album · August 24, 1993

The Pigeon Is the Most Popular Bird

Six Finger Satellite

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garage rockindie rock

This 1993 Sub Pop release exemplifies the band's raw, distorted approach to garage rock. It captures their signature blend of noise and melody.

• The album was released on August 24, 1993, by Sub Pop Records. It is categorized under the genres of garage rock and indie rock. The release date places it within the band's early career on the influential Seattle-based label.
• This album followed their debut EP, 'The Full Blown': a 1992 Sub Pop release. The band would later move to Chicago and sign with Thrill Jockey Records.
• The album's title, 'The Pigeon Is the Most Popular Bird,' is characteristic of the band's often surreal and provocative naming conventions.

Six Finger Satellite was a noise rock band formed in Boston in 1990. They were a part of the thriving underground rock scene of the early 1990s.