The Inbreds

The Inbreds
Mike O'Neill and Dave Ullrich
Background information
Origin	Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Alternative rock
Years active	1992–1998, 2007, 2008, 2012
Labels	Zunior Records Sappy Records TAG Recordings Atlantic Records PF Records Murderecords
Associated acts	Egger, Tuns
Website	inbreds.com
Members	Mike O'Neill Dave Ullrich

The Inbreds were a Canadian alternative rock band formed in 1992. Originally from Kingston, Ontario, the band relocated to Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1996.

Three of the four albums released during the band's existence reached number one on the Canadian national campus radio charts, and the band received two Juno nominations. The band was prominent in Canadian indie rock circles throughout the 1990s and were known for their unique, minimalist bass and drums approach, and melodies and harmonies which drew on classic pop music influences such as The Beatles and The Beach Boys.

The Inbreds consisted of singer/songwriter/bassist Mike O'Neill and drummer Dave Ullrich, and were renowned for their unique bass and drums sound; unlike conventional bass guitar technique, O'Neill actually played full chords on the instrument, punctuated with single notes that allowed the bass line to sound as though two distinct instruments were being played at once. A few of the band's songs, particularly on their third album It's Sydney or the Bush, did feature guitars, piano, horns, and other instruments, which were played by O'Neill or guest musicians such as Matt Murphy, Matt Kelly, Mick Ball and Nick Bowers-Broadbent.

Though perhaps most often associated with the 1990s Canadian East Coast alternative rock scene (often referred to at the time as the Halifax Pop Explosion), the Inbreds were actually formed in Kingston, Ontario in 1992, where O'Neill and Ullrich, childhood friends originally from Oshawa, were attending Queen's University. They subsequently released cassettes of their own music on Ullrich's PF (Proboscis Funkstone) Records. The band soon gained a small but loyal following.