Thingy is an American

indie rock Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand in the early to mid-1980s. Although the term was originally used to describe rock music released through independent reco ...

band formed after the dissolution of

Heavy Vegetable Heavy Vegetable was a rock band based in Encinitas, California, which featured guitarist and lead singer Rob Crow, singer Eléa Tenuta, bassist Travis Nelson and drummer Manolo Turner. 11 years after their final studio album was released, Crow, ...

in 1995, by its members

Rob Crow Robertdale Rulon Crow Jr. (born February 21, 1971) is an American singer and musician from San Diego, California, known for his involvement with the bands Pinback, Heavy Vegetable, Physics (band), Physics, Optiganally Yours, Goblin Cock, and Thi ...

and Eléa Tenuta. Crow, Tenuta, and bassist Jason Soares released a seven-song EP, ''Staring Contest'', in 1996 on the old Heavy Vegetable label Headhunter/Cargo. They were joined by drummer

Mario Rubalcaba Mario Rubalcaba (also known by the pseudonym Ruby Mars) is an American drummer from San Diego, notable as a member of numerous rock bands including Clikatat Ikatowi, Thingy, Rocket from the Crypt, Hot Snakes, Earthless, the Sultans, and Off! ...

in 1997, with whom they released the album, ''Songs About Angels, Evil, and Running Around on Fire''. The same lineup released ''To the Innocent'' in 2000, but Rubalcaba and Soares left the quartet and were replaced by Brent Asbury and Kenseth Thibideau, respectively. In 2018, Rob Crow released a new Thingy album entitled ''Morbid Curiosity'', as part of his Artist in Residence project with label Joyful Noise. Elea Tenuta died on January 9, 2021, at age 48, following an illness with breast cancer.

Discography

Albums

*''Songs About Angels, Evil, and Running Around on Fire'' (1997) *''To the Innocent'' (2000) *''Morbid Curiosity'' (2018)

EPs

*''Staring Contest'' (1996)

References

Indie rock musical groups from California Musical groups from San Diego Absolutely Kosher Records artists {{US-indie-rock-band-stub