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Cub (band)

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Years active
  
1992–1997

Active until
  
1997

Genres
  
Indie pop, Twee pop

Labels
  
Origin
  
Vancouver, Canada (1992)

Cub (band) wwwmintrecscomsitesdefaultfilesnewsimagecu

Past members
  
Lisa MarrRobynn IwataValeria FelliniNeko CaseLisa G.

Albums
  
Betti-Cola, Come Out Come Out, Box of Hair, Mauler, Pep, Hot Dog Day

Members
  
Neko Case, Lisa Marr, Robynn Iwata

Similar
  
Maow, The Corn Sisters, The Evaporators, I Am Spoonbender, The Smugglers

Cub was an indie pop band from Vancouver, British Columbia that formed in 1992 and disbanded in 1997. They played a melodic, jangly form of pop punk that was dubbed "cuddlecore" by some music critics. Their song "New York City" was covered by They Might Be Giants on their album Factory Showroom, and their song "Little Star" was covered by Washington's Sicko on their album, Laugh While You Can Monkey Boy.

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Members

  • Lisa Marr - vocals, bass
  • Robynn Iwata - vocals, guitar, artwork
  • Lisa G. - vocals, drums
  • Original drummer Valeria Fellini was replaced by Lisa G. in 1994. Neko Case also played drums on some early recordings as well as on tour in later years (she sang live in front of an audience for the first time ever during a cub show in Ohio - the song was cub's "So Far Apart"). Years later she would go on to form her own all-female three piece Vancouver band, Maow.

    Robynn Iwata co-formed I Am Spoonbender in 1997 in San Francisco. Lisa Marr and Lisa G. started another band (Buck) in 1998 once they moved to California from their native Vancouver.

    Singles/EPs

  • Pep (1992) Mint Records MRS-003. Produced by cub and Mecca Normal's Jean Smith. [6-song 7" EP, 5 compiled on Betti-Cola CD (one re-recorded)]
  • Hot Dog Day (1993) Mint Records MRS-004 [6-song 7" EP, 5 compiled on Betti-Cola CD (one re-recorded)]
  • Betti-Cola (1993) Mint Records MRS-005 [double 7" EP featuring 12 songs, 10 (and later 12) appearing on versions of Betti-Cola CD]
  • "Your Bed"/"Cast A Shadow (live)," Volcano (1994) Mint Records MRS-009 [2-song single]
  • Come Out Come Out (1995) Mint Records MRS-011 [13-song triple 7" EP, different song order from CD]
  • The Day I Said Good-bye split with the Potatomen (1995) Co-release with Mint and Lookout! Records
  • "Pillow Queen," The Pilot or FPAP(1995), Papercut records PCT-001 [split 7" EP w/ Raggedy Ann, Tullycraft, and Weakling.]
  • TJ b/w She's Like A Rainbow (1996) SpinART
  • Appearances

  • "Killed By Death" (Motorhead cover) on The Mint is Still a Terrible Thing to Taste, Mint Records (1993)
  • "Flaming Red Bob Sled" on Periscope, Yoyo Recordings (1994)
  • "Best Friend's Girl" (Cars cover) on 13 Soda Punx, Top Drawer Records (1994)
  • "Get Off The Road" (R. Lewis Band cover) on On Guard For Thee - A Collection of Canada's Youth Gone Bad, Au Go Go Records (1995)
  • "Secret Nothing" on Ear of the Dragon, Fortune 5 (1995)
  • "She's A Sensation" (Ramones cover) Nardwuar The Human Serviette Presents Skookum Chief Powered Teenage Zit Rawk Angst, Vol. I lp Nardwuar Records (1995)
  • "Green Eyes" on A Slice of Lemon, Lookout!/Kill Rock Stars (1996)
  • "Who The Hell Do You Think You Are?" A Tribute to Hard Core Logo (a companion release to the original soundtrack cd for the Bruce MacDonald mockumentary film which featured cover versions of the fictional band's songs) (1996)
  • "Eyes Of A Stranger" (Payolas cover) on Fer Shure: A Tribute to the Valley Girl Soundtrack, Itchy Korean Records 1997
  • Songs

    She’s Like a Rainbow1997
    My ChinchillaBetti-Cola · 1993
    Cast a ShadowBetti-Cola · 1993

    References

    Cub (band) Wikipedia