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The Folk Implosion

The Folk Implosion is an American band founded in the early 1990s by Lou Barlow and John Davis. It was initially a side-project started by Barlow to explore different territory than that which was being canvassed with his primary band at the time, Sebadoh. The name is a play on the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. The band was on hiatus from 2004 to 2020.

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Genres
Indie rock, alternative rock, trip hop, indietronica
Labels
Chocolate Monk, Communion Label, Interscope, Domino, Joyful Noise
Members
Lou Barlow John Davis
Origin
Boston, Massachusetts
Past members
Russ Pollard Imaad Wasif
Years active
1993–2004, 2021–present

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related to Singles and EPs · 32
The Folk Implosion → Brand, Chocolate Monk, Communion Label, Domino, Drunken Fish, Electric Idiot, EP, Feel It, Feel It If You, Folk Implosion, Folk Implosion EP, Free, Go, Insinuation, It Just Goes With, Joyful Noise Recordings, Leaving, London, Me, My Hand
related to history · 21
The Folk Implosion → Barlow, Bob Fay, Both Sebadoh, Communion Label, Daddy Never Understood, Davis, Deluxx, Deluxx Folk Implosion, Drunken Fish, EP, Fay, Folk Implosion, Following, Kids, Larry Clark's, Mark Peretta, Peretta, Scrape, Sebadoh's Bubble, The
related to Compilations · 5
The Folk Implosion → Communion Label, Domino, EP, Kids, Music
related to External links · 2
The Folk Implosion → AllMusic, DiscogsThe Folk Implosion
Genres · 1
The Folk Implosion → Indie rock, alternative rock, trip hop, indietronica
Labels · 1
The Folk Implosion → Chocolate Monk, Communion Label, Interscope, Domino, Joyful Noise
Members · 1
The Folk Implosion → Lou Barlow John Davis
Origin · 1
The Folk Implosion → Boston, Massachusetts
Past members · 1
The Folk Implosion → Russ Pollard Imaad Wasif
Years active · 1
The Folk Implosion → 1993–2004, 2021–present

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band folk implosion barlow davis kids rock communion released soundtrack one domino label ep natural album 1993 john interscope uk

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The Folk ImplosionGenresIndie rock, alternative rock, trip hop, indietronica1.00infobox
The Folk ImplosionLabelsChocolate Monk, Communion Label, Interscope, Domino, Joyful Noise1.00infobox
The Folk ImplosionMembersLou Barlow John Davis1.00infobox
The Folk ImplosionOriginBoston, Massachusetts1.00infobox
The Folk ImplosionPast membersRuss Pollard Imaad Wasif1.00infobox
The Folk ImplosionYears active1993–2004, 2021–present1.00infobox
The Folk Implosionis aAmerican band founded in the early 1990s by Lou Barlow and John Davis0.90text
The Folk Implosionrelated to CompilationsEP0.60section
The Folk Implosionrelated to CompilationsCommunion Label0.60section
The Folk Implosionrelated to CompilationsMusic0.60section
The Folk Implosionrelated to CompilationsKids0.60section
The Folk Implosionrelated to CompilationsDomino0.60section

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