The Gerbils was an American indie rock band that formed in Ruston, Louisian… Read Full Bio ↴The Gerbils was an American indie rock band that formed in Ruston, Louisiana in 1992 and disbanded in 2006. Part of the Elephant Six Collective, the band released two albums and toured nationwide during their tenure.
The band consisted of Scott Spillane, John D'Azzo and Will Westbrook, college roommates in Ruston, LA. Along with sometimes-cellist Penny Burbank, they released a couple singles on a variety of record labels from 1996-1998 before recording an album (which included the four previously-released songs) in 1998 on Hidden Agenda Records.
Spillane's Neutral Milk Hotel bandmate Jeremy Barnes eventually joined as drummer, which drove the somewhat twee pop sound of the band's first album towards a more energetic hard rock. The members of the band decided to unofficially call it quits with a farewell show in 1999 in Athens. While D'Azzo pursued interests in California, Spillane and Westbrook (with the help of members of Of Montreal, Elf Power, and Neutral Milk Hotel) finished mixing the album that was completed with Chris Bishop prior to their separation. Once The Battle of Electricity was finished, the Gerbils did a national tour with Elf Power before again separating.
Once again, the band has reformed, playing regularly and becoming fully active. A third Gerbils album was in pre-production before December 11th, 2006, when guitarist Will Westbrook passed away, after which the band disbanded.
The band consisted of Scott Spillane, John D'Azzo and Will Westbrook, college roommates in Ruston, LA. Along with sometimes-cellist Penny Burbank, they released a couple singles on a variety of record labels from 1996-1998 before recording an album (which included the four previously-released songs) in 1998 on Hidden Agenda Records.
Spillane's Neutral Milk Hotel bandmate Jeremy Barnes eventually joined as drummer, which drove the somewhat twee pop sound of the band's first album towards a more energetic hard rock. The members of the band decided to unofficially call it quits with a farewell show in 1999 in Athens. While D'Azzo pursued interests in California, Spillane and Westbrook (with the help of members of Of Montreal, Elf Power, and Neutral Milk Hotel) finished mixing the album that was completed with Chris Bishop prior to their separation. Once The Battle of Electricity was finished, the Gerbils did a national tour with Elf Power before again separating.
Once again, the band has reformed, playing regularly and becoming fully active. A third Gerbils album was in pre-production before December 11th, 2006, when guitarist Will Westbrook passed away, after which the band disbanded.
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Atreyu Peel back the layers of my skin Who am I Who am…
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Crayon Box Look what you've done How could you go out and watch…
Fluid Your hair curls just like hair And your skin feels just…
Glue She comes to me whenever I am locked inside my…
Grin I want To see your Scary smile I love Your certain Lo…
Is She Fiona early and black let it all lean back she lifts me up…
Lucky Girl Such a nice, little lucky girl wonders how she's alone and…
Share Again Those were the games we played And the pain I feel Teaches…
Snorkel snorkel salt water burning my Eyes you realize why I still…
Sunshine Soul Your life, it's only a record turning round inside my brain …
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Free Country
Opened for 'em in '02 in Easthampton MA. Drank at a bar before hand where we had staring contests and ate a ton of peanuts. I still have the flyer that my bandmate made. It has a picture of Prince in a g-string on the front. Thank you for listening to my story!
Parth Gadhia
Thank you for sharing your story
nicepeople
Being a 15 year old musician trying to find my way to be one, listening to this album gives me a beautiful kind of magical hope.
CarruthersMcLaughlin
Hope you’re still at it!
boscorner
Yea how's it goin for ya
nicepeople
@boscorner lmao
Julius Ebola
I was 19 when this album came out and haven't heard it since I was in my early 20s. I forgot how good it was. Hearing Crayon Box again for the first time after all these years and all the memories it brings back is seriously overwhelming.
Scrub a dub
This is by far one of the best nineties Indie Records out there.
It's incredible how many hits they put on one cd
Chris Delude
I just put on a random album to listen to while doing homework, but this is absolutely amazing.
Lisa Chiapputo
This album always make me think the of summer and the happiest times of my life. :)