Dahlia Seed began in the summer of 1992, in the northern New Jersey suburbs as a four-piece that played a tight, and aggressive version of the indie pop that was prevalent at the time.
With all the musicians having a background in the New York hardcore scene, the sound of Dahlia Seed was a bit rougher than the other indie stalwarts of the era, but the most distinctive aspect was lead vocalist Tracy Wilson.
Dahlia Seed played extensively in 1994 and early 1995, with such varied acts as Archers of Loaf, Everclear, Built to Spill, Texas is the Reason, Avail, Los Crudos, and Heavens to Betsy, and in the summer of 1995, headed off to Philadelphia to record their album Survived By.
Upon return from the tour, the members of Dahlia Seed decided that it was time to call it quits, and finished up their run with a sold-out farewell show at Maxwell's in Hoboken, New Jersey on August 16, 1996.
[3] The album features collaborations with members of Cave In, Isis, Sunn O))), Jessamine, Fontanelle, Film School, Denali, Engine Down, and Dälek.