Slightly Stoopid
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| Background information | |
| Origin | San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Psychedelic rock, reggae, punk rock, reggae rock,dub, blues, folk |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels | Skunk, Stoopid Records, Surfdog Records |
| Associated acts | Sublime, Bob Weir, G. Love, Don Carlos, Karl Denson |
| Website | slightlystoopid |
| Members | Miles Doughty Kyle McDonald Ryan Moran Oguer Ocon DeLa Paul Wolstencroft |
| Past members | Adam Bausch C-Money |
Slightly Stoopid is an American band based in the Ocean Beach neighborhood of San Diego, California, who describe their music as "a fusion of folk, rock, reggae and blues with hip-hop, funk, metal and punk." As a band, they have released twelve albums (four live), with their eighth studio album entitled Meanwhile...Back at the Lab on June 29, 2015. The band was originally signed by Bradley Nowell from the band Sublime to his label Skunk Records while still in high school.
In 1994 Slightly Stoopid was formed in Ocean Beach, California by Miles Doughty and Kyle McDonald, both childhood friends, as well as high school friend and drummer Adam Bausch. Soon after, Sublime frontman Bradley Nowell discovered the band, asking them to perform in Long Beach, California at the Foot Hill Tavern. Nowell shortly after signed them to his label Skunk Records while the members were still attending high school. In 1996 the band released their first studio album, the punk-tinged Slightly $toopid (featuring a guest appearance by Nowell on the song “Prophet” – later covered by Sublime and released on their box set, Everything Under the Sun) and 1998's surf-inspired The Longest Barrel Ride.
The group self-released 2001’s Acoustic Roots: Live & Direct (a 40-minute acoustic set, captured live at San Diego 's Rock 105.3 radio station) – the first for their own label, Stoopid Records, before issuing 2003's Everything You Need on Surfdog Records (a musical departure for the band, that sold more than 185,000 copies).
After solidifying a new line-up with the additions of Ryan ‘RyMo’ Moran (drums), Oguer 'OG' Ocon (congas, percussion, harp, vocals) from the B Side Players, and C-Money (trumpet, keyboard) and Dela (saxophone) from John Brown's Body, the band began to mix even more different musical styles on 2005’s Closer to the Sun. The album featured collaborations with well-known reggae names such as Barrington Levy and Scientist. Closer to the Sun impressively debuted in the Billboard Top 200 and sold nearly 25,000 copies in its first two months of release.
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