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Who is Girls Against Boys
Numerous major labels approached Girls Against Boys since they completed their verbal three-album deal with Touch and Go. Former Girls Against Boys guitarist Wood, who by then was working as an executive at Geffen Records, reached out to the band on behalf of his employer. The band agreed to sign with Geffen Records, and they started recording their major label debut with producer Nick Launay in October 1997.[15] The recording process was deemed to be exhaustive because production lasted nearly six months. Previously, the band spent only one or two months on production. The electronic-influenced album Freak*on*ica was released in June 1998. The album peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart and at No. 182 on the UK Albums Chart.[13][16] It was praised by various publications such as Entertainment Weekly, Spin, and Pitchfork; however, it was criticized by other publications such as Rolling Stone and The A.V. Club.[3] "Park Avenue" was released as the lead single, and it peaked at No. 83 on the UK Singles Chart and at No. 28 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.[13] "Psycho-Future" from Freak*on*ica was released as a single as it appeared on the soundtrack to the 1998 remake film Psycho. The band went on a headlining tour throughout 1998, followed by a tour with labelmates Garbage.[17] They also played at the Reading festival in England and Pukkelpop in Belgium. The band also appeared on Late Night With Conan O'Brien, performing "Park Avenue". The band contributed the song "EPR" to the soundtrack of the film Permanent Midnight, and they appeared in the film 200 Cigarettes in one scene. Their cover of "Boogie Wonderland" was included on the 200 Cigarettes soundtrack.[18] Although Freak*on*ica performed moderately well (it was the band's best-selling effort up to that point), it did not meet Geffen Records' sales expectations. In addition, the label went through numerous internal mergers. After a short 1999 tour with Firewater, Girls Against Boys remained in limbo as Universal Records (the parent of Geffen Records) continued to restructure its business, and the band was unable to extensively record or tour for nearly two years.[19] Also in 1999, two Girls Against Boys tracks from Freak*on*ica ("Park Avenue" and "Psycho-Future") appeared in the racing video game Test Drive Off-Road 3. At one point in 2000, the band was moved to the Interscope Records brand; however, various conflicts led to the band parting ways with the label.[13][4] You Can't Fight What You Can't See and sporadic activity (2001–2009)[edit] In 2001, the band recorded the score to the film Series 7: The Contenders. The accompanying soundtrack mainly consisted of their contributions.[20] Toward the end of 2001, Girls Against Boys signed with the independent label Jade Tree. They teamed up with producer Niceley, who worked on three of Girls Against Boys' previous albums. The album, titled You Can't Fight What You Can't See, was released in May 2002.[4] "Basstation" was released as the sole single, and the band supported the album by headlining their own tour with Yeah Yeah Yeahs as support. After touring Australia that same year, Janney sat out a tour of Europe due to a family emergency; thus, Sohrab Habibion (former frontman of the band Edsel) took his place throughout the remainder of the year.[21] The following year, "All the Rage" from You Can't Fight What You Can't See was included in the snowboarding video game Amped 2. In late 2003, Girls Against Boys (without Janney) accompanied actress Gina Gershon as her backing band for a brief tour of the United States. The purpose of the tour was to promote Gershon's film Prey for Rock & Roll, in which she portrayed an aging punk rock vocalist. The tour was featured on the documentary series Rocked With Gina Gershon the following year. After two small Spain shows in 2004, the band members wanted to focus on other ventures, but they were reactivated for various one-off shows and brief tours. A small European tour in February 2005 excluded Janney, but John Schmersal (from the bands Enon and Brainiac) filled in on the tour.[3] Some other examples included the band playing Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby in its entirety at the 2006 All Tomorrow's Parties in London, the Touch and Go 25th Anniversary Party in 2006, a brief European tour in February 2007, the Primavera Festival in 2007, a brief European tour in February 2008, and their first visit to Russia in February 2009.[22] Brief reformation and The Ghost List (2013–2017)[edit] From early 2009 to early 2013, the band became inactive as they had not played any shows, released any material, or posted any updates. In the summer of 2013, the band reunited, and they embarked on a longer-than-usual European tour (with Schmersal filling in for an absent Janney) plus a handful of dates in the United States. The prolonged reunion prompted the band to enter the studio, and in September 2013 they released their first new material in 11 years, The Ghost List.[4] It was self-released by the band along with the internet label Epitonic.[23][24] After a few sporadic shows near the end of 2013, the band again entered an extended hiatus from early 2014 to late 2016, in which they then briefly reunited to perform at Riot Fest and Sound on Sound Fest. After two shows in 2017, one of which celebrated McCloud's 50th birthday and the other of which was the release party of a Brainiac documentary, the band became inactive again.[25][26] Reissue and extended reunion (2021–present)[edit] In August 2021, Girls Against Boys announced that they were reissuing their House of GVSB album (which included an entire extra tracklist of b-sides and outtakes), along with a small set of tour dates in the United States to promote the reissue.[27][28] The House of GVSB reissue was then released in May 2022 by Touch and Go. Throughout 2022, the band toured in both the U.S. and Europe to support the reissue.[29] In early 2025, Girls Against Boys announced a short April tour of Japan alongside Soulside. It marked Girls Against Boys' first visit to Japan since 1997 and Soulside's first visit overall.[30] Related projects[edit] McCloud and Temple played together in a side-project called New Wet Kojak, releasing two records on Chicago's Touch and Go followed with three more on Beggars Banquet. The group included Geoff Turner (Gray Matter), Nick Pellicciotto (Edsel), and Charles Bennington (High Back Chairs).[31] McCloud and Fleisig formed the band Paramount Styles in 2007, who have released three albums, two on the Dutch label Cycle/Konkurrent Records (2008's Failure American Style and 2010's Heaven's Alright) and one on Silver Rocket (2017's Distant Karma). The group has toured extensively in Europe and less extensively in the United States and Canada. The group featured revolving guests including Richard Fortus (Guns N' Roses/The Psychedelic Furs), Geoff Sanoff (Edsel), Julia Kent, Simon Lenski (DAAU), Chris Smets, Libor Palucha, and also Girls Against Boys fill-in member Schmersal. Fleisig performed with Moby for his 1996 album Animal Rights.[32] Fleisig also later joined the Italian band Bellini in 2002, and the band's output was primarily produced by Steve Albini. Fleisig later joined the supergroup Obits, alongside Drive Like Jehu frontman Rick Froberg, Greg Simpson, and Edsel frontman Habibion. Fleisig was also briefly a member of Edsel from 2012 to 2013. McCloud was a featured guest on the 1996 album In a Bar, Under the Sea by the band Deus. He also contributed guitar for several tracks on Courtney Love's 2004 solo debut album America's Sweetheart. McCloud digitally released a solo live album in 2010 titled Dobeška 170910, recorded at a concert in Prague.[33] After Girls Against Boys decreased their activity in 2003, Janney became a full-time producer for many musical acts, including Obits and James Blunt.[34] In addition, he became the keyboardist and musical director for the talk show Late Night with Seth Meyers in 2014. The house band dubbed themselves the 8G Band. In 1997, Temple founded Akashic Books, an independent publisher, known for many books including Go the Fuck to Sleep and Hairstyles of the Damned. Temple has written for The Nation and other publications.[35][36][37] In 2020, Temple formed the band Fake Names alongside guitarist Brian Baker (Minor Threat/Bad Religion), guitarist Michael Hampton (The Faith/S.O.A.), and vocalist Dennis Lyxzén (Refused). They released their self-titled debut album later that same year on Epitaph Records.[38] The band then released a self-titled EP in 2021, which featured original Girls Against Boys member Canty on drums.[39] Members[edit] Current members[edit] Scott McCloud – lead vocals, guitars (1989–2009, 2013–2017, 2021–present) Eli Janney – keyboards, bass, programming, backup vocals (1989–2009, 2013–2017, 2021–present) Johnny Temple – bass (1990–2009, 2013–2017, 2021–present) Alexis Fleisig – drums (1990–2009, 2013–2017, 2021–present) Former members[edit] Brendan Canty – drums, keyboards (1989–1990) Luke Wood – guitars (1990–1991) Touring members[edit] Sohrab Habibion – keyboards, bass, backup vocals (2002) John Schmersal – keyboards, bass, backup vocals (2005, 2013) Timeline[edit] Colors denotes main role(s) in the band. Discography[edit] Main article: Girls Against Boys discography Nineties vs. Eighties (1990) Tropic of Scorpio (1992) Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby (1993) Cruise Yourself (1994) House of GVSB (1996) Freak*on*ica (1998) You Can't Fight What You Can't See (2002) The Ghost List (2013) .mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}.mw-parser-output .listen .side-box-text{line-height:1.1em}.mw-parser-output .listen-plain{border:none;background:transparent}.mw-parser-output .listen-embedded{width:100%;margin:0;border-width:1px 0 0 0;background:transparent}.mw-parser-output .listen-header{padding:2px}.mw-parser-output .listen-embedded .listen-header{padding:2px 0}.mw-parser-output .listen-file-header{padding:4px 0}.mw-parser-output .listen .description{padding-top:2px}.mw-parser-output .listen .mw-tmh-player{max-width:100%}@media(max-width:719px){.mw-parser-output .listen{clear:both}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .listen:not(.listen-noimage){width:320px}.mw-parser-output .listen-left{overflow:visible;float:left}.mw-parser-output .listen-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}} "Super-Fire" Sample of "Super-Fire" by Girls Against Boys, from House of GVSB (1996) Problems playing this file? See media help. "She's Lost Control (Joy Division cover)" Sample of Girls Against Boys' cover of Joy Division's 1979 song "She's Lost Control", released on the Joy Division tribute album A Means to an End: The Music of Joy Division (1995) Problems playing this file? See media help. 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