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AC Acoustics (officially typeset as ac acoustics) were a critically acclaimed Scottish indie rock...

AC Acoustics (officially typeset as ac acoustics) were a critically acclaimed Scottish indie rock band from Glasgow, formed in 1990 (see 1990 in music). Over their thirteen years of existence, they released a string of singles, EPs and albums on a number of independent record labels. Their positive coverage in the music press was never matched by success in terms of sales and they finally split up in 2003. AC Acoustics formed in Glasgow in 1990. Initially, they were heavily inspired by The Jesus and Mary Chain – blending white noise with early Pavement-style experimentation and, on occasion, augmenting their two guitar, bass and drums instrumentation with saxophones and violins. Their first recording was the 1992 five-track Wrist Eye demo, which featured Gerard Love from Teenage Fanclub on backing vocals. The demo gained them a recording contract with the independent label Elemental Records, who released their debut single, Sweatlodge/MV, in 1993. Displaying an aptitude for getting on the bill at disproportionately high-profile gigs, they opened for PJ Harvey, Spacemen 3 and The Jesus Lizard, amongst others. In 1994, the band's debut album, Able Treasury, was released, which