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Oblivians

Musical Group
Forfans of garage punk and raw rock’n’roll; listeners into the ramones, the cramps, jon spencer, screaming jay hawkins, the gun club, or the early-2000s garage revival.
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The Profile

Oblivians are a Memphis, Tennessee garage-punk trio—Greg Cartwright (Greg Oblivian), Jack Yarber (Jack Oblivian), and Eric Friedl (Eric Oblivian)—known for a two-guitars-and-drums, no-bass assault. Their core 1990s run yielded Soul Food, Popular Favorites, and Play 9 Songs With Mr. Quintron; they later reunited, releasing Desperation in 2013.

Origin: Memphis, USA. Members: Greg Cartwright, Jack Yarber, Eric Friedl. Labels include Crypt Records, Sympathy for the Record Industry, and In The Red. Signature setup: two guitars and drums (no bass).

Three reviews chart the Oblivians’ Memphis-bred garage-punk: the scorched-earth Popular Favorites, the gospel-tinged Play 9 Songs With Mr. Quintron, and a 2009 seaside live hit. Critics hail their two-guitars-and-drums attack (no bass), Crypt-era ferocity, and blues/gospel grit. One notes the reunion shows feel cleaner but still honest and vigorous.

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