The Modern Dance is the debut studio album by American rock band Pere Ubu. It was released in January 1978, through record label Blank Records, a "short-lived Mercury Records subsidiary founded by Cliff Burnstein, now better known for managing superstar acts like Metallica and Red Hot Chili Peppers". Read more on Last.fm.
Pere Ubu is an experimental rock music group formed in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1975. Despite many long-term band members, singer David Thomas is the only constant. The group is named after Père Ubu ("father Ubu"), the protagonist of Ubu Roi ("Ubu, the King"), a play by French writer Alfred Jarry.
While Pere Ubu have never been widely popular—usually categorized as "underground rock"—they have a devoted following, have been hugely influential on several generations of avant-garde musicians and are a critically acclaimed American musical group. Read more on Last.fm
