Band of Susans
By All Music Guide
By All Music Guide
In 1988, Band of Susans released their first full-length album, Hope Against Hope; both Tallman and Lyall departed soon after, and were replaced by Page Hamilton (a former student of Glenn Branca, a frequent Susans reference point) and Karen Haglof. After 1989s Love Agenda, Hamilton too left the group to found Helmet; he was replaced by Mark Lonergan, and following Haglofs exit, Anne Husick stepped in for 1991s The Word and the Flesh, which employed a more focused attack, typified by a lesser emphasis on reverb and feedback, to arrive at a more accessible sound.
Without the usual attendant line-up changes, Band of Susans issued 1993s dense, droning Veil, followed two years later by Here Comes Success, a uniformly strong collection of lengthy pieces including the instrumental In the Eye of the Beholder (Song for Rhys), a tribute to Poss mentor. In mid-1996, Band of Susans dissolved, although Stenger and Poss continued working with Wires Bruce Gilbert in the trio GilbertPossStenger in addition to mounting other projects.
