Masher’s crossbreed of browse and organic pop-punk resulted using their combined affects of Devo, the Pixies, Shadowy Males From a Shadowy World, as well as the Minutemen. Comprising vocalist/guitarist Adam Brisben (previously of W.A.C.O.), drummer Nick Scott (previously of Popdefect) and bassist Leslie Denny (previously from the Neptunas), the trio 1st founded the moniker of Masher upon their 1996 debut. Their 1st full-length, Obtain These Spiders Off My Eyeballs, arrived in 1999 after 3 years of gigging around their indigenous Los Angeles.