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Long Island, NY, singer/guitarist/songwriter Brendan B. Brown put together
the quartet Wheatus as a vehicle for
his witty, energetic rock songs, beginning with his brother Peter on drums
and adding multi-instrumentalist Phil
A. Jimenez and bassist Rich Leigey (replaced in July 2000 by Mike McCabe).
The group recorded their self-titled
debut album in the Brown home, producing it themselves, and it was released
by Columbia Records in August
2000, preceded by the single "Teenage Dirtbag," which was featured in the
film Loser. The week of the album's
release, Wheatus embarked on its first national tour with labelmates zebrahead.
William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide