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{{Infobox Band  
{{Infobox Band  
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|image=[[File:TwitterSloshySoundCheck.jpg|sloshy refused to sound check and just stood there staring at the sound tech like this.|230px]]<br/>[[Image:Sloshy.png|"sloshy" logo|230px]]  
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|genre={{w|lo-fi music|Lo-fi}}<BR>{{w|Alternative rock}}  
|genre={{w|lo-fi music|Lo-fi}}<BR>{{w|Alternative rock}}  
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|member=Mitch Stockton (Lead vocals and guitar)
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|member=Mitch Stockton (Lead vocals and guitar)<br>Clark Cross-Country (Backing vocals, bass guitar)<br>Doug Tarndner (Guitar)<br>Dan DiMinilliditto (Drums)<br>Mark D. (Guitar)
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|discography=''sloshy''<br>''[[Limozeen vs. sloshy]]'' <small>(2007)</small><br>"[[The B-est of B-Sides]]" <small>(2015)</small><br>"[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2#Message 26|Phonin' This One In]]" <small>(2016)</small><br>''[[Degradest Hits]]'' <small>(2020)</small>
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Clark Cross-Country (Backing vocals, bass guitar)
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Doug Tarndner (Guitar)
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Dan DiMinilliditto (Drums)
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Mark D. (Guitar)
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|discography=''sloshy'' (2007)
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''[[Limozeen vs. sloshy]]'' (2007)
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"[[The B-est of B-Sides]]" (2015)
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"[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2#Message 26|Phonin' This One In]]" (2016)
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''The Worst Fonts'' EP
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''Instruments We Don't Play''
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''B-sides''
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''Whose Baby Is This?'' (UK exclusive)
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''We Need A Lawyer'' EP
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''Final Assault'' EP
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''All Tomorrow's Euro-Restrooms'' DVD
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''Early Demos and Worse From Like, Forever Ago''
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''Because Girl Bassist, That's Why''
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"Architecture Jerk" [[b/w]] "Helvetica Chump"
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''No Reason To Trend''
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''[[Degradest Hits]]'' (2020)  
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|label=[[Cheap as Free]] Records<br>Coolier Than Thou Records  
|label=[[Cheap as Free]] Records<br>Coolier Than Thou Records  
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The {{w|lo-fi}} band '''sloshy''' is a group that [[Strong Sad]] enjoys listening to. They were introduced in the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[concert]], where they were opening for a [[Limozeen]] concert. [[Strong Bad]] was at first unwilling to view their set (as he had not heard of them), instead choosing to come "fashionably late". Due to a general lack of women in the audience, Limozeen never came on to play, and so sloshy played both sets, becoming one of Strong Bad's favorite bands until he finally realized they are not [[Heavy metal|metal]].
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'''sloshy''' (stylized in lowercase) is a {{w|lo-fi}} {{w|alternative rock}} band. The band's general appearance and apathetic affect parody influential grunge/alt-rock bands that saw success in the 90s, such as {{w|Nirvana (band)|Nirvana}}, {{w|Weezer}}, and {{w|Pavement (band)|Pavement}}. The band has a minimized presence onstage: wearing street clothes rather than formal outfits or special costumes, only using a few Christmas lights in lieu of special effects, and may even perform with their backs turned to the audience (in reference to adjacent alt-rock subgenre {{w|shoegaze}}). One of sloshy's most noticeable traits is backup singing consisting of bland, echo-filtered repetition of previous lines.
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The band has been around since approximately 2001. One of sloshy's most noticeable traits is that their only backup singing consists of one of the members (very blandly) repeating previous lines with an echoey microphone effect, or in the case of [[Because, It's Midnite]], saying "Because, It's Midnight". This, and the band's overall style, parodies influential grunge/alternative rock bands that saw success in the 90s, such as {{w|Nirvana (band)|Nirvana}}, {{w|Weezer|Weezer}}, and {{w|Pavement (band)|Pavement}}.
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The members of sloshy were the antagonists of [[Limozeen: "But they're in space!"]] on at least one occasion. However, the [[page title]] of [[Limozeen vs. sloshy]] ("The Label Made Us Do It!") suggests that sloshy and Limozeen are signed to the same record label.
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The name ''sloshy'' is usually written in all lowercase even in running text, and their {{w|Wordmark (graphic identity)|wordmark}} is rotated 180 degrees with the ''o'' being a different color, usually red ('''{{f|#ffffff|#000000|t=<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',Batang;letter-spacing:0.05em;padding:0.1em 0.2em;">&#x028E;&#x0265;s{{f|red|t=o}}{{f|top=0.15em|t=l}}s</span>}}''').
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Though they first appeared in 2007, [[Homestar Runner universe|in-universe]] the band has been around since approximately 2001. The band's first appearance was in the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[concert]], which established them as one of [[Strong Sad]]'s favorite bands. sloshy were opening for [[Limozeen]], but as the headliner's contract rider was unfulfilled sloshy played both sets. They briefly became one of Strong Bad's favorite bands until he realized they are not [[Heavy metal|metal]]. The [[page title]] of [[Limozeen vs. sloshy]] ("The Label Made Us Do It!") suggests that sloshy and [[Limozeen]] are signed to the same record label, and the extreme contrasts in their [[style]] are often emphasized for comedy. A fictionalized version of sloshy appear as the antagonists in [[Limozeen vs. sloshy|an episode]] of ''[[Limozeen: "but they're in space!"]]''.
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In the DVD commentary for [[concert]], [[the Brothers Chaps]] reveal that sloshy was initially conceived as the band playing guitar for the [[Scroll Button Songs#SB-2007-08-13|scroll button song]] that was released the week prior.
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The ''sloshy'' {{w|Wordmark (graphic identity)|wordmark}} is typically rotated 180 degrees with ''o'' printed in a contrasting color, usually red ('''{{f|#ffffff|#000000|t=<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',Batang;letter-spacing:0.05em;padding:0.1em 0.2em;">&#x028E;&#x0265;s{{f|red|t=o}}{{f|top=0.15em|t=l}}s</span>}}''').
== Members ==
== Members ==
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* Doug Tarndner (guitar)
* Doug Tarndner (guitar)
* Mark D. (guitar)
* Mark D. (guitar)
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Overall, they appear somewhat apathetic to their performances; during concerts, the band just strings some Christmas lights over the bass drum for special effects, wear whatever they had been wearing that day, and display a {{w|Shoegaze#Etymology|general lack of courtesy for the audience}}.  Clark looks strikingly similar to {{w|Patrick Wilson (drummer)|Patrick Wilson}} of alternative rock band {{w|Weezer}}. He wears regular glasses, not sunglasses, much to Strong Bad's astonishment.
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Clark looks strikingly similar to {{w|Patrick Wilson (drummer)|Patrick Wilson}} of alternative rock band {{w|Weezer}}. He wears regular glasses, not sunglasses, much to Strong Bad's astonishment.
===Live Band===
===Live Band===
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*[[Ryan Sterritt]] (lead guitar, sound effects)
*[[Ryan Sterritt]] (lead guitar, sound effects)
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==Songs==
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== Discography ==
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[[File:sloshy B-side.jpg|thumb|225px|left|Hope you had to wait in a long line]]
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===Albums===
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*[[We Don't Really Even Care About You]]
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[[File:DegradestHits.png|thumb|It's degradest day.]]
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*ok fine ([[concert]])
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[[File:sloshy B-side.jpg|thumb|Hope you had to wait in a long line]]
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*unripe ([[concert]])
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* ''sloshy'' ([[concert]])
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*art troll ([[concert]])
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**"ok fine"
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*[[Limozeen vs. sloshy#sloshy's cover of "Because, It's Midnite"|Because, It's Midnite]] [[wikipedia:Cover version|cover]] ([[Limozeen vs. sloshy]])
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**"unripe"
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*American Football Championship Game ([[Sloshybowl]])
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**"art troll"
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*[[Record Store Day#The B-est of B-sides|B-est of B-sides]] ([[Record Store Day]])
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*Air​-​Sea Dolphin​/​Sloshy split EP (2018)
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*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2#Message 26|Phoning This One In]] ([[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]])
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*''[[Degradest Hits]]'' (2020)
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*[[Forget the Rules]] ([[Trogdor!! The Board Game Rulebook EP]])
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**"[[We Don't Really Even Care About You]]"
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*[[3 Times Halloween Funjob (song)|3 Times Halloween Funjob]] ([[Homestar Runner 20th Anniversary Show - 7 Oct 2016|Homestar Runner 20th Anniversary Show]])
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**"[[Limozeen vs. sloshy#sloshy's cover of "Because, It's Midnite"|Because, It's Midnite]]" ({{w|cover version}} of [[Because, It's Midnite|the Limozeen song]])
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*[[No-Stalgia]] ([[Degradest Hits]])
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**"[[No-Stalgia]]"
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*[[E-Mail Thunderclap]] ([[Degradest Hits]])
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**"[[E-Mail Thunderclap]]"
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**"[[3 Times Halloween Funjob (song)|3 Times Halloween Funjob]]"
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A [[Record Store Day Visuals|sloshy tribute slideshow]] shown in [[Record Store Day]] reveals many additional albums and singles:
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*''The Worst Fonts'' EP
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*''Instruments We Don't Play''
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*''B-sides''
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*''Whose Baby Is This?'' (UK exclusive)
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*''We Need A Lawyer'' EP
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*''Final Assault'' EP
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*''All Tomorrow's Euro-Restrooms'' DVD
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*''Early Demos and Worse From Like, Forever Ago''
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*''Because Girl Bassist, That's Why''
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*"Architecture Jerk" [[b/w]] "Helvetica Chump"
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*''No Reason To Trend''
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===Additional songs===
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These songs may be standalone singles or contributions to compilation albums.
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*"[[Sloshybowl|American Football Championship Game]]"
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*"[[The B-est of B-sides]]"
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*"[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2#Message 26|Phoning This One In]]"
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*"[[Forget the Rules]]" ([[Trogdor!! The Board Game Rulebook EP]])
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==Complete Filmography==
==Complete Filmography==
*'''Debut:''' Email [[concert]]
*'''Debut:''' Email [[concert]]
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*[[@StrongBadActual]]
*[[@StrongBadActual]]
*[[sloshy - No-stalgia]]
*[[sloshy - No-stalgia]]
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== Fun Facts ==
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* In the DVD commentary for [[concert]], [[the Brothers Chaps]] reveal that sloshy was initially conceived as the band playing guitar for the [[Scroll Button Songs#SB-2007-08-13|scroll button song]] that was released the week prior.
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* ''[[Degradest Hits]]'' was the first Homestar Runner album on [[Music Streaming Profiles|music streaming services]] to actually be credited to the fictional artist's name, rather than the generic "Strong Bad" used by most other releases.
==Quotes of the Week==
==Quotes of the Week==

Current revision as of 22:34, 20 December 2024

sloshy
sloshy refused to sound check and just stood there staring at the sound tech like this.
"sloshy" logo
Genre(s) Lo-fi
Alternative rock
Members Mitch Stockton (Lead vocals and guitar)
Clark Cross-Country (Backing vocals, bass guitar)
Doug Tarndner (Guitar)
Dan DiMinilliditto (Drums)
Mark D. (Guitar)
Discography sloshy
Limozeen vs. sloshy (2007)
"The B-est of B-Sides" (2015)
"Phonin' This One In" (2016)
Degradest Hits (2020)
Label Cheap as Free Records
Coolier Than Thou Records

sloshy (stylized in lowercase) is a lo-fi alternative rock band. The band's general appearance and apathetic affect parody influential grunge/alt-rock bands that saw success in the 90s, such as Nirvana, Weezer, and Pavement. The band has a minimized presence onstage: wearing street clothes rather than formal outfits or special costumes, only using a few Christmas lights in lieu of special effects, and may even perform with their backs turned to the audience (in reference to adjacent alt-rock subgenre shoegaze). One of sloshy's most noticeable traits is backup singing consisting of bland, echo-filtered repetition of previous lines.

Though they first appeared in 2007, in-universe the band has been around since approximately 2001. The band's first appearance was in the Strong Bad Email concert, which established them as one of Strong Sad's favorite bands. sloshy were opening for Limozeen, but as the headliner's contract rider was unfulfilled sloshy played both sets. They briefly became one of Strong Bad's favorite bands until he realized they are not metal. The page title of Limozeen vs. sloshy ("The Label Made Us Do It!") suggests that sloshy and Limozeen are signed to the same record label, and the extreme contrasts in their style are often emphasized for comedy. A fictionalized version of sloshy appear as the antagonists in an episode of Limozeen: "but they're in space!".

The sloshy wordmark is typically rotated 180 degrees with o printed in a contrasting color, usually red (ʎɥsols).

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[edit] Members

[edit] In-Universe

The band's initial lineup was a trio:

  • Mitch Stockton (lead vocals, lead guitar)
  • Clark Cross-Country (bass, backing vocals)
  • Dan DiMinilliditto (drums)

In 2018, the release of Air​-​Sea Dolphin​/​Sloshy split introduced two new members:

  • Doug Tarndner (guitar)
  • Mark D. (guitar)

Clark looks strikingly similar to Patrick Wilson of alternative rock band Weezer. He wears regular glasses, not sunglasses, much to Strong Bad's astonishment.

[edit] Live Band

The band Air-Sea Dolphin portrayed sloshy at the Homestar Runner 20th Anniversary Shows and can be seen in the No-stalgia music video. Unlike the live iteration of Limozeen, it is not clear which band member each person is portraying.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

It's degradest day.
Hope you had to wait in a long line

A sloshy tribute slideshow shown in Record Store Day reveals many additional albums and singles:

  • The Worst Fonts EP
  • Instruments We Don't Play
  • B-sides
  • Whose Baby Is This? (UK exclusive)
  • We Need A Lawyer EP
  • Final Assault EP
  • All Tomorrow's Euro-Restrooms DVD
  • Early Demos and Worse From Like, Forever Ago
  • Because Girl Bassist, That's Why
  • "Architecture Jerk" b/w "Helvetica Chump"
  • No Reason To Trend

[edit] Additional songs

These songs may be standalone singles or contributions to compilation albums.

[edit] Complete Filmography

[edit] Fun Facts

[edit] Quotes of the Week

[edit] See Also

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