Wingtip Sloat

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Wingtip Sloat was an indie rock band from northern Virginia that was formed by Andrew Dubuc, Patrick Foster and Dave Bishop in 1990. Rising from the ashes of Empty Box, a college rock quartet that played mainly around the Charlottesville, Virginia area from 1986-1988. Drummer Bishop, bassist Dubuc and guitarist Foster (all of whom had a hand in publishing the Sweet Portable You fanzine) were initally joined by guitarist Brad Maylor (who had played drums in the final lineup of Empty Box). The four-man Sloat lineup played several shows at legendary Washington D.C. club dc space and recorded a four-song demo at Inner Ear Studios, with Dischord Records with veteran Geoff Turner as a producer. Maylor left the band near the end of 1990 and Sloat carried on as a trio, tightening their sound and focusing on home recording. Released in May of 1991, their 4-song 7" M31 garnered significant attention in the burgeoning indie-rock world. Positive feedback earned them shows with Pavement, Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 and Sebadoh. Their next release, the double 7" Half Past I've Got, extended their weirdly original mix of Flying Nun hooks, DC-punk drive and outsider vision, it became a favorite of BBC DJ John Peel; the seminal tastemaker even raved about the trio to Rolling Stone magazine. After agreeing to a deal with VHF Records (operated by Rake's Bill Kellum), the group worked on recording their debut full-length during 1993-94, scrapping several versions of the disc iin favo

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