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Seam was an alternative/independent rock band formed in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in 1990 by Sooyoung Park (vocals, guitar), Lexi Mitchell (bass), and Mac McCaughan (drums). The band released their first LP, Headsparks on Homestead Records in 1991. Afterwards, Park and Mitchell parted ways with McCaughan and relocated to Chicago, IL, where they signed with Touch And Go Records. Bundy K. Brown (guitar) and John McEntire (drums) briefly joined the band for the Kernel EP but were soon replaced by Craig White (guitar) and Bob Rising (drums) for 1993's The Problem With Me. In 1995, Seam released their 3rd LP, Are You Driving Me Crazy?, which featured Sooyoung Park and entirely new line-up consisting of Reg Shrader (guitar), William Shin (bass), and Chris Manfrin (drums). This line-up also appeared on 1998's The Pace Is Glacial, the band's final release. John Lee replaced Reg Shrader in 1999 but this line-up did not release any material. The band (Park/Shin/Manfrin/Lee) reunited to play Touch And Go's 25th Anniversary Party in 2006.

APPEARANCES +


Various
No Vacancy (American Alternatives)
1996, CD, Comp, Arcade Music Company, ,
Alternative Rock
Various
Audio CD
1995, CD, Comp, Audio (Magazine), ,
Pop Rock/Alternative Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Space Rock/Krautrock/Indie Rock/Lo-Fi/Avantgarde/Lounge/Acoustic/Novelty/Folk Rock/Blues Rock/Experimental/Ska/Punk/Techno/Ambient/Prog Rock/Rock & Roll/New Wave/Goth Rock/Contemporary Jazz
Codeine
Frigid Stars LP
1993
Various
Slanged!
1991
Codeine, Various
Bigheads Burst
2024, Cass, Album, Comp, Ltd, RE, Numero Group
V/A*
Plea For Peace Take Action
2001, CD, Comp, Sub City Records, Asian Man Records, ,
Hardcore/Punk/Emo
Various
On The Cam
1999, CD, Comp, Touch And Go, Quarterstick Records, ,
Indie Rock/Post Rock/Math Rock
Various
1998 Touch And Go / Quarterstick Records Fall Sampler With Guest Label Atavistic
1998, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Touch And Go
Various
Touch And Go & Quarterstick Records
1998, CD, Comp, Promo, Touch And Go, Quarterstick Records, Boa, ,
Alternative Rock/Lo-Fi/Post Rock/Avantgarde/Experimental
Various
UniverSOnoro Volumen 4
1998, 2xCD, Comp, Boa,
Various
The Lounge Ax Defense & Relocation Compact Disc
1996, ,
Indie Rock/Post-Punk/Post Rock/Math Rock/Noise Rock
Various
1945 - 1995 Fifty Years - Fünfzig Jahre
1995, CD, Promo, Smplr, City Slang
Various
If You Can Draw Binky
1995, CD, Comp, Promo, Hits Post Modern Syndrome, ,
Alternative Rock
Various
You Are What You Shoot
1995, CD, Comp, Not On Label, ,
Alternative Rock/Indie Rock
Various
I Hear Ya! (Still) Summer 1995 - The Caroline Distribution CD Sampler #10
1995, CD, Promo, Smplr, Caroline Distribution, ,
Grunge/Indie Rock/Punk/Hardcore/Experimental/Alternative Rock/Goth Rock
Various
Pandemonic
1994, CD, ,
Alternative Rock
Various
Our Band Could Be Your Life - A Tribute To D Boon And The Minutemen
1994, CD, ,
Art Rock/Punk/Lo-Fi/Indie Rock/Experimental
Various
Grunge 20.7.88 31.12.92 R.I.P.
1993, CD, EP, Comp, Promo, City Slang, ,
Noise/Punk/Indie Rock