| Genres | Alternative rock Indie rock |
| Years active | 1997–1999 |
| Labels | Meanwhile... (Virgin Records) |
| Past members | Jennifer Turner Jason Lader Adam MacDougall |
The band's vocalist, Jennifer Turner, was playing as a guitarist on the Tigerlily tour with Natalie Merchant, when she formed Furslide together with Jason Lader and Adam MacDougall in early 1997. Furslide was the first band on Nellee Hooper's new label Meanwhile... when they were signed in 1998. They released their only album, Adventure, in fall 1998 and played a couple of shows subsequently in the US, the UK and across Europe and opened for Lenny Kravitz on October 8, 1998, in Detroit.They were the support act for Kula Shaker, Alanis Morissette and Ben Folds). In 1999, they band dissolved, supposedly because of disappointing record sales.
The music of Furslide was diverse and multifaceted. Turner named Joni Mitchell, Chrissie Hynde and Natalie Merchant as influences.
Their track "Over My Head" was used on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer soundtrack album.
The band consisted of the following members:
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