Once upon a time in Busan, there was a band called Cuttlefish. No one else sounded like them. Let's just say that.

cuttlevids

Cuttlefish (2008)

The eponymous album!

Cuttlefish at Ol'55 (10/2/08)

live and loud!

Cuttlefish @ Interplay_Nellie.mp4.mp4

Nellie the Elephant

our cover of Toy Dolls' cover @ Interplay (2007)

StopStaring_Cuttlefish @ Interplay

Stop Staring at Me

Live at Interplay (2007)

the would-be second album demos

when I get off my can, I'll compile and post them.

cuttlehistory

They were a fun-loving band of brothers. They never took themselves too seriously (in public). There were a lot of bands around town that were way better than they at playing rock covers, so they did originals to say no one played these songs better. And no one would cover them, so .. golden. Some say they were the first ever originals band in the expat Busan music scene, which is a very specific thing to declare, like "first dog to ever pee on this particular fireplug while an ice cream truck was parked nearby" (and just about as likely to be true). They wrote songs about failed relationships, swearing at the wrong time, and pooing with the bathroom door open. They liked the Toy Dolls, The Pixies, Talking Heads, REM, eating pork after rehearsals and drinking lots of beer.

the name

At the time they became a quartet, a name was needed. At that time they were always looking for words that were fun to say in Bjork's voice. After rehearsal one day they saw a tank of cuttlefish in front of a restaurant where people ate such things. Of course, they all said "cuttlefish" a la Bjork and that was that.

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