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Adored by critics and a little cult pursuing, the seminal Squirrel Bait stay consistently underrated with regards to their impact on post-hardcore punk and alt-rock. A huge part of this is because of their however scant documented legacy: two albums, both under around 30 minutes, both just sporadically obtainable. Their …

Best known because the frontman of cult favourite teenager punk combo Squirrel Bait, vocalist/songwriter Peter Searcy was created and raised in Louisville, KY, while a kid he studied cello and violin. Profoundly affected from the music of Hüsker Dü and Small Threat, in 1984 he co-founded Squirrel Bait with guitarists …

Following a dissolution of Louisville, KY’s seminal post-hardcore punkers Squirrel Bait, lead singer Peter Searcy come up with the calmer, more traditional Big Steering wheel. Squirrel Bait experienced attracted from the thrashy punk-pop of rings like Hüsker Dü as well as the Substitutes, and Searcy’s vocals experienced drawn evaluations to …