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Active for a short time in the '90s, Portland, Oregon-based band Heatmiser is best remembered as the band Elliott Smith broke camp with to focus on his solo career, but in a relatively brief timespan they released three studio albums and multiple EPs of their tension-heavy indie rock, defined by the contrast and clashes between Smith's melodic sensibilities and bandmate Neil Gust's darker, harsher songwriting tendencies.

While Smith's success as a solo artist often gets the most airtime, other members of the group also went on to have successful music careers long after Heatmiser's demise.