ThePresidentsoftheUnitedStatesofAmericabecameahitinthesummerof1995,whenMTVandmodernrockradiobeganairingLumpfrequently.Lump,followedbytheradiohitKittyinthefallandtheradio/videohitPeachesinthespringof1996,propelledthealbumtoasurpriseTopTen,doubleplatinumstatus.Thebandquicklycapitalizedontheirsuddensuccessbyreleasingtheirsecondalbum,ThePresidentsoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica：II,inNovemberof1996.简介：byStephenThomasErlewine ThePresidentsoftheUnitedStatesofAmericawereoneofthemostunlikelysuccessstoriesofthepostgrungealternativerocksceneinSeattle.WheretherestoftheirSeattlebrethrentradedinheavyguitarsandheavyangst,thePresidentsrejectedtormentforhumor,writingshort,simple,andabsurdpunksongsthatreliedmoreongoofyattitudethansludgyriffsandtormentedscreams.Itwasaformulathatworked,asthegroupsselftitleddebutalbumbecameadoubleplatinumrecordmuchtothesurpriseofmanycritics,musicindustryinsiders,andthebanditself. ChildhoodfriendsChrisBallew(leadvocals,twostringbasitar)andDaveDederer(threestringguitbass,backingvocals)playedinanumberofgroupsandprojectsbeforeformingthePresidentsoftheUnitedStatesofAmericaaround1990.Theduorecordedademotape,whichbegancirculatingaroundtheSeattlemusicalcommunityand,intheprocess,earnedthemacultfollowing.DrummerJasonFinn,amemberofLoveBattery,sawtheduoin1991and,afterafewyearsofpersuading,joinedthebandin1993.WithinayearafterFinnjoined,thePresidentsbecameoneofthemostpopularbandsinSeattle.Inthespringof1994,theyreleasedtheireponymousdebutalbumonPopLlamaRecords.Therecordbecameanindependenthitandthebandattractedtheattentionofmajorrecordlabels;thegroupeventuallysignedwithColumbiaRecords,whorereleasedthePresidentsdebutinthespringof1995.Bythistime,FinnhadleftLoveBatterytobecomeafulltimePresident.