Fluf | |
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Origin | San Diego, California, United States |
Genres | Punk rock, pop punk |
Years active | 1992–2000 2013-present |
Labels | Headhunter Honest Don's MCA / Universal |
Past members | O (Otis Barthoulameu) Jonny Donhowe Miles Gillett Josh Higgins Brad Davis |
Fluf (stylized as fluf) is an American punk rock band formed in San Diego, California, in 1992.
O (Otis Barthoulameu - vocals, guitar) and Jonny Donhowe (bass guitar) formed the band after their previous band, Olivelawn, split up, recruiting drummer Miles Gillett. [1] After several seven-inch singles (including a cover version of PJ Harvey's "Sheela Na Gig"), the band's debut album was released in 1993. Generally known as Mangravy, each physical format had a different title. [1] [2] [3] A second album followed in 1994 (Home Improvements, also released on vinyl as Whitey on the Moon and on cassette as Stocking the Lake With Brown Trout), [3] and in 1996 Donhowe left, to be replaced by Josh Higgins. [1] This line-up recorded their major label (MCA) debut Waikiki (1997) and Road Rage (1998), with a final album-length EP, I Know I'm Nobody released in 2000.
Barthoulameu died in February 2023. [4]
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