Modern rock band formed in 1988. Considered as “emo” style, a genre described as emotional hardcore punk music. Members included Daniel Lindenstruth a.k.a. Daniel Higgs (vocals, guitar ex-Reptile House), Asa Osborne (guitar ex-Reptile House), John Chriest (bass ex-The Melvyn, See Saw, Cabal), and Gary Breezee (drums ex-Reptile House) later replaced with Mitchell Feldstein (drums ex-Instant Siberia). Their song “Return Descender” was included on the 1989 “Merkin Seedy Sampler” album (Merkin 305). Lungfish later signed by Dischord Records in D.C.
After the 1993 “Rainbows from Atoms” album, Chriest was replaced with Nathan Bell. Bell was in turn replaced in the ‘00s with Chattanooga, Tennessee area bassist Sean Meadows. Bell later joined LandSpeedRecord.
Higgs authored a book of poetry titled “The Doomsday Bonnet,” and later was a member of Cone of Light with his brother Alex Higgs, releasing the album “Magic Eye.” Higgs also released recordings with Osborne as the Pupils. Osborne’s other projects include record releases with the Tear Jerks.
Record releases by Lungfish include:
1990(7”) Simple Machines 1 Nothing Is Easy / Wedge
1991(EP) Simple Machines 2 Necklace of Heads
1992(CD) Dischord 065 Talking Songs for Walking
1993(CD) Dischord 078 Rainbows from Atoms
1994(CD) Dischord 092 Pass and Stow
1994(7”) Walker 01 10 East / Go Simple / Savings
1995(CD) Dischord 097 Sound in Time
1996(CD) Dischord 106 Indivisible
1997(CD) Dischord 115 Artificial Horizon
1999(CD) Dischord 117 The Unanimous Hour
2000(CD) Dischord 119 Necrophones
2003(CD) Dischord 137 Love Is Love
2005(CD) Dischord 147 Feral Hymns
