Alternative Rock
Fairfax, Virginia, USA
“The Throes is an indie band formed in 1988 in Northern Virginia.
The original lineup consisted of singer/guitarist Bill Campbell, percussionist Harry Evans and bassist Joy Gewalt. Friends from the suburbs of Greater Washington, D.C., The Throes released an independent cassette in 1989, The Era of Condolence, featuring seven songs written by Campbell and Evans of “youth, love and unanswered questions.”
In 1990, The Throes were the first alternative pop band to sign with R.E.X. Music, an indie label based out of New York City and known mostly for its speed and death metal acts. In September 1990, The Throes released All the Flowers Growing in Your Mother's Eyes, which features “a barrage of guitars, vocals and the lyrical musings of Harry Evans”. Or, as reviewer J. Edward Keyes says, Flowers “creates moody, dour pop akin to REM and The Smiths” with “sparkling guitar” driven by “idiosyncratic percussion.” On the whole, Keyes says, the album is “charged with the unmistakable energy of possibility, the sound of a young band who still believes they can change the world.”
Three albums followed: Fall on Your World (1993); 12Before9 (1995), featuring the only remaining founding member, Bill Campbell, presiding over its creation; and Amerofriasiana (1997), ushering the return of Harry Evans.
Current band members are Campbell and Evans, Jeff Booth, Dean Nitz, and Harv Evans.”
1989 | The Era of Condolence | |
1990? | Demos | |
1990 | All the Flowers Growing in Your Mother's Eyes | R.E.X. Music |
1992 | Fall on Your World Demos | |
1993 | Fall on Your World | Glasshouse Records |
1994 | I Like To Eat Fish (7“) | Flying Tart Records |
1995 | 12Before9 | Rode Dog Records |
1996 | Ameroafriasiana | Brainstorm Artists International |
2005 | Evila (live) |
1989 Independent
Harold G. Evans III – The drums, tympany, extraneous percussion, and other voice
William C. Campbell IV – The guitar, the harpsicord, and the voice
Dean Nitz – The bass
Wendy Woods – Sang some
1990? Independent
Bill Campbell – Vocals, guitars
[others unknown]
1990 R.E.X. Music (SPCN7901421185)
William Campbell - Vocals, guitar
Joy Gewalt - Bass, vocals
Harold Evans - Drums, vocals
1992 Independent
Bill Campbell – Lead vocals, guitar
[others unknown]
1993 Glasshouse Records (7014706020)
William Campbell - Lead vocals, guitars
Jeff Booth - Guitar, backing vocals
Robert Yarbrough - Guitar, backing vocals
David Lash - Bass guitar, backing vocals
Matt McCartie - Drums, percussion
Michael Knott - Vocals on “Wake Up Call”
Produced by Steve Hindalong, Derri Daugherty, and William Campbell
Recorded by Derri Daugherty, Chris Colbert, and Dave Hackbarth
1994 Flying Tart
1995 Rode Dog Records (701 0100 721)
William Campbell - Guitar, lead vocals
David Lash - Bass
David Cooper - Drums
Joan George - Backing Vocals
Steve Hindalong - Doumbek, tamborine, shakers, BGV
Produced by William Campbell
A special limited edition collector's set was sold in a large tin as well, with a bonus disc containing Era of Condolence and some bonus tracks.
1996 Brainstorm Artists International (BRD 4035)
William Campbell - Guitar, vocals, Fender Rhodes, whistle
Drue Bachmann - Bass, backing vocals
Harold Evans - Drums, synthesizer, backing vocals, snare, Hammond B3, slide guitar, jingle bells
Joan George - Backing Vocals
Shawn Matthews - Harmonium
David Cooper - Tremolo space guitar
Gene Eugene - Piano
Rob Malitek - Tenor Saxophone
2005 Independent
Live album