ASS PONYS

The Known Universe
1996

Grim
1993

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Biography

by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Led by guitarist/vocalist Chuck Cleaver, Cincinnati's Ass Ponys cut a niche in the indie rock world of the early '90s with their skewed country-rock. The group managed to twist standard rock and country conventions around, giving them a goofy, off-kilter perspective. After releasing a couple of independent records, the band signed with A&M Records, releasing their major-label debut, Electric Rock Music, in 1994, followed by Known Universe in 1996. After a lengthy hiatus that saw the group severing ties with A&M, they signed a deal with alternative country label Checkered Past. The resulting Lohio was a triumphant, if slightly depressing, return to form. A compilation, Okra Years, was released in 2005.


Grim

Tracklist

1		Big Rock Ending	0:25
2		Azalea	4:13
3		It's Not Happening	4:33
4		No Dope No Cigarettes	4:45
5		Ballpeen	5:58
6		Not Since Superman Died	2:39
7		I Love Bob	2:58
8		Stupid	4:38
9		Dirty Backseat Car Thing	4:02
10		High Heaven	4:19
11		Julia Pastrana	3:31
12		Disappointed	3:32
13		Her Father Was A Sailor	5:33
14		The Big E	4:08
15		Good With Guns	5:12
16		California Bingo	5:15

The Known Universe

Tracklist

1		Shoe Money	3:11
2		Under Cedars And Stars	2:44
3		God Tells Me To	3:18
4		Blow Oskar	2:48
5		Cancer Show	3:21
6		Dead Fly The Birds	3:50
7		And She Drowned	2:51
8		Redway	2:57
9		French Muscleman	1:52
10		It's Summer Here	2:52
11		John Boat	2:29
12		Hagged	2:49
13		Some Kind Of Fun	3:15