Superdrag are an alternative rock/power pop band from Knoxville, Tennessee. Inspired by melancholic indie rock and melodic punk, they're best known for their 1996 single "Sucked Out", a big hit off their critically praised album 'Regretfully Yours', which had a video clip broadcast regularly on MTV. Of all the bands with 'Buzz Bin' videos in the second half of the 90s (such as the Refreshments and Wax), Superdrag is the one of the few to tour consistently until their self-imposed hiatus in 2003, winning a cult following.
Superdrag formed in the early 90s when Knoxville guitar player Brandon Fisher began dating the cousin of John Davis. Davis, a bit younger than Fisher, began playing the drums in Brandon's band, called 'The Used' (posthumously renamed The Used to Be for a 2003 re-release) and not to be confused with the Utah-based emo band of the same name, along with Tom Pappas. Pappas was also Davis' senior by a couple of years.
After a relatively unsuccessful stint under that arrangement, a friend of the band named Don Coffey, Jr. overheard Davis play a few songs he had written on the guitar and began playing the drums to them. Soon after, Pappas switched from his guitarist role to become the band's bass player, Fisher resumed on the lead guitar, and Superdrag was born. The band released three vinyl singles and their first EP, titled 'The Fabulous 8 Track Sounds of Superdrag', surfaced in 1995.
After having one of their A-sides ("Señorita") on a CMJ comp, the group soon released their first proper full-length album, titled 'Regretfully Yours', in 1996 after attracting the attention of Elektra Records. Their first single, "Sucked Out", was played frequently on MTV and the radio, reaching the #17 spot on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart.
