Shiner formed in 1992 and quickly found wide exposure, releasing a vinyl EP in 1993 and touring with acts such as Sunny Day Real Estate, Chore, Jawbox, Season to Risk, The Jesus Lizard, and Girls Against Boys.
[1] Shiner's influences include Jesus Lizard, Slint, Swervedriver, Melvins, Failure, and Chavez.
[2][3] The group released their first LP, Splay (recorded at Steve Albini's Chicago studio) in 1996,[4] and a second album, Lula Divinia the next year.
Their story was by no means an unusual one; they simply ran their course, building up a cult fanbase in a decade of releasing music, and reaching the logical endpoint of that arc.
As file-sharing and social media grew in the time after The Egg was released, so did its stature"[6] Josh Newton is the guitar/synth player/mastermind for Sie Lieben Maschinen with Jason Gerken on drums.