Furslide

Furslide
L-R: Adam MacDougall, Jennifer Turner, and Jason Lader
Background information
Origin	New York, NY
Genres	Alternative rock Indie rock
Years active	1997–1999
Labels	Meanwhile... (Virgin Records)
Past members	Jennifer Turner Jason Lader Adam MacDougall

Furslide was an alternative rock band from New York, NY. They released one full-length album, called Adventure, on Meanwhile..., a sublabel of Virgin Records created by Nellee Hooper, on October 6, 1998.

History

The band's vocalist, Jennifer Turner, was playing as a guitarist on the Tigerlily tour with Natalie Merchant, when she formed Furslide together with Jason Lader and Adam MacDougall in early 1997. Furslide was the first band on Nellee Hooper's new label Meanwhile... when they were signed in 1998. They released their only album, Adventure, in fall 1998 and played a couple of shows subsequently in the US, the UK and across Europe and opened for Lenny Kravitz on October 8, 1998, in Detroit.They were the support act for Kula Shaker, Alanis Morissette and Ben Folds). In 1999, they band dissolved, supposedly because of disappointing record sales.

The music of Furslide was diverse and multifaceted. Turner named Joni Mitchell, Chrissie Hynde and Natalie Merchant as influences.

Their track "Over My Head" was used on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer soundtrack album.

Members

The band consisted of the following members:

• Jennifer Turner, guitars and vocals
• Jason Lader, bass guitar
• Adam MacDougall, drums

Discography

Studio albums

• Adventure (1998)

External links

• Official Virgin website for Furslide
• "FURSLIDE'S EXCELLENT 'ADVENTURE'", article on Pause and Play