David Thomas RIP

[Oldrottenhead]

Saw him in 1981 and was a fan forevermore https://pitchfork.com/news/pere-ubu-david-thomas-dies-at-71/. Damn!

[cuthbert]

Sad news, and too young.

[Ted]

I was just about to post this.

Thomas, who was Pere Ubu's only constant member, maintained this uncompromising attitude for his entire career — even during a brief period in the late 1980s, when Pere Ubu flirted with the alternative rock mainstream thanks to singles like "Waiting for Mary," from 1989's Cloudland.   

Over time, Pere Ubu's imprint was heard on countless bands that resisted categorization; to name a few, Wire, Mission of Burma, Joy Division, Sonic Youth, Pixies, Nine Inch Nails and Mr. Bungle.

https://www.npr.org/2025/04/24/g-s1-62547/david-thomas-pere-ubu-obituary