The Wolfhounds

Fronted by the insistent vocals of Dave Callahan with a tightly wound band backing him, the Wolfhounds were the dark horse of the legendary C86 cassette. They split the difference between the avant noise and sweet jangle pop factions, while staking out their own idiosyncratic territory. They didn't last very long; after releasing one classic single, a near-brilliant album with 1987's Unseen Ripples from a Pebble, and a couple more fine examples of noise pop, the group burned out in 1990. Most of the members kept their feet in music (Callahan most notably with Moonshake), so it...