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The Cunninghams
12+ albums
power popGrunge90salternative rockpop punk
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The Cunninghams were an American band, originally formed in 1996 in Seattle, Washington. Described as power-pop or pop-punk, The Cunninghams made one album, Zeroed Out which was released in 1997 via Revolution Records. Members included founding vocalist Seven Pearson (d. February 17, 2001), replacement singer Wenzel Templeton, guitarists Eric Craig and Scott Bickham, drummer Eliot Freed and bassist Johnny Martin. The Cunninghams were formed out of the ashes of Seattle rock band Jesus Headtrip in the spring of 1996 by vocalist Seven Pearson, guitarist Eric Craig, and guitarist Scott Bickham. Drummer Eliot Freed and bassist Johnny Martin soon joined them. Signed to the Los Angeles-based label Revolution Records in September 1996, the group was launched on a wave of hype, creating expectations too high for any artist to fulfill. In May 1997, the band released their debut album "Zeroed Out", produced by Don Gilmore and mixed by Tom Lord-Alge. The Cunninghams went on tour promoting the album, opening for Matchbox Twenty, Cheap Trick, INXS, and Third Eye Blind; as well as playing at festivals such as KNDD's Endfest in Seattle and St. Louis's Pointfest. The single "Bottle Rockets" became a moderate hit on Seattle alternative station KNDD in the summer of ‘97, with some rotation on MTV, but their little success didn't stretch beyond regional boundaries, and the industry moved on to yet another flavor of the month. By 1998 Pearson was replaced by Vancouver writer and vocalist Wenz
