Lungfish (band)


Lungfish is a post-hardcore band formed in 1987 in Baltimore, Maryland. All of their music has been released by the Washington, D.C. punk label Dischord except for their first LP.

History

As of 2005, Lungfish's lineup consisted of Daniel Higgs, Asa Osborne, Sean Meadows, and Mitchell Feldstein. Two previous bass players were John Chriest and Nathan Bell.

Style

Lungfish blend rock with repetitive krautrock-like rhythms and repeated melodic motifs.

Related projects

Daniel Higgs sang in the 80s hardcore/punk band Reptile House and has released numerous solo works under his own name and also Cone of Light. He has recently made numerous solo performances, usually with the long-necked banjo and jaw harp. In 2011, Higgs also collaborated with Swedish band Skull Defekts on the album Peer Amid. Since 2015, Higgs has released two full-length albums in Fountainsun, a duo with Fumie Ishii.
Asa Osborne has released a CD and 7" with Charles Brohawn of The Tinklers under the name Tear Jerks. Osborne also released an album on Dischord in 2002 with Daniel Higgs under the name The Pupils. In early 2008, the record label Holy Mountain announced a new solo project by Osborne called Zomes.
Sean Meadows has played in numerous bands including June of 44, The Sonora Pine, and many lesser-known bands from the Chattanooga, Tennessee music scene.
Mitchell Feldstein has published three volumes of prose/poetry: Hurl on Apathy Press, Teen Cardinal on Shattered Wig Press, and Even Change on Paradigm Publishing. He also played the drums with Arbouretum. In 2019 a cassette recording of Feldstein's spoken word with musical backdrops, "Pretty Boss" was released on Flag Day Recordings.
Nathan Bell played bass on Kogumaza's Kолокол, which featured the song "Ursids", which was used as a double-A-sided single with the band Hookworms. Bell has also worked with David Heumann from Arboureteum as Human Bell.

Discography

Albums

All of the albums have been released by the Washington, D.C. punk label Dischord, except for their first LP Necklace of Heads, which was released by Simple Machines.