Biography
Alternative metal outfit Quicksand arose from New York City’s late-’80s hardcore community and issued two influential studio albums during the early and mid-1990s. A reunion in 1997 produced a U.S. tour, yet the band’s 1998 dissolution left followers waiting another two decades for a third full-length. The long-delayed return, 2017’s Interiors, was followed in comparatively short order by the widely praised Distant Populations in 2021.
Prior to forming in 1990, vocalist/guitarist Walter Schreifels, guitarist Tom Capone, bassist Sergio Vega, and drummer Alan Cage each developed their skills in earlier local groups such as Youth of Today, Gorilla Biscuits, Bold, and Beyond. A self-titled EP appeared soon afterward, and the quartet delivered its Polygram debut, Slip, in 1992, gaining radio exposure through the track “Dine Alone.” Following road work behind the 1995 sophomore release Manic Compression, the members parted ways, attempted an unsuccessful reunion two years later, and again went separate routes.
In subsequent projects Capone joined Handsome while Schreifels formed Rival Schools, among other endeavors. Although the original run never lifted the group beyond cult recognition, Quicksand’s impact registered in acts including Grade, Absolve, Thursday, and At the Drive-In. The lineup reconvened in 2012 for a Revelation Records 25th-anniversary performance; the next year brought their first American tour in well over a decade, after which they again receded from view.
In August 2017 the musicians caught observers off guard by revealing through their Twitter account that a third album was imminent. Interiors arrived on Epitaph that November, yet Capone departed during the intervening months. The remaining trio carried on, issuing the Triptych Continuum EP in 2018 before completing a fourth album, the Will Yip-produced Distant Populations, in 2021.
Prior to forming in 1990, vocalist/guitarist Walter Schreifels, guitarist Tom Capone, bassist Sergio Vega, and drummer Alan Cage each developed their skills in earlier local groups such as Youth of Today, Gorilla Biscuits, Bold, and Beyond. A self-titled EP appeared soon afterward, and the quartet delivered its Polygram debut, Slip, in 1992, gaining radio exposure through the track “Dine Alone.” Following road work behind the 1995 sophomore release Manic Compression, the members parted ways, attempted an unsuccessful reunion two years later, and again went separate routes.
In subsequent projects Capone joined Handsome while Schreifels formed Rival Schools, among other endeavors. Although the original run never lifted the group beyond cult recognition, Quicksand’s impact registered in acts including Grade, Absolve, Thursday, and At the Drive-In. The lineup reconvened in 2012 for a Revelation Records 25th-anniversary performance; the next year brought their first American tour in well over a decade, after which they again receded from view.
In August 2017 the musicians caught observers off guard by revealing through their Twitter account that a third album was imminent. Interiors arrived on Epitaph that November, yet Capone departed during the intervening months. The remaining trio carried on, issuing the Triptych Continuum EP in 2018 before completing a fourth album, the Will Yip-produced Distant Populations, in 2021.
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