Squirrel Bait were an American post-hardcore band from Louisville, Kentucky, active in the mid-1980s. They released the self-titled EP (1985) and the album Skag Heaven (1987) and are cited as influential on later grunge, indie and post-rock acts. Members later participated in projects such as Slint and Bastro/Gastr del Sol.

Short-lived Louisville band lauded for maturing hardcore into melodic, tension-driven post-hardcore. Reviews highlight Skag Heaven and the 1985 EP as essential; contemporaries and critics (including mentions of Bob Mould) recognized their impact. Members went on to notable bands (e.g., Slint, Bastro/Gastr del Sol).

Squirrel Bait were a short-lived but highly influential Louisville post-hardcore band from the mid-1980s. Reviews celebrate the 1985 self-titled EP and the 1987 album Skag Heaven as landmark post-hardcore records. Critics link the band to later movements (grunge, post-rock) and note members' later projects such as Slint and Gastr del Sol.

For:Fans of 1980s hardcore/post-hardcore, listeners interested in grunge and post-rock origins, music historians

 "Skag Heaven" lasts only 25 minutes and 45 seconds, but it's so intense it makes even the gorillas in Burundi pale.

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 Before them, hardcore. After them, grunge, indie, emo, and post-rock.

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