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Quicksand is a prominent American post-hardcore band formed in 1990 in New York City, known for their influential music and albums, particularly 'Slip'. The band features core members Walter Schreifels, Alan Cage, and Sergio Vega.
“Lie and Wait makes me invincible”
“vocalist reminding me of Maynard ngl, feel like he's gonna burst into PRYING OPEN MY THIRD EYE at any minute”
“Sergio Vega is a wizard with the bass”
Quicksand has a Quality-to-Fame Gap Score of 54 out of 100. there is a meaningful gap between their artistic quality and mainstream recognition. they have notable achievements including influential debut album 'slip' released in 1993.
Quicksand works in post-hardcore originating from USA (New York). As a music artist at the "indie" level, Quicksand has a Wikipedia presence and is categorized within the broader post-hardcore scene. They are signed to a major label.
Quicksand has approximately 305K monthly listeners on Spotify. They also have 14K YouTube subscribers and approximately 51K combined social media followers. A significant audience, though their gap score suggests room for much wider recognition.
Fans of Quicksand often also enjoy Helmet, Thursday, Refused, Glassjaw, At the Drive-In. These artists share common ground in the post-hardcore space and/or the USA music scene. If you appreciate Quicksand's approach to post-hardcore, these artists offer similar qualities.
With a Gap Score of 54/100, Quicksand's artistic quality significantly exceeds their current level of recognition (indie). Contributing factors: being based in USA, they face additional barriers to visibility in the English-language-dominated global music industry.