Hoover was an American punk rock (or post-hardcore) band. Hoover was formed in 1992, and went on to produce some of the more intense music to appear on the Dischord Records label in the 1990s. Unusually, three of the four members shared vocal duties equally. Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Post-hardcore; this specific genre was created by others as a sourse to relaese the emotion that builds inside, making the music intimate and touching to listeners. ... Dischord founders Ian Mackaye and Jeff Nelson Dischord Records is a Washington, D.C.-based record label specializing in D.C.-area independent punk, hardcore, and post-hardcore music. ...

Hoover split up in 1994, and have reformed twice: once in 1997 to record a mini-album of 'odds and ends', and again in 2004 to tour the US and Europe. It is not clear whether the band will continue to be active.

Members

• Alex Dunham (guitar, vocals)
• Fred Erskine (bass, vocals)
• Chris Farrall (drums)
• Joe McRedmond (guitar, vocals)

Discography

Albums

• The Lurid Traversal of Route 7 (1993)
• Hoover (1997)

Singles

• Sidecar Freddie/Cable (1992)
• Two-Headed Coin (split with Lincoln) (1993)
• Private (1993)