Codeine is an American indie rock/slowcore band formed in 1989 by members Stephen Immerwahr (vocal, bass), Chris Brokaw (drums), and John Engle (guitar). Codeine pioneered the slowcore and sadcore subgenres of indie rock, but with a more experimental attitude than other bands in the genre, such as Low, Idaho and Red House Painters. The band's original tone, marked by slow tempos, Immerwahr's nasal vocals, and Engle's ringing Telecaster, did not evolve much during their career. This article is about the state. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The term slowcore, generally used interchangeably with sadcore, refers to a subgenre of alternative rock that developed from the downbeat melodies and slower tempos of late 1980s indie rock. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Come was an American indie rock band, formed in 1990 by Thalia Zedek (vocal, guitar) and Chris Brokaw (guitar, vocal). ... This article refers to the Finnish band. ... June of 44 was an American rock band which was formed in 1994 from ex-members of Rodan, Lungfish, Codeine, Rex, Crownhate Ruin and Hoover. ... Chris Brokaw is an American musician, mostly known for his work with the bands Come and Codeine. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... The term slowcore, generally used interchangeably with sadcore, refers to a subgenre of alternative rock that developed from the downbeat melodies and slower tempos of late 1980s indie rock. ... Chris Brokaw is an American musician, mostly known for his work with the bands Come and Codeine. ... The term slowcore, generally used interchangeably with sadcore, refers to a subgenre of alternative rock that developed from the downbeat melodies and slower tempos of late 1980s indie rock. ... Sadcore/Slowcore is a subgenre of alternative rock that developed from the downbeat melodies and slower tempos of late 1980s indie rock. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Idaho is a slowcore band formed in 1991 in California. ... Red House Painters is an alternative rock group formed in 1989 in San Francisco by singer/songwriter Mark Kozelek. ... 1950s-style Telecaster with natural finish, with metal bridge cover removed. ...

Codeine released their first album Frigid Stars on the German label Glitterhouse in 1990. The album was released on Sub Pop the following year. It's been speculated the band Coffee was inspired to name themselves after a drug by Codeine. Sub Pop is a record label in Seattle, Washington that achieved fame in the 1990s for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and many other bands from the local Seattle music scene. ...

Their second release, the short album Barely Real was issued in 1992. Immerwahr rejected several of the songs after the recording session. Some of these songs would be re-recorded for the final album. The song W. is a solo performance on piano by David Grubbs (of Bastro, Squirrel Bait and Gastr del Sol). A somewhat different full-band version of the song appears on Codeine's next album, but titled Wird. This biography does not cite any references or sources. ... Bastro was an American Math Rock / Post Rock band in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... Squirrel Bait were a mid 1980s (1983-1988) punk band from Louisville Kentucky. ... Gastr del Sol was a U.S. band consisting, for the majority of their career, of David Grubbs and Jim ORourke. ...

Brokaw left the band after the release of Barely Real to play full-time with his other band Come. He was replaced by Douglas Scharin of the band Rex. Come was an American indie rock band, formed in 1990 by Thalia Zedek (vocal, guitar) and Chris Brokaw (guitar, vocal). ...

Codeine's next and final release was the full-length album The White Birch, released in 1994. David Grubbs also participated on the album. After this release the band broke up. Stephen Immerwahr has since then been playing with the band Raymond, while Douglas Scharin continued in June of 44 and later HiM (a post-rock band from New York). The White Birch is a 1994 album by the New York band Codeine. ... June of 44 was an American rock band which was formed in 1994 from ex-members of Rodan, Lungfish, Codeine, Rex, Crownhate Ruin and Hoover. ... This article refers to the Finnish band. ...

Selected Discography

Releases on the Subpop label

• SP107 Frigid Stars CD
• SP155 Realize / Broken- Hearted Wine 7"
• SP166 The White Birch LP
• SP207 Barely Real CD
• SP242 Tom / Something New 7"

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References

1. ^ Vinylnet Record Label Discographies.

External links

• Codeine fan site, full discography, lyrics, etc.
• Codeine biography on SubPop's website
• Codeine entry on Allmusic website
• Codeine entry on TrouserPress website