Candlebox
Candlebox formed in Seattle in 1990 and became one of the more commercially visible rock bands to emerge from the city's post-Nevermind major-label wave. Their 1993 self-titled debut arrived on Maverick and moved quickly because songs like "Change," "You," "Cover Me," and "Far Behind" joined grunge-era guitar weight to bluesy hard-rock vocals and broad radio hooks. Kevin Martin's voice gave the band its main identity, stretching from gritty restraint into big, open choruses, while Peter Klett's guitar work kept the material tied to classic hard rock as much as alternative rock. Later albums such as Lucy, Happy Pills, Into the Sun, Love Stories and Other Musings, Disappearing in Airports, Wolves, and The Long Goodbye showed a band that never fully abandoned its 1990s foundation but kept leaning into road-tested rock craft. Candlebox's heaviness is not extreme; it comes from thick guitars, vocal drama, and the emotional directness of post-grunge songwriting. Their best-known songs remain durable because they turn grief and tension into riffs that feel immediate rather than ornamental for rock radio.
Candlebox Shows
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Candlebox Discography
4 tracks
- 1 Weak Spot 3:43
- 2 Ache 5:00
- 3 Breathe 4:16
- 4 Hide 2:59
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- 1 How's That 3:34
- 2 Papi Pacify 4:53
- 3 Water Me 3:24
- 4 Ultraviolet 3:07
10 tracks
- 1 Preface 1:46
- 2 Lights On 4:24
- 3 Two Weeks 4:07
- 4 Hours 4:35
- 5 Pendulum 4:58
- 6 Video Girl 3:47
- 7 Numbers 3:43
- 8 Closer 3:45
- 9 Give Up 4:17
- 10 Kicks 5:24
5 tracks
- 1 Figure 8 3:03
- 2 I'm Your Doll 3:10
- 3 In Time 4:32
- 4 Glass & Patron 4:18
- 5 Mothercreep 3:36
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- 1 Good to Love 4:11
9 tracks
- 1 thousand eyes 5:00
- 2 home with you 3:44
- 3 sad day 4:15
- 4 holy terrain 4:03
- 5 mary magdalene 5:21
- 6 fallen alien 3:58
- 7 mirrored heart 4:32
- 8 daybed 4:31
- 9 cellophane 3:24
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- 1 sad day 4:15
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- 1 home with you 3:44
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- 1 holy terrain 4:03
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- 1 cellophane 3:24
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- 1 Judge Me (Interlude) (feat. FKA twigs) 1:56
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- 1 tears in the club (feat. the weeknd) 3:16
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- 1 Measure of a Man (feat. Central Cee) 3:15
- 2 Measure Of A Man (Cinematic) 3:31
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- 1 Don't Judge Me 3:33
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- 1 ride the dragon 3:08
- 2 honda (feat. pa salieu) 3:21
- 3 meta angel 4:19
- 4 tears in the club (feat. the weeknd) 3:16
- 5 oh my love 3:45
- 6 pamplemousse 1:38
- 7 caprisongs interlude (feat. solo) 0:25
- 8 lightbeamers 3:31
- 9 papi bones (feat. shygirl) 3:40
- 10 which way (feat. dystopia) 2:02
- 11 jealousy (feat. rema) 2:39
- 12 careless (feat. daniel caesar) 3:36
- 13 minds of men 3:24
- 14 track girl interlude 1:42
- 15 darjeeling (feat jorja smith & unknown t) 3:03
- 16 christi interlude 1:04
- 17 thank you song 3:28
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- 1 Killer – A COLORS SHOW 2:56
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- 1 killer 2:56
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- 1 jealousy (feat. rema) 2:39
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- 1 Eusexua - Anyma Remix 3:18
- 2 Eusexua 4:23
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- 1 Drums of Death 3:11
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- 1 Perfect Stranger 3:17
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- 1 Eusexua 4:23
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- 1 Talk To Me 3:18
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- 1 Love Crimes 2:40
- 2 Slushy 3:33
- 3 Wild And Alone (feat. PinkPantheress) 4:05
- 4 HARD 3:34
- 5 Cheap Hotel 3:32
- 6 Touch A Girl 2:59
- 7 Predictable Girl 2:27
- 8 Sushi 5:22
- 9 Piece Of Mine 3:15
- 10 Lost All My Friends 3:44
- 11 Stereo Boy 4:51
11 tracks
- 1 Eusexua 4:23
- 2 Perfectly 3:50
- 3 The Dare 3:28
- 4 Drums of Death 3:11
- 5 Room Of Fools 4:25
- 6 Sticky 2:57
- 7 Keep It, Hold It 4:32
- 8 Got To Feel 3:31
- 9 Striptease (feat. Eartheater) 4:43
- 10 24hr Dog 4:41
- 11 Lonely But Exciting Road 3:31
11 tracks
- 1 Eusexua 4:23
- 2 Girl Feels Good 3:56
- 3 Perfect Stranger 3:17
- 4 Drums of Death 3:11
- 5 Room Of Fools 4:25
- 6 Sticky 2:57
- 7 Keep It, Hold It 4:32
- 8 Childlike Things 2:30
- 9 Striptease 4:43
- 10 24hr Dog 4:41
- 11 Wanderlust 4:17
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- 1 Perfectly 3:50
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- 1 Childlike Things 2:30
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- 1 Girl Feels Good 3:56
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- 1 Striptease 4:43
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- 1 Wanderlust 4:17
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