Puller (band)
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Puller was a post-grunge
Post-grunge
Post-grunge is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged in the mid-1990s as a derivative of grunge, using the sounds and aesthetic of grunge, but with a more commercially acceptable tone...

 band formed in the mid-1990s. They released three full-length albums and one EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 for Tooth & Nail Records
Tooth & Nail Records
Tooth & Nail Records is a record label founded by Brandon Ebel in the U.S. state of California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle, Washington, where it is situated today...

 and disbanded in 2001.

Two of Puller's members, lead vocalist and guitarist Mike Lewis and guitarist Mike Miles, were also members of For Love Not Lisa
For Love Not Lisa
For Love Not Lisa is an American hard rock band formed in the early 1990s in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, signed first to East West Records then to Tooth and Nail Records.Their first album, Merge, was released in 1993. They also contributed to the soundtrack to the 1994 thriller The Crow...

, who released two albums for Elektra Records
Elektra Records
Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009....

 in the early 1990s. After Puller's 1998 album Closer Than You Think, Lewis and Simon reformed For Love Not Lisa and released a new album, The Lost Elephant, in 1999.

Members

The following is a partial list of the members involved in Puller.
  • Mike Lewis (Vocals, Guitar)
  • Geoff Riley (Drums)
  • Mike Miles (Guitar)
  • Corey French (Guitar)
  • Ryan Jewell (Bass)
  • Clint McBay (Bass)
  • Wes Sharon
    Wes Sharon
    Wes Sharon is an American musician, recording engineer and record producer. He began his career in the Oklahoma and Texas club scene playing bass in alternative rock and punk bands...

     (Bass)
  • Dustin Holt (Bass)

Discography

  • Sugarless (1995, Tooth & Nail Records
    Tooth & Nail Records
    Tooth & Nail Records is a record label founded by Brandon Ebel in the U.S. state of California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle, Washington, where it is situated today...

    )
  • Split EP (with Roadside Monument)
    Roadside Monument/Puller Split
    Roadside Monument/Puller Split is a split EP from Roadside Monument and Puller.-Track listing:# "Nothing To Prove" – 4:19 Puller# "Lobbyest" – 3:42 Puller# "On Molasses Lake" – 4:34 Roadside Monument...

     (1997, Tooth & Nail Records
    Tooth & Nail Records
    Tooth & Nail Records is a record label founded by Brandon Ebel in the U.S. state of California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle, Washington, where it is situated today...

    )
  • Closer Than You Think (1998, Tooth & Nail Records
    Tooth & Nail Records
    Tooth & Nail Records is a record label founded by Brandon Ebel in the U.S. state of California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle, Washington, where it is situated today...

    )
  • Live @ Tom Fest (1999, 6x6)
  • What's Mine At Twilight (2001, Tooth & Nail Records
    Tooth & Nail Records
    Tooth & Nail Records is a record label founded by Brandon Ebel in the U.S. state of California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle, Washington, where it is situated today...

    )


In addition, Puller was featured on several of Tooth & Nail's compilations in the mid-1990s, including the first volumes of Songs from the Penalty Box.

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