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Keenly aware that new wave has its roots in ‘60s garage rock, the Cripples fuse proto-punk rawness with synthesized noise. Formed by Greg Heino (vocals, guitar, synthesizer) and Ross Marshall (synthesizer, vocals) in a high school basement in the mid-‘90s. Nearly a decade before resurrecting new wave sounds would be considered cool in the indie-rock world and commercial in the eyes of A&R suits, the Cripples were outcasts, gigging at small Seattle punk clubs in 1996 even though they were clearly not punk rock. Originally relying on samples, the group added drummer Brian Wallace; bassist Jen Hale joined the band as well. A year later, the Cripples released their first 7" single "Breakdown". Influenced by the pioneering electronic work of Devo as well as the chaotic din of the Boredoms, the Cripples occupied a space of their own in the punk underground, completely different and sometimes creatively at odds with the tastes of their peers.

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