The story
Shellac was an American noise rock band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1992 by Steve Albini, Bob Weston and Todd Trainer. Their lineup remained consistent until Albini's death in May 2024.
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Stories
Beyond the records: books, other lives and interviews, from the band and its members.
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Records
Albums 7
- To All Trains
To All Trains17 May 2024Vinyl - Dude Incredible
Dude Incredible16 Sep 2014Vinyl - Excellent Italian Greyhound
Excellent Italian Greyhound5 Jun 2007Vinyl - 1000 Hurts
1000 Hurts8 Aug 2000Vinyl - Terraform
Terraform19 May 1998Vinyl - Futurist
Futurist1997Vinyl
- At Action Park
At Action ParkAug 1994Vinyl
Singles 6
- Sex, Drugs & Strips
Sex, Drugs & Strips25 Aug 2000 · SingleVinyl
- Agostino / The Safeword
Agostino / The Safeword25 Aug 2000 · SingleVinyl
- Soul Sound Single
Soul Sound Single11 Feb 1997 · SingleVinyl
- The Bird Is the Most Popular Finger
The Bird Is the Most Popular Finger22 Aug 1994 · SingleVinyl
- Uranus
Uranus10 Oct 1993 · SingleVinyl
- The Rude Gesture (A Pictorial History)
The Rude Gesture (A Pictorial History)10 Oct 1993 · SingleVinyl
- The End of Radio · 2019 · live
- Billiardspielerlied · 1995 · Single · live
- ライヴイン東京 · 1994 · live
Records from MusicBrainz. Sleeves from the Cover Art Archive.
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Members
- 1992 to 2024
- 1992 to 2024
- 1992 to 2024
Members past and present, each with their own page. From MusicBrainz and Discogs.
Also plays on
Records by other artists with Shellac in the credits, from the song and record credits of MusicBrainz and Discogs. Their own bands are above.
In playlists
Playlists with Shellac in them: Sonic Architects selections and Pause & Record tapes from linr listeners, Deezer’s editors and curators, radio shows on Mixcloud and ListenBrainz playlists. Every tile opens on linr first, with the original one link away.
If you like Shellac
- The Jesus Lizard3 sources agree
- Lightning Bolt3 sources agree
- Mclusky3 sources agree
- Big Black2 sources agree
- Unwound2 sources agree
- Slint2 sources agree
- Polvo2 sources agree
- Drive Like Jehu2 sources agree
- METZ2 sources agree
- Sonic Youth2 sources agree
- Don Caballero2 sources agree
- Brainiac2 sources agree
Where the listeners of ListenBrainz, Last.fm and Deezer agree, with the circle of Shellac’s own bands. A source that names other people with the same name is left out.
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