Cracker (band)

Cracker
Cracker performing at Jones Beach Theater in 2012
Cracker performing at Jones Beach Theater in 2012
Background information
OriginRichmond, Virginia, U.S.
Genres
Years active1990–present
LabelsVirgin, Cooking Vinyl, Savoy / 429 Records
Members
Past members
Websitecrackersoul.com

Cracker is an American rock band formed in 1990 by lead singer David Lowery and guitarist Johnny Hickman. The band's first album Cracker was released in 1992 on Virgin Records; it included the single "Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now)", which went to #1 on the U.S. Modern Rock chart. The band's follow-up, the 1993 album Kerosene Hat included the hit songs "Low", "Get Off This", and "Euro-Trash Girl".[1]

Cracker has released nine studio albums and several compilations, collaborations, solo projects and live albums.[2] The band mix influences and sounds from rock, punk, grunge, psychedelia, country, blues and folk.

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  2. ^ Graham Pugh. "Camper Van Beethoven – Cracker – Magnetic – Pitch-a-Tent – Sparklehorse – FSK". The Van. Retrieved May 8, 2012.