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group formed by brothers Kevin Wood (guitar) and Brian Wood (vocals), who were both elder brothers of the late Andrew Wood, the singer of

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(which also featured Kevin) and

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, in 1994 in

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following the breakup of their previous group The Fire Ants. Both Kevin and Brian were the only permanent members of the group and they released two albums, '' Your Ice Cream's Dirty'' in 1994 on

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, with album art by

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; and ''

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'' in 1996, which featured a number of contributors including bassist

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and guitarist John McBain, both of the band Hater. For a period in 1997, former

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bassist

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was a member of the band. They were also briefly fronted by

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front man

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before eventually disbanding.

Discography

*'' Your Ice Cream's Dirty'' (1994) *''

'' (1996)

Members

*Brian Wood –

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* Kevin Wood –

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*Tyler Willman – vocals *Dan McDonald –

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References

External links

* Musical groups from Seattle Musical groups established in 1993 Alternative rock groups from Washington (state) American post-grunge musical groups 1993 establishments in Washington (state) {{US-alternative-rock-band-stub