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Dallas TX, United States (1991 – 1998)

Bedhead was a band from Dallas, Texas active in the 1990s (1991-1998). Their first album, WhatFunLifeWas, is often cited on critics’ lists as one of the best indie albums of the 1990s. Bedhead’s music was generally subdued, with a polyphonic sound based on the interlocking of single-line melodies played by three electric guitars and one electric bass guitar (often played with a capo), nearly always using clean (undistorted) tones. The group’s vocals were often delivered in such a low key manner that they were quite difficult to decipher. This unusual sound was dubbed by some critics as “slo-core,” referring to the slow tempos of many of the band’s songs, a label to which band members objected in interviews. In reality, many of the group’s songs do not remain slow and quiet throughout, instead beginning very slowly and quietly and gradually building in intensity and volume. Bedhead also experimented with unusual time signatures, with some songs in 6/8 or 3/4 meter.
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  • iamsotired

    6/8's is pretty unheard of actually, you dumb moron. go fuck yourself

    March 2012
  • echoplus2020

    Ya and people think everything is post-rock. Shoegaze tag is unnecessary. Bedhead is amazing.

    February 2012
  • crackityjones92

    Is awesome! :D

    February 2012
  • Ztarven

    "powder" is fucking devastating

    December 2011
  • railroad_boy

    people think everything is shoegaze :'(

    December 2011
  • expiry223

    I guess some people think 3 guitars = shoegaze. Whatever. It's great music, and vastly underrated.

    December 2011
  • et_volour

    a band that I wouldn't have minded making 20+ albums. if only...

    November 2011
  • ChriSThaaRippeR

    :)

    November 2011
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