Britt Walford

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Britt Walford
Also known asMike Hunt
Shannon Doughton
Born (1970-03-16) March 16, 1970 (age 54)
OriginLouisville, Kentucky
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Drums, guitar, vocals
Years active1982–present
LabelsTouch and Go
Formerly of

Britt Walford (born March 16, 1970) is an American musician best known for being the drummer, co-founder, and occasional guitarist for the post-rock band Slint.

Early life

Walford grew up in Louisville, Kentucky and attended the J. Graham Brown School, an experimental school based on self-learning and direction in early adolescence where he also met Brian McMahan, the future lead singer of Slint.

Career

He was a member of the punk band

drag to suit his stage name. After Slint's break-up in November 1990, Walford remained semi-active in the music scene, eventually in underground New York jazz bands[2] and playing for bands such as Evergreen and friend Brian McMahan's The For Carnation
project.

Walford was the unnamed subject of The Jesus Lizard song "Mouth Breather" from the album Goat, which describes the outcome of an episode wherein producer Steve Albini asked Walford to house-sit for him.[3]

Walford later joined

Temporary Residence
, was released in 2014. Also in 2014 he appeared in the music video for Kim and Kelley Deal's song "Biker Gone", for which he also provided the drums.

Walford left Watter sometime after 2014, only being credited as a guest on their 2017 release History of the Future.

References

  1. ^ "The Breeders". 4AD. Archived from the original on December 2, 2008. Retrieved December 24, 2008.
  2. ^ Bangs, Lance (2014). Breadcrumb Trail. USA: Lance Bangs.
  3. ^ "Interview: David Yow of The Jesus Lizard". Archived from the original on April 24, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2013.

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