Next show: San Francisco, Thu 19 Nov
Essentially a two-man project of Massachusetts natives Kirk Swan and Seth Tiven, with a rotating rhythm section, Dumptruck was, for a brief moment, among the favorites of U.S. college radio in the mid '80s. They combined the jangly power pop sound of the Southern alternative scene with intelligent lyrics and a melancholy twist. Swan left late in 1986, leaving Tiven to carry on for one more album, For the Country, before dissolving the band in 1988. The band re-formed after settling legal disputes with their label in 1995 with a small-scale club tour of the U.S. and a new record deal. Days of Fear followed that same year; Terminal was issued five years later and Lemmings Travel to the Sea appeared in early 2001. ~ Chris Woodstra, Rovi
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Dumptruck plays jangle pop and power pop, defining part of the mid-1980s college rock movement with jangly guitar hooks and melancholy lyricism. Follow Dumptruck on Mood.
Dumptruck was formed in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1983.
Some of Dumptruck's notable albums include their debut D Is for Dumptruck and their widely acclaimed release For the Country.
