Autobody

Adventurous indie rockers Autobody formed in Brooklyn in 1995, taking their cue from the warped, lo-fi artiness of bands like Pavement and Thinking Fellers Union Local 282, as well as rock avant-gardists from Captain Beefheart to the Residents to Sonic Youth. Founder Nicolas Chaikin first recruited multi-instrumentalists Jim Abramson (guitar, bass, vocals) and David Abel (bass, guitar, trombone, tapes, vocals), but departed quickly to move to France with his girlfriend. Autobody carried on with two more members, Sheila McCarthy (drums, tapes, vocals, keyboards) and Eric Marc C...