Furslide was an

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band from

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. They released one full-length album, called ''

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'', which was released on Meanwhile..., a sublabel of

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created by

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, on October 6, 1998.

History

Their lead vocalist, Jennifer Turner, was playing as a guitarist on the Tigerlily tour with

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, when Turner formed Furslide together with

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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 first 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

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and

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). In 1999, they band dissolved, supposedly because of disappointing record sales. The music of Furslide is diverse and multifaceted. Turner names Joni Mitchell,

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and

as influences. Their track "Over My Head" was used on the ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' soundtrack album.

Members

The band consisted of the following members: * Jennifer Turner, guitars and vocals *

, bass guitar * Adam MacDougall, drums

Discography

Studio albums

*''

'' (1998)

References

External links

Official Virgin website for Furslide

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