Gin Blossoms | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Tempe, Arizona, U.S. |
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Labels | A&M, Hybrid, 429[1] |
Spinoffs | Gas Giants |
Members | Bill Leen Jesse Valenzuela Robin Wilson Scott "Scotty" Johnson Scott Hessel |
Past members | Doug Hopkins Richard Taylor Chris McCann Steven Severson Dan Henzerling Phillip "Phil" Rhodes Phil Leavitt Gary Smith Scott Kusmirek John Richardson |
Website | www |
Gin Blossoms is an American alternative rock band formed in 1987 in Tempe, Arizona. They rose to prominence following the 1992 release of their first major label album, New Miserable Experience, and the first single released from that album, "Hey Jealousy". "Hey Jealousy" became a Top 25 hit and went gold, and New Miserable Experience eventually went quadruple platinum; four other charting singles were released from the album. The band's follow-up album, Congratulations I'm Sorry (1996), went platinum and the single "As Long as It Matters" was nominated for a Grammy Award. Gin Blossoms broke up in 1997. Since reuniting in 2001, the band has released Major Lodge Victory in 2006, No Chocolate Cake in 2010, and Mixed Reality in 2018.