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Years active
  
1991 – current

Record label
  
Shrimper Records

Genres
  
Indie rock, Lo-fi music

Associated acts
  
Christmas, Yo La Tengo

Members
  
James McNew

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Labels
  
18 Wheeler Records, Brinkman Records, Smells Like Records, Shrimper

Origin
  
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States (1991)

Albums
  
That Skinny Motherfucker With the High Voice?

Similar
  
Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan, Dave Schramm, Yo La Tengo, Jad Fair

Dump is a vehicle for releasing the four-track home recordings of Yo La Tengo bassist James McNew. His recordings occasionally feature guest performers such as Sue Garner and Fontaine Toups (of Versus). For live performances McNew has been joined at various times by Ira Kaplan, Georgia Hubley, Todd Barry on drums, and David Ramirez on guitar.

Contents

Discography

  • Dump (7" EP) (18 Wheeler Records) 1992
  • Superpowerless (CD album) (Brinkman Records) 1993
  • Dump (7" EP) (18 Wheeler Records) 1994
  • International Airport (10" mini-album) (Smells Like Records) 1995
  • I Can Hear Music (CD/2-CD album) (Brinkman Records) 1995
  • Phantom Perspective b/w The Lie (7" single) (Hi-Ball Records) 1997
  • A Plea for Tenderness (CD album) (Brinkman Records) 1997
  • That Skinny Motherfucker With the High Voice? (MC mini-album) (Shrimper) 1998 / (CD album; reissue with 5 extra tracks) (Shrimper) 2001
    (an album of Prince covers)
  • Easter Dress b/w Almost Home (7" single) (Favorite Things) 1998
  • Women in Rock (CD EP) (Shrimper) 1999
  • Dive For Memory (7" single) (Third Gear Records) 1999 (split single with Lambchop)
  • A Grown-Ass Man (CD album) (Shrimper) 2003
  • Jennifer O'Connor & Dump (7" single) (Kiam Records) 2008 (split single)

    • Trivia

  • The title That Skinny Motherfucker With the High Voice? comes from the Prince song "Bob George" (from The Black Album) in which Prince assumes the identity of a cursing, gun-wielding alter ego confronting his cheating wife.

    • Songs

    Slow DownI Can Hear Music · 2013
    Hope - JoeI Can Hear Music · 2013
    Don't Let OnI Can Hear Music · 2013

    References

    Dump (band) Wikipedia
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