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German indie rock group Slut was formed in Ingolstadt, Germany, in 1995. The four members -- Christian Neuburger (vocals, guitar), Rainer Schaller (guitar), Gerd Rosenacker (bass), and Matthias Neuburger (drums) -- quickly found a home for their melancholy brand of rock and released their debut album For Exercise and Amusement on the independent label Stickman Records in 1996. After touring and building a fan base in 1997, the band returned to the studio to work on a follow-up, now joined by 5th member René Arbeithuber (who played keyboard in a band called Pelzig which also featured Slut's Rainer Schaller). Interference, released in 1998, was more refined and carefully recorded than its predecessor. In 2000, the band donated two songs to the soundtrack of Hans-Christian Schmidt's movie Crazy, and slowly but surely, Slut were discovered by bigger audiences. In 2001, their major label debut album Lookbook was released on EMI/Virgin, with a more pop-oriented sound that also added more ...