Biography
Thin Lizard Dawn was formed in the early 1990s when all four members were students at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York, and they later relocated to Manhattan. Mike Gagliardi replaced original bassist Ken Fermaglich. Cover of 1996 self-titled debut of Thin Lizard Dawn
The band was signed to RCA Records in late 1995,[4][5] who relea sed two albums. Thin Lizard Dawn was released in late 1996. It featured the single "Sexual Dynamo", as well as the song "Sucks" ridiculing Oasis. Babysue reviewed the album and called it "one of the strongest debut discs I have ever heard", and described its sound as "techno-bubblegum," meaning "extremely upbeat and catchy, but the lyrics have an obtuse quality that transcend mere pop." On the other hand, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of allmusic gave the album a negative review, that while sometimes the "group makes a hook hit home with their brute force," most of the album "is simply style over substance, and someone else's style, at that."
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Their follow-up album, Go, was released in October 1999, with "Get It" designated as the first single.[8] They disbanded in 2000.
Two of the band's songs, "Weed" and "Under the Wing", were used in the 2000 film Cruel Intentions 2.
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