Louisville's Squirrel Bait has spawned more bands than you can shake a stick at, but none really match the electricity of the original. In 1985, these six teenagers put out a 20-minute LP that roared like a police siren and thus lit the fuse for the indie-rock apocalypse of the next ten years. Unfortunately, they didn't stick around long enough to reap the rewards. By the release of their second album, Skag Heaven, they were already long gone...

Harold Check