| Acetone | |
| Landscape: | yes |
| Origin: | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genre: | Alternative rock |
| Years Active: | – |
Acetone were an American alternative rock band formed in 1992 in Los Angeles, California, United States, from the three core members of the group Spinout, formed in 1987.[1] [2] The group consisted of Mark Lightcap on guitar, Richie Lee on bass and Steve Hadley on drums. It disbanded after Lee’s suicide on July 23, 2001, aged 34.[3]
The group's influences included The Beach Boys, Gram Parsons and the Velvet Underground.[4] Establishing themselves as an alternative rock group, they incorporated genres ranging from neo-psychedelia to roots rock and country into their music.[5]
Acetone has performed on few occasions since Lee's death, most notably with Mazzy Star's lead singer Hope Sandoval in 2017.[6]
Hadley and Lightcap formed The Ecstasy of Gold in 2012,[7] releasing their first album Vol. 1 October 6, 2022.
Lightcap's endeavors include the Dick Slessig Combo,[8] with himself on guitar, bassist Carl Bronson, and drummer Steve Goodfriend formerly of the band Radar Brothers. Notable credits include electronic duo Matmos' albums The West (1999), A Chance to Cut Is a Chance to Cure (2001), The Civil War (2003),The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast (2006), performing electric, slide and acoustic guitar, ukulele, banjo, tuba, trumpet, bass trumpet, peck horn, and plastic tube.
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