| Artist: Lifter Puller |
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| Origin | Minneapolis, USA |
| Genres | Alternative rock Indie rock |
| Years active | 1994-2000 |
Lifter Puller, or LFTR PLLR, was an American indie rock band from the Twin Cities and the Boston area between 1994 and 2000. Their music is considered innovative, with its angular riffs and a synth-infused sound that predated the 80's revival fads of the early 2000s. Arguably, however, the band is most known for frontman Craig Finn's elaborate lyrics, which often relied upon a well established universe of drug-addled codes, cash-strapped nightclub proprietors, murdered ravers and other nostalgic excursions in Minneapolis and Boston [1].
The band released three LPs and an EP before breaking up in the summer of 2000. In 2002, the compilation Soft Rock was released, featuring nearly every song in the Lifter Puller catalogue, excluding their final album, Fiestas and Fiascos, and the songs "Prescription Sunglasses", "Emperor", "Slips Backwards," and "Bitchy Christmas," as well as the original version of "Nassau Colisseum," the b-side to the "Slips Backwards" single.
After several years out of print, all of the original Lifter Puller records were re-issued in deluxe editions in December 2009. Craig Finn has expressed interest in putting out an all-encompassing Lifter Puller box set.[1]
A book entitled "Lifter Puller Vs. The End Of", will be released on Dec 1, 2009.
Singer/guitarist Craig Finn and bassist Tad Kubler are now members of The Hold Steady, which continues to explore some of the lyrical themes established by Lifter Puller while eschewing the art punk sound of the prior band in favor of a sound more akin to classic-rock revivalism.
Slug, of Minneapolis hip-hop group Atmosphere featured on the song "Math Is Money" found on Soft Rock and joined the band on stage to perform the song in 2002 when they reunited in New York City. He is a big fan of the band. On Atmosphere's 2003 album, Seven's Travels, there is a track titled "Lifter Puller". Also, on the track "Reflections", Slug references the line "She came on like she wanted a kiss, and now she's kissing like she already came" from Lifter Puller's song "Roaming the Foam" with the line "You kiss like you already came, and that's a Lifter Puller line for those without any game".
In 2003, the band reunited for three sold out shows for the opening of the Triple Rock Social Club in their hometown of Minneapolis. They have a star on the legendary Minneapolis nightclub First Avenue above the 7th Street Entry door.
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