The Folk Implosion

The Folk Implosion
Years active	1994 – present
Members	Lou Barlow Russ Pollard Imaad Wasif

The Folk Implosion was an American indie rock / lo-fi band founded in the early 1990s by Lou Barlow and John Davis. It was initially a side-project started by Barlow to explore different territory than that being canvassed with his primary band at the time, Sebadoh.

History

The band's status was relatively obscure prior to the Larry Clark film Kids, and its soundtrack, nearly half of which included original compositions by Barlow and Davis. The song 'Natural One' from the film's well-selling soundtrack (though not included in the film) was a hit single and reached # on the the charts. Though the band attempted to duplicate the success of that song, their subsequent albums and singles were nowhere near as successful as the Natural One single. After Davis left the band in 2000, Barlow recruited Russ Pollard and Imaad Wasif from the band Alaska! to record The New Folk Implosion. Subsequently the band was dropped from their major-label and have not been active since 2002, when they appeared as The Foke Implojun, in the film Laurel Canyon.

Discography

Albums

• Take A Look Inside (Communion, 1994)
• Dare To Be Surprised (Communion, 1997)
• One Part Lullaby (Interscope, 1999)
• The New Folk Implosion (Domino USA, 2003)

Singles

• Natural One (London, 1995)

External links

• All Music Guide entry
• Official site