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| Origin | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Genres | Alternative rock, post-grunge |
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The Nixons are an American alternative rock band formed in 1989. They found commercial success during the mid-1990s, releasing two albums through MCA Records in 1995–1997. The band is best known for the hit singles "Sister" and "Wire" from their album Foma .
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The Nixons were founded in Oklahoma City by singer and guitarist Zac Maloy, guitarist Jesse Davis, bassist Ricky Brooks, and drummer Tye Robison. [1] According to Maloy, the band's name has no political meaning: "'The Nixons' was short, sweet and I always tell people it had an 'x' in the middle so it looked cool on t-shirts and stickers. That's about it." [2] The group independently released a self-titled album in 1990 and followed it with the EP Six in 1992, both on Dragon Street Records. John Humphrey replaced Robison on drums, and the Nixons issued Halo in 1994 on Dallas-based Rainmaker Records. This album featured several songs also included on Foma , their official debut LP, released in May 1995 on MCA Records. Foma included the radio hits "Sister", "Wire", "Happy Song", and "Passion". The group capitalized on their success with big tours, including dates with KISS, Sevendust, Slash's Snakepit, Brother Cane, Soul Asylum, Radiohead, and Toadies. Foma eventually peaked at No. 77 on the Billboard 200.[ citation needed ]
The band replaced Ricky Brooks with Ricky Wolking and released The Nixons in June 1997 on MCA/Universal. The record featured three singles: "The Fall", "Miss USA", and "Baton Rouge". It eventually peaked at No. 188 on the Billboard 200.[ citation needed ]
They departed MCA Records following the release of the self-titled album. Consistent gigging ensured a strong cult audience for 1998's Scrapbook EP (featuring b-sides, live and acoustic performances, including covers of Elton John's "Rocket Man" and Cheap Trick's "Heaven Tonight"), which saw the band return to Rainmaker. Their third full-length album, Latest Thing, was released by Koch in early 2000. It featured songs co-written by Marti Frederiksen and Jack Blades of Night Ranger fame. Davis and Humphrey left the band after the album release. The band continued touring, replacing them with Scott Bush and Ray Luzier (of Korn and Army of Anyone fame), respectively. However, when the tour supporting the album concluded, they quietly disbanded.[ citation needed ]
Davis, Brooks, and Humphrey reformed in early 2001 as Huver, with a new lead singer, Garin Murdock. The band gigged heavily and reportedly signed a recording contract with Epic Records, but broke up in mid-2002 after independently releasing one EP. John Humphrey went on to play drums in the band Seether. Zac Maloy released several albums as a solo artist, and later relocated to Nashville to work as a songwriter and producer with artists including Carrie Underwood, Skillet, Our Lady Peace, Halestorm, Hanson, Chris Daughtry, David Cook, and Bowling for Soup.[ citation needed ]
Jesse Davis formed roots rock band 4 Points West in 2002, which released an EP titled Lonesome Demise..., and a full-length album, Insomnia Suite. Davis played in Anchor the Girl and released music produced by Grammy-nominated musician Wes Sharon. Ricky Wolking went on to play bass for the rock band Edgewater and later recorded a solo album as Honky Mofo. Original drummer Robison is a co-owner of January Sound Studio in Dallas, and has worked as a producer/engineer with Drowning Pool, Cas Haley, and Dennis DeYoung.[ citation needed ]
In January 2017, the band announced two reunion shows with the classic Foma lineup (Maloy, Davis, Brooks, and Humphrey), playing in their native Oklahoma and also as part of the KDGE "The Edge" Edgefest 25th Anniversary lineup in Frisco, Texas. At the same time, the band launched official Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter social media pages.[ citation needed ]
In June 2017, a newly recorded song titled "Song of the Year" was released on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify. The band released the brand new Song of the Year EP along with the re-release of their debut album, Halo, on vinyl for the first time, newly remastered by original producer Kerry Crafton. Both albums were supported by touring in late 2017.[ citation needed ]
In October 2018, they performed in Oklahoma City, Dallas, and Houston, TX as part of the lineup of Buzzfest festival. Jaxon Humphrey, son of drummer John, performed with the band during these shows, as his father had prior commitments with Seether. In 2019, the band entered the studio and re-recorded three of their fan favorites: "Wire", "Baton Rouge", and "Sister", each with the year 2020 added to the title to distinguish them from the original recordings. In addition to the three newly re-recorded songs, the band also recorded new music. "Crutch" was released digitally on July 2, 2019, and "Favorite Lies" was released on November 15, 2019. Both new songs received positive reviews throughout US radio markets and were noted as "a reminder that rock music was still alive".[ citation needed ]
After touring in late 2018 and throughout 2019, including with rock band Sponge, the Nixons released the three previously re-recorded songs on April 22, 2020, and also officially announced the forthcoming issue of a new EP, titled Sonic Boom. This was released digitally on May 22, 2020, and contained all new music recorded since the band's reunion.[ citation needed ]
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| 1990 | The Nixons (Green Album) | Independent, on cassette only |
| 2017 | Halo (Remastered) | Independent, on vinyl only |
| Year | Title | Label | Chart positions |
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| 1994 | Halo | Rainmaker Records | — |
| 1995 | Foma | MCA Records | 77 |
| 1997 | The Nixons | 188 | |
| 2000 | Latest Thing | KOCH Records | — |
| Year | Title | Label | Chart positions |
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| 1992 | Six | Dragon Street Records | — |
| 1998 | Scrapbook | Rainmaker Records | — |
| 2017 | Song of the Year | — | — |
| 2020 | Sonic Boom | — | — |
| 2022 | Kaleidoscope | — | — |
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | ||||
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| 1996 | "Sister" | 48 | 6 | 11 | 39 | 53 | Foma |
| "Wire" | — | 27 | — | — | — | ||
| 1997 | "Baton Rouge" | — | 9 | — | — | — | The Nixons |
| "The Fall" | — | 22 | — | — | — | ||
| 2000 | "First Trip" | — | 32 | — | — | — | Latest Thing |
| 2017 | "Song of the Year" | — | — | — | — | — | Song of the Year EP |
| 2019 | "Crutch" | — | — | — | — | — | Sonic Boom EP |
| "Favorite Lies" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020 | "Ghost of an Angel" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2022 | "Kaleidoscope" | — | — | — | — | — | Kaleidoscope EP |
| Year | Title | Album |
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| 1995 | "Head" | Foma |
| "Wire" | ||
| "Sister" | ||
| 1996 | "Happy Song" | |
| 1997 | "Baton Rouge" | The Nixons |
| 2000 | "Blackout" | Latest Thing |
| 2017 | "Song of the Year" | Song of the Year EP |
| 2019 | "Crutch" | Sonic Boom EP |
| 2019 | "Favorite Lies" | Sonic Boom EP |
| 2020 | "Ghost of an Angel" | Sonic Boom EP |
| 2022 | "Kaleidoscope" | Kaleidoscope EP |
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