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Pere Ubu

Pere Ubu is an American rock group formed in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1975. The band had a variety of long-term and recurring band members, with singer David Thomas being the only member staying throughout the band's lifetime. They released their debut album The Modern Dance in 1978 and followed with several more LPs before disbanding in 1982. Thomas reformed the group in 1987, continuing to record and tour.

Describing their sound as "avant-garage," Pere Ubu's work drew inspiration from sources such as musique concrète, 60s rock, performance art, and the industrial environments of the American Midwest. While the band achieved little commercial success, they have exerted a wide influence on subsequent underground music.

Albums

1978 Dub Housing
1978 The Modern Dance
1979 X‐Mas Concert at Interstate Mall / Live at Club Wow
1979 New Picnic Time
1980 The Art of Walking
1982 Song of the Bailing Man
1988 The Tenement Year
1989 Cloudland
1991 Worlds in Collision
1993 Story of My Life
1995 Ray Gun Suitcase
1998 Pennsylvania
2002 St. Arkansas
2006 Why I Hate Women
2013 Lady From Shanghai
2014 Carnival of Souls
2015 The Pere Ubu Moon Unit
2017 20 Years in a Montana Missile Silo
2019 The Long Goodbye
2022 Sunday
2023 Trouble on Big Beat Street
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