Out Hud was an American

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band formed in 1996 in the

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and later based in

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. The band consisted of

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ist Nic Offer,

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Tyler Pope,

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Molly Schnick,

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Phyllis Forbes and mixer Justin Van Der Volgen. Pope, Offer, and Van Der Volgen are also members of the similar band !!!. Their first album, '' S.T.R.E.E.T. D.A.D.'', was instrumental. For their second album, '' Let Us Never Speak Of It Again'', the group added vocals to their music, with Forbes singing lead while a drum machine filled in her usual role, assisted with Schnick on backing vocals. Shortly after the release of their second album, it was announced that Pope would not be joining the band on tour, and instead would be concentrating on James Murphy's dance-punk band

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. It was then announced in September 2005 that a concert in New York might be their last show. Molly Schnick is now working as a solo artist known as Jean on Jean. She released her self-titled debut album in 2008 on

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. The song "How Long" was featured in the movie ''

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'' starring

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Name

The band has suggested that they do not know what the band name means, although this may be said humorously. It may be a distortion, and past or past participle form of, the verb "outhear," which means, according to Wiktionary, "to hear more acutely than."

Discography

Albums

*'' S.T.R.E.E.T. D.A.D.'' ( Kranky, 2002, CD/LP) *'' Let Us Never Speak of It Again'' ( Kranky, 2005, CD/LP)

EPs and singles

*"Guilty Party" (Red Alert Works, 1997 7") *"Natural Selection" (

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, 1997, 7") *"First Song We Ever Wrote" (Dead Turtle Records 1999) *''GSL26/LAB SERIES VOL. 2 EP'' split with !!! (

, 1999, 12") *"The First Single of the New Millennium" (5RC, 2000, 7") *"One Life to Leave" ( Kranky, 2005, 12"/CD) *"It's for You" ( Kranky, 2005, 12"/CD)

References

External links

www.brainwashed.com/outhud/
Official Site *Krank

- profile
Out Hud
at

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A Conversation With Out Hud
with

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Out Hud Interview @ BBC - collectivePUNKCAST#237
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Out Hud's "It's For You" video
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{{Authority control Musical groups established in 1996 Electronic music groups from California American dance-punk musical groups Musical groups from Sacramento, California Kranky (record label) artists